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I'm using the OneTab extension for Chrome on all of my PC's and I'm looking for a solution/workaround to sync all the tabs automatically across my computers. OneTab doesn't provide any sync capability yet, I even emailed them to ask but I got no answer.

So far, I'm using the import/export feature but I don't like this method as it adds more frustration to the whole experience.

Any possible solution to "fix" this? I know I'm not the only one out there with the same request.

Hennes
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Jimmy
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Maybe to complete Anshuman's answer, in OneTab tab you can share your tabs as a webpage. If you sync your bookmarks, you can bookmark that page and access it from any device.

  1. Go to OneTab tab and Share all as web page
  2. Bookmark that page

That's it ! Very simple. Works with any browser that allows tab sync.

If you want to merge bookmarks from other devices, you load all the tabs in your browser from OneTab and re-send them to OneTab with new tabs.

Etienne Racine
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Your question was legitimate. Find the local storage for your chrome extension and share that folder via dropbox or other cloud sync solution. Do the same thing on your other PCs... Be careful, your different One Tab bookmarks won't merge.. So make sure to take what you want from the secondary PCs first, and then remove the One Tab files on them, before syncing with your main PC.. Once you've done this, you can save One Tab's on any PC and they will all sync.

Abram
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You can easily share one tab as url(see image above) or search for cloud based tab sync solutions. Which I think is TabCloud.

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Anshuman Chandel
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I think Toby will be a good choose.

Toby, in simple terms, it’s a better tab manager. It’s a better way to manage information, context switching, shared information, and productive focus.

also, it can sync your tabs.

wenmin92
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Here is my fix / workaround:

  • share as webpage, as above
  • go to History
  • open saved OneTab webpage in a new tab
  • all saved (webpage) tabs are now available
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user870778
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It's an easy fix, just download http://www.zibity.com/macdropany.html and you're set to go:

  1. Go to the following folder on your computer: /Users/your-user-name/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Local Storage
  2. Sync the 'Local Storage' folder using the macdropany prog
  3. Set the dropbox location

  4. That's it, the macdropany will sync the 'local storage' folder to your dropbox, inside the 'local storage' you'll find two files that are related to onetab:

    • chrome-extension_chphlpgkkbolifaimnlloiipkdnihall_0.localstorage-journal
    • chrome-extension_chphlpgkkbolifaimnlloiipkdnihall_0.localstorage

Whenever you'll need to restore onetab, just go to your dropbox folder open the synced folder and use dropbox 30 days back of backup files.

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Guy Cohen
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My new goto tool is TabSessionManager. It will sync your tabs automatically periodically to your Google account, and works on both Firefox and Chrome.
https://tab-session-manager.sienori.com/

I have used OneTab import/export when migrating, because BetterOneTab's sync is no longer supported. Toby doesnt allow saving of multiple tabs at once. OneTabPlus doenst have syncing and the backup function may be difficult after crashing because of the merged extensions storage in Firefox. Similar problems with TidyTab. save tabs to bookmark folder extension is very useful.

I'm no longer going to use OneTab because of the difficulty of manually restoring from a file in Firefox. The extension storage file has been converted to a Firefox db file. Supposedly it can still be done in Chrome. This problem is so bad, it looks like a paid extension has cropped up.

Using TSM above in combination with the TabMover Firefox extension is working, as it moves multiple tabs to a window, and I can close it to save memory. Then reopen it to add more tabs, and I dont think the other tabs are loaded. If they are there are extensions or even FF prefs to do that. Chrome has a move to specific window function by default.

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On your old laptop: - Right click on the OneTab icon > Display OneTab - On the new tab that opens, with all OneTab links: on top-right area click on Export / Import URLs - Copy all links from Export url field - Email them to yourself

On your new laptop: - Open the email and copy the links - Retake the steps above - Paste all the links in the field Import URSs

That is all.

PS: On the OneTab page, on top-right area there are several useful url's: Bring all tabs into OneTab Share all as web page Export / Import URLs Options New! Features / Help About / Feedback

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