Sync open tabs via Dropbox

There are many Extensions / Additions or solutions that are already embedded in the browser, allowing you to synchronize bookmarks, passwords, autocomplete, etc.

But, using this or that browser both at home and at work, often you have to perform several actions in order to open working tabs from a remote computer (for example, using Xmarks).

In this article I will describe how to automate the synchronization of open tabs with other computers via Dropbox. If you still haven't got an account, I advise you .



So let's get started. All methods will be described for Windows 7 and Linux. Based on a simple copy of the session file.

First we need to set a variable for the Dropbox directory:

Windows

Command line

SET DROPBOX="%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Dropbox"

Linux

 export DROPBOX="~/Desktop/Dropbox" 

Google chrome

Windows

copy "%DROPBOX%\Configs\Current Session" "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current Session"

"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"

copy "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current Session" "%DROPBOX%\Configs\Current Session"

Linux

 #!/bin/bash cp -f $DROPBOX/Configs/Current\ Session ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Current\ Session /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome %U cp -f ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Current\ Session $DROPBOX/Configs/Current\ Session 

Firefox

Windows

copy "%DROPBOX%\Configs\sessionstore.js" "%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\*default\sessionstore.js"

"%ProgramFiles%\Firefox\firefox.exe"

copy "%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\*default\sessionstore.js" "%DROPBOX%\Configs\sessionstore.js"

Linux

 #!/bin/bash cp -f ~$DROPBOX/Configs/sessionstore.js ~/.mozilla/firefox/*default/sessionstore.js firefox cp -f ~/.mozilla/firefox/*default/sessionstore.js $DROPBOX/Configs/sessionstore.js 

Opera

Windows

copy "%DROPBOX%\Configs\autosave.win" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\sessions\autosave.win"

"%ProgramFiles%\Opera\opera.exe"

copy "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\sessions\autosave.win" "%DROPBOX%\Configs\autosave.win"

Linux

 #!/bin/bash cp -f ~$DROPBOX/Configs/autosave.win ~/.opera/sessions/autosave.win opera cp -f ~/.opera/sessions/autosave.win ~$DROPBOX/Configs/autosave.win 

Conclusion

For Linux, it is enough to set the right to run the script, and in the browser shortcut specify the path to the script.

For Windows, the value “Minimized to icon” is also specified for the shortcut to the Bat file.



If you want to find fault with the minimized command window, then use the Advanced BAT to EXE Converter utility, which should be set to “Invisible application”



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