If you are someone who uses Chrome on multiple devices, you know how convenient it would be to have all your preferences, bookmarks, and other settings synced across all your devices. The good news is that Chrome offers a built-in sync feature that allows you to do just that. In this article, we will guide you through the process of syncing Chrome data on multiple devices.
Set up Chrome Sync
To get started, all you need is a Google account. Here’s how you can set up Chrome sync:
- Click on the menu button (three vertical dots) in the upper right corner of the Chrome window and select “Settings”.
- In the “People” section of the Settings screen, click on “Sign in to Chrome”.
- Enter your Google account email and password when prompted.
- If you’ve previously signed in to another Google account in Chrome, you’ll be given options to transfer data and settings. Make your selection and click “Continue”.
- A dialog box will appear confirming that you are logged in and sync is turned on. Click “Ok, I got it” to close the dialog box.
Choose what to sync
By default, Chrome syncs everything, but you have the option to choose what you want to sync. Here’s how:
- Go to Chrome Menu > Settings again. This time, click on “Sync” below your email address.
- To choose what you want to sync, turn off the “Sync everything” slider button (it will turn gray).
- The remaining slider buttons will become available. Uncheck the items you don’t want to sync.
- If you want to sync everything, simply turn on the “Sync everything” slider button again.
Encrypt your synced data
If you want an extra layer of security for your synced data, you can add a sync passphrase to your account. Here’s how:
- Go back to the main Settings page (Chrome Menu > Settings) and scroll down to the “Encryption options” section.
- The first option only encrypts the synced passwords. To encrypt all your data and settings, choose the second option – “Encrypt synced data with your own sync passphrase”.
- Enter a strong and secure passphrase twice, and then click “Save”. You can use a password manager to store the passphrase securely.
Sync Chrome across your devices
Once you have set up Chrome sync on one device, here’s how you can sign in and sync on another device:
- On the device you want to sync, tap the menu button (three vertical dots) in the top right corner of the screen and go to “Settings”.
- In the Settings screen, tap on “Sign in to Chrome”.
- Select the Google account you want to use and tap “Continue”.
- If you’ve previously signed in to a different account in Chrome, you will have the option to combine the data. Make your selection.
- Tap “Ok, I got it” to return to the Settings screen.
- If you have set a sync passphrase, you will be prompted to enter it before you can sync your data and settings.
- Once you enter the passphrase, your data and settings will be synced between your devices.
Sign out without syncing
If you no longer want to sync a specific device with Chrome, you can sign out of your Google account on that device. Here’s how:
- To stop syncing your computer, go to Chrome Menu > Settings and click on “Disconnect”.
- If you want to delete your data from the device, check the “Also delete your existing data from this device” checkbox before clicking “Disconnect”.
- To sign out of Sync on iOS or Android, go to Chrome menu > Settings > your name and tap on “Sign out of Chrome”.
- Tap “Disconnect” in the confirmation dialog.
Reset sync
If you have added a sync passphrase and want to remove it, you can reset the sync. Here’s how:
- To reset sync on your computer, go to Chrome Menu > Settings, scroll down to the “Encryption options” section, and click on the “Reset sync” link.
- On the “Chrome sync data” screen, scroll to the bottom and click “Reset sync”.
- A dialog box will appear informing you that your sync data will be deleted from Google’s servers. Click “Ok” to proceed.
- To reset sync on iOS or Android, tap the menu button (three vertical dots), go to Settings > your name > Sync > Manage synced data, and tap “Reset sync”.
Now that you know how to sync Chrome data on multiple devices, you can enjoy a seamless browsing experience across all your devices. Keep your data up to date and make your life easier!
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