Mac – Bookmarks syncing between 2 machines in Google Chrome after Time Machine Migration

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I migrated from one Mac to another via Time Machine. So, I get a full copy of my system.

Now I'm using both of this Mac's. In Chrome logged-in by Google account and set up bookmarks synchronisation.

But in bookmarks bar I see all devices except my second mac. Probably Chrome somehow not recognise, that it the other Mac.

I tried delete app, but it doesn't help.

Who knows how to get around this problem?

UPD:

At first time both computers have the same name.
But after renaming problems remained.

Best Answer

Then my only thought remaining is that by doing a direct transfer of all files that there is a special chrome ID/profile that gets created when the app opens the first time. If that file gets copied then both computer have the same profile. You might have to export the bookmarks in chrome on one computer an then delete the ~/Library/Application Support/Chrome folder and then ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist file in Preferences. Relaunch Chrome and that should force an ID/profile creation and then you could sync again.

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