How to Sign in to Your Chrome Browser and Why You Should

It happens from time to time. The blue screen of death. A hard drive failure. Some other unforeseeable circumstance which requires you to reinstall Google Chrome. Unfortunately, you don't have your bookmarks saved anywhere.

Unfortunately, I've seen this happen a handful of times in the years I've been here. I've had to reinstall Windows due to a hardware failure on someone's computer and that person lost all of their bookmarks. Fear not! There is a way you can easily back them up! Simply log in to the Chrome browser with your Lburg Google account.

Google Chrome - Sign in to Chrome

When you sign in to the Chrome browser, you can save and sync things like your bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings to your Google Account, so you can get to them on any device.

*Note: Only sign into Chrome from trusted devices. Do NOT sign in to a Chrome browser on a public computer.

What signing in to Chrome means

Signing into Chrome is quite a bit different than simply signing in to Gmail or Drive.

Website sign-in: Signing in to a website allows the website to remember some of your preferences and information.

Chrome sign-in: Signing in to Chrome connects your Google Account to your browser for a more personalized browsing experience. All your Chrome data, like your bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings, is synced to your Google Account and available on any device where you sign in to Chrome. You'll also be automatically signed in to Gmail, YouTube, Search, or other Google services. Additionally, bookmarks pushed out by the corporation will also become available in your bookmarks bar.

How signing in to Chrome helps you

Your browsing data, like your bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings, are saved and synced to your Google Account. That way, your data is available on any device where you sign in to Chrome with the same account. Any changes you make to your data on one device sync to all the devices where you're signed in to Chrome.

 
If your device is stolen or broken, you can get back your bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings just by signing in to Chrome again on your new phone or computer.
When you sign in to Chrome, you’re signed in to other Google services, like Gmail, YouTube, and Search. 

For instance, say you bookmarked a site on your Chromebook but can't remember the URL. If you're logged into Chrome with your Google account that bookmark will have already synced with your browser and be available to you.

Steps to sign in to Chrome

1. Open Chrome. 
2. In the top right, click the button with your name or People . 
3. Click Sign in to Chrome. 
4. Sign in with your Google Account. 
5. A popup Window will appear asking if you want to link your browser's current data with your account or if you want to create a new profile. Unless you are already signed into Chrome with another Google account you probably want to choose Link Data. This will take your existing bookmarks and other content and securely sync it with Google's servers. 
6. To customize your sync settings, click More Settings Advanced sync settings. You can choose what information to share across other devices where you're signed in to Chrome. 

Note: If you've already created a sync passphrase to protect your data, you'll need to provide the passphrase when you sign in. If you forget your passphrase, you'll need to reset sync.