Your browser is probably the main gateway to the internet. If you use multiple devices to access the internet with your browser, then you would of course like to have access to the same bookmarks, extensions and your passwords everywhere, so browser synchronization. Syncing your browser is therefore very convenient. We explain how that works.
Tip 01: Chrome
When you install Chrome on a computer, it asks for your Google account password by default. Once entered, the bookmarks, browsing history, usernames, all kinds of browser settings, extensions and your passwords are automatically synced. You can see which devices are syncing your data between which devices. Here you will also find the button Reset sync back. This will remove synchronization data and passwords from the server; however, the data will remain on your devices.
If you do not want everything to be synchronized, you can adjust that. Click on the button with the three dots at the top right and choose Settings / Synchronization. Indicate there which of the ten items you want to synchronize.
By default, your passwords are encrypted with your Google username and password, but you can also prevent Google from viewing that data on its servers. Please tick the option at the bottom Encrypt synced passwords with your own passphrase at.
In Firefox you must log in on at least two devices before you can sync Tip 02: Firefox
If you use Firefox, you have to do two things to get your data synced automatically. First, you create an account on your 'main computer' via the Institutions, where you have the option Sign in to Sync clicks. Then press the button To register and enter the corresponding e-mail address and password.
Don't use Firefox yet, but would you like to switch to it? Create an account by clicking Don't have an account? To start and fill in the requested personal details – apparently including your age. Confirm with create an account and indicate by ticking which (of the six) items you want to include in the synchronization. Finish with Save settings. Do not forget to verify your e-mail address afterwards via the confirmation e-mail that you have already received. By the way, you can Sign in to Sync always adjust the sync items.
Second, you need to sign in to Firefox on (at least) one other device. You know the way by now: click Sign in to Sync and log in with the same account as you did on your main computer.
Edge uses Windows 10 to sync browser settings and dataTip 03: Edge
Microsoft Edge uses Windows 10's built-in sync functionality to sync browser settings and data. This assumes you're signing in to Windows with a Microsoft account, not a local Windows account. If you are currently logged in with a local account, you can Settings / Accounts / About sign in with a Microsoft account and then really get started with setting up the synchronization. Go (again) to Settings / Accounts and choose Sync your settings. Turn on the switch Synchronize settings on On and decide which items you want to sync.
Edge & IE
If you use Windows 10 and you alternately use Edge and Internet Explorer on your devices, you can use a registry operation to ensure that your favorites remain synchronous between both browsers. Press Windows Key+R and run regedit.exe. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft, right click on this entry and choose New / Key. Name this key MicrosoftEdge. Also click this new key with the right mouse button and repeat the procedure, only you name this key Main. Finally, right click Main and choose New / DWORD (32 bit) value. Name this value SyncFavoritesBetweenIEAndMicrosoftEdge. Double click on this and change the value from 0 to 1 and exit Regedit.
Tip 04: Opera
We can be brief about Opera's built-in synchronization function: the procedure is largely similar to that of Firefox. On the most used device, first go to the Institutions and open the Browser. Then click Synchronization on login. In the pop-up window, click Create my account and enter your email address and password. Confirm with create Account. The last step is the Advanced Configuration so you can decide exactly what you want to sync – there are five items available. As with Chrome, you can choose to encrypt all data with its own passphrase. Confirm your choice with OK and then log in on your other devices with this account as well.
