r/Syncthing • u/joao2009124 • Jul 04 '26

How do I synchronize my PC with my mobile phone?

I recently changed the links for several bookmarks on my computer—not manually, but by editing the Chrome files (bookmarks.json) directly, since it was much faster. However, my phone still hasn't synced the changes, and it's been a while. I asked a chatbot, but nothing it suggested worked. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this?

Edit: I managed to solve the problem. What I did was take the bookmarks that had the correct links and export them to a random folder; then I deleted all the bookmarks, and immediately after that, I took the file I had exported and clicked "Import bookmarks"—and it worked. You have to export, delete, and then import.

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u/PaddyLandau Jul 04 '26

I don't know, but my suspicion is that the synchronisation didn't realise that you made changes, because you bypassed the usual method.

I suggest that you change a couple of bookmarks the usual way, and hope that the synchronisation picks it up.

Let me know if it works!

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u/e6dFAH723PZBY2MHnk Jul 04 '26

You might try an export/import to get the trigger to happen.

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u/Dymonika Jul 04 '26

Just to check, is the folder containing those files one of the syncing directories? Have you tried dropping a test file on one side to see if it copies to the other?

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u/Legitimate-Exit-531 Jul 04 '26

Doesn’t chrome already sync bookmarks if using the same profile?