Computer Shopper - UK (2020-05)

102 MAY2020|COMPUTERSHOPPER|ISSUE387

W

ith so many services online, you

don’t want to lose your data, such

as usernames and passwords, by

moving to anew computer.Fortunately,most

modern browsers supportsynchronising

settings between computers using the cloud.

We recommend using Google Chrome, as it’s

the best browser overall.

Download and install this on your old

computer (you can use Ninite for this job), and

then follow the instructions to connect

Chrome to aGoogle Account and allow the

browser to synchronise settings. If you were

using Chrome already,there’snothing else to

do; if you wereusing another browser,you

need to importbookmarks, settings, and any

usernames and passwords. To do this, click

the three dots at the top of Chrome and select

Settings. Ty peimportinto the search bar and

select Importbookmarksand settings.

Using the drop-down menu, you can select

the browser thatyou wereusing. Foreach

browser,you get adifferent selection of

importoptions. Forexample, Edge gives you

the option of Bookmarks, but select Firefoxor

IE and you can pull in saved passwords, too.

Once you’ve imported everything, the

information will be uploaded to the cloud.

Fromyour new computer,you can now install

Chrome, link it to the same Google account,

BROWSER AND

PA SS WORD SETTINGS

and all of your data will come down. It’s worth

mentioning thatyou should use asecure

passwordmanager,such as LastPass. With this

software, you can securely storeusernames

and passwords in acloud vault, which can

then be used across multiple devices (Mac,

Windows, Android and iOS) and multiple

browsers, giving you the ultimate flexibility.

ABOVE:Youcan importbookmarks, settings and moreusing Chrome

RIGHT:Makesure
you’renot left without
all your usernames
and passwords from
favouritewebsites