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How to sync bookmarks on multiple computers and browsers

If you are like me and want to keep your bookmarks synchronized between your Mac (Firefox/Safari) and PC (Chrome/Firefox/IE) I totally recommend Xmarks. Its a small light weight extension to most browser. You can have multiple profiles but I just keep it simple and only have one.

I recommend organising your bookmarks first, then backing them up before installing the plug in. The easiest way to backup in most browsers is to export to an html file.

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1 Andy { 01.21.10 at 8:00 pm }

XMarks is a really fantastic plugin and service. I really like how much work they have done on that project.

The only problem I have found with XMarks is that it only syncs when exiting Firefox, so if your a Chrome user and use Internet Explorer and sometimes Firefox like myself then there isn’t enough syncing to keep you happy!

I think this is why an external problem (perhaps using the XMarks service) is better for this purpose. But I am not sure whether anything like that exists.

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