How to Enable Sync in Google Chrome

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This wikiHow teaches you how to synchronize your Google Chrome browser activity with your Google Account. To sync your Chrome information—such as bookmarks, history, and passwords—open Google Chrome and click the settings icon. Log into your account, and then accept the prompt to enable sync. If you encounter an error that says "Sync is disabled by your administrator" and you're the administrator of an organization's Google Accounts, you'll need to enable sync from the Google Admin settings.

Quick Steps

  1. Open Google Chrome.
  2. Click ⋮ in the top-right corner.
  3. Click Settings .
  4. Click Sign in and enter your information.
  5. Click Turn on sync…
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Signing in on Desktop

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  1. Click or double-click the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue ball.
  2. It's in the top-right corner of the Chrome window.
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  3. This is in the drop-down menu. Your Google Chrome Settings page will open.
  4. It's at the top of the page.
    • If you instead see a white Turn off button here, you're already signed in. To ensure that you're synchronizing your data from Google Chrome on your current computer, skip ahead to the last step in this method.
  5. When prompted, type in the email address for the Google Account with which you want to sync Chrome.
  6. It's at the bottom of the page.
  7. Type in the password for the account you want to use.
  8. It's at the bottom of the page.
  9. Doing so signifies that you're signed into Chrome.
  10. While signing into Chrome usually enables Sync, you can ensure that it's on by doing the following:
    • Click ⋮ in the top-right corner.
    • Click Settings in the drop-down menu.
    • Click Sync near the top of the page.
    • Make sure the "Sync everything" switch is blue; if it isn't, click it once to turn on Google Chrome Sync for your browser.
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Signing in on Mobile

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  1. Tap the Google Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue ball.
  2. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. A menu will appear.
    • On Android, you'll instead tap ⋮ in the top-right corner of the screen. Tapping it prompts a drop-down menu.
  3. This is in the menu. Doing so opens the Settings page.
  4. You'll find it at the top of the page.
    • If you instead see your name and the email address you want to use at the top of the page, you're signed into Chrome. You can check your Sync settings by skipping ahead to the last step in this method.
  5. Tap once the email address with which you want to use Google Chrome.
    • If you don't have an email address listed here, enter the email address and password for the account you want to use when prompted.
  6. This is at the bottom of the screen.
    • Skip this step if you had to sign into your Google Account manually.
  7. It's a blue button in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This will sign you into Google Chrome.
  8. You can ensure that sync is enabled for all of your Google Chrome activity on your current mobile item by doing the following:
    • Tap ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android).
    • Tap Settings in the menu.
    • Tap your name and email at the top of the page.
    • Tap Sync near the top of the page.
    • Tap the white "Sync everything" switch (if the switch is blue, Google Chrome Sync is enabled).
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Enabling Sync as an Administrator

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  1. Contrary to popular understanding, your computer's built-in administrator can't regulate whether or not your Google Chrome browser synchronizes with your Google Account. If you're seeing the "Sync is disabled by your administrator" error, it's because your Google Account belongs to an organization's Google Admin group. If you're an administrator, you can turn on sync for your account.
    • This error is common for school or work email addresses.
  2. Click or double-click the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue ball.
  3. Go to https://admin.google.com/ in Chrome.
  4. Type the email address for the administrator account into the provided text box.
    • If you don't have access to the administrator account, you'll need to ask your system administrator to sign you in.
  5. It's below the text box.
  6. Type in the password for the administrator account.
  7. It's below the text box.
  8. This is in the upper-right side of the page.
  9. You'll find it in the list of available apps. [1]
    • You'll instead click G Suite here if you're using a G Suite for Education account.
  10. It's a link in the list of services.
  11. You'll find this at the top of the page.
  12. On the left side of the page, click the group of users to which the Google Account you want to sync belongs.
    • This account is different than the administrator account you're currently on.
    • If you want to turn on Google Chrome Sync for everyone in your group, just click On for everyone and click Save . You can then turn on Google Chrome sync .
  13. Doing so enables Google Sync for your account. At this point, you should be able to sync the account on a computer or on mobile .
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Common Questions: Turning on Google Sync

Why is sync disabled on Chrome?

Sync may be disabled in Chrome if you don't have the proper admin permissions. If your Google account was assigned to you by your school or organization, you'll need to contact your administrator.

Why do I need to log into Google Admin?

You'll need to log into Google Admin to restore permissions to enable sync. If you can't access this page, contact your school or organization.

How do I reset Google Chrome?

To reset the Google Chrome browser, click ⋮ > Settings > Reset settings > Restore settings to their original defaults . This will remove any settings you changed on Chrome.


Tips

  • It's usually wise to avoid synchronizing your account with Google Chrome on a public or shared computer.
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Warnings

  • If sync is disabled by your system administrator, you cannot enable sync without their permission.
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6309115?hl=en

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