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How To Use Firefox Sync To Load Tabs From Other Computer

Firefox Sync aims to provide fast and easy access to your browser bookmarks, history, passwords and open-tabs across all your devices including phones like iPhone where Firefox is not available. If you are using Firefox 4 and are still unable to figure-out how to access tabs from other computer here's the solution.

Firefox Tab Synching

Unlike bookmarks, passwords and history Firefox Sync won't load tabs automatically in current session from other computer, user is required to manually load the tab-list of other computer and launch tabs from there.

To access other computers tab-list you can follow anyone of the following methods :

  1. Press Alt key to reveal the classic menu in Firefox 4 and navigate to History -> Tabs From Other Computers option.
  2. Tabs From Other Computers
  3. Another trick would be to open a new tab/windows, type-in about:sync-tabs and press enter.
  4. Firefox Sync Tab Operative
  5. Once the tab-list is loaded you can right-click and open the tab(s).

Comments

how many such tabs can we load from other computer

I set up my sync and now it's opening a year old tabs after a crash!!!! Getting NO help from the forum as usual as they just get you to do the same again and again to get to the same result!

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