Google Browser Sync - sync Mozilla Firefox settings between multiple computers

Google Browser Sync is a new utility from Google that allows Internet users to synchronize Mozilla Firefox browser settings (bookmarks, history, cookies, names and passwords of remembered websites .) among different computers. Based on a pre-registered Gmail account.

Instead of using the manual method is to manually backup the Mozilla Firefox settings that are being used and bring them to other machines to recover, from now on wherever you are, you can still access access your favorite bookmarked websites in your "pet" browser from your device.

Another great feature of Google Browser Sync is to record web pages that you have opened in the last session with Mozilla Firefox and provide options for you to restore them in the next session. Overall, Google Browser Sync is a really useful tool for those who often have to work on the mobile.

1. To use, first use Mozilla Firefox to access www.google.com/tools/firefox/browsersync to install Google Browser Sync on your device.

In the web page that appears, click on the "browsersync.xpi" link located under the words Install Now. On the next page, quickly press the Agree and Install button and in the dialog that opens, wait a few seconds and then click the Install Now button. Next, click Restart Firefox for Mozilla Firefox to restart to complete the installation.

- At the Welcome to Google Browser Sync dialog box that appears immediately, click Next to start backing up the settings on the current Mozilla Firefox browser.

- In the " Setting up your account " dialog box, you type in your Gmail account username and password in turn into two Email and Password boxes, then click Next . In case you do not have a Gmail account, click on the words Create an account now to register.

- In the Setup Type dialog box next, the program offers two modes to backup and synchronize data of Mozilla Firefox with other devices for you to choose from: Standard (backup and sync all the most important settings ), Advanced (allows you to choose which components you want to backup). Done, click Next .

In the " Choosing a PIN " dialog box, you enter 2 boxes Choose a PIN and Confirm PIN password to decode Mozilla Firefox data (backed up from personal computer) on other machines, and then click Next . Then, wait for the program to create a Google Browser Sync account as well as give information about backup data to the server, until the " Congratulation. You've successfully installed Google Browser Sync " dialog box appears is complete.

After clicking Finish , at the top right corner of Mozilla Firefox interface, there will be a Google Browser Sync icon with the title of your Gmail account login. Click on it and select Settings to open the working parameter setting window for Google Browser Sync (photo 1).

In the Account Information > Google Account tab, click the Stop syncing button when you want to pause the data synchronization. If you forgot the password decrypted data set above, click the Show button in Security PIN field. The Full Refresh button in the Full Refresh field has the function to update the data you just saved in Mozilla Firefox. At the Sync Settings tab , you can select which components you want to sync with the other device and need a password to decrypt the data. Done, click OK .

2. When you want to synchronize Mozilla Firefox data on your personal computer with another device (such as a workstation), do the following:

- Install Google Browser Sync on this device. In the Welcome to Google Browser Sync dialog box, click Next . In the " Setting up your account " dialog box, you also enter your Gmail account username and password into 2 Email and Password boxes, and then click Next .

- Go to the Welcome back to Google Browser Sync dialog box, enter the password to decode Mozilla Firefox data into the PIN Enter box and click Next . Next is the waiting time (maybe a few minutes or longer depending on the connection speed) while the program connects and receives data from the server. When the " You've successfully installed Google Browser Sync on this machine " dialog box appears, the Mozilla Firefox data synchronization between the two computers has been successful. From now on, any changes to Mozilla Firefox settings that you create on your computer affect Mozilla Firefox on your personal computer (unless you pause data synchronization).

Click the Finish button and in the web page that opens, you will see the Restore Last Session window with the Restore page command button that restores the window of the websites you opened in the last session on your personal computer (photo 2). .