If with Google Chrome, for some time now, it is possible to synchronize practically everything, settings, extensions and favorites, with Firefox this functionality was introduced this year in version 4 and later. To regain the hearts of its disappointed fans, the most recent version of the orange fox offers many improvements and new features, including " Firefox Sync " which allows you to synchronize your bookmarks between different computers.
This is not only useful for those who use different PCs but also for those who surf the Internet only from their computer, to save their favorite sites online without risking losing them if the PC breaks.
UPDATE : With Firefox Quantum the synchronization function changes which becomes much easier.
For more details, see how to sync Firefox between PC and Android phones .
To use the synchronization feature, you obviously need to use the latest version of Firefox, installed on all computers and smartphones .
After installing Firefox, open it, click on the three-line button at the top right and click on the options to open the general settings window.
From the menu tab " Firefox account ", press the configuration button and create an account with password, also providing an email address that can be used to recover the password in case it is lost.
After registration and access, you can choose what to synchronize: Access management, favorites, Add-ons, Preferences, History, Open tabs.
On other computers, just log in with the same account to see all the data synchronized and then recover settings, bookmarks and passwords for accessing websites.
On the Mozilla website you can manage your account, change your password and recovery email.
Those who use an Android phone or iPhone, can use the synchronization feature by installing Firefox.
This means that if you use Firefox as your default browser on your home PC, work computer, laptop or any other PC, you can log in to your personal account and use the exact same configuration.
Synchronization therefore allows you to save and always have your favorite sites, saved passwords, preferences and options, history, tabs open on the browser and, from now on, also add-ons.
