Options

Options

The 'Automatically Sort' option allows you to automatically sort your bookmarks before they are sent to the Server and after they are received. For this you need to separately install the SortPlaces extension. It is recommended that you sort your bookmarks as this makes any major reorganisation of your bookmarks less likely to confuse SyncPlaces. But if you do use SortPlaces then ensure you have the same sort options set in each browser.

The 'Encrypt JSON' option allows you to encrypt your bookmarks before sending and decrypt them on receiving using standard AES or the faster TEA encryption (TEA is the default). Note if you don't use the same password in two different browsers, or forget to turn this option on in one of them, then you will get a 'corrupt bookmarks' message. Because SyncPlaces does the encryption/decryption, your bookmarks will be stored in encrypted format on your server and so be unreadable. Note that encryption is a large overhead and so may significantly slow the transfer process.

If you have a lot of bookmarks it may take a long time to transfer them. So you could use the 'Compressed JSON' option, which will attempt to GZIP your bookmarks when sending them and GUNZIP them when receiving. So less data is transferred speeding up the whole process. My own bookmarks are transferred 6 times faster with this option, so it could make a big difference. NOTE: Remember that you must send your bookmarks in GZIP format first before receiving them or you will get a 'corrupt bookmarks' message. This option is not guaranteed to work for everyone, but it is safe to try.

By default all your bookmarks are synchronised and exported/imported. But if you wish, you can specify a single folder instead. Uncheck the 'Synchronise all ...' checkbox then click the 'Select folder ...' button. When the pop-up window appears, highlight the folder you wish to synchronise on and click the OK button to accept this. Now only the contents of this folder are synchronised/exported/imported. On the receiving browser you can choose a folder with a different name using the 'Allow different name ...' option, and choose a folder of any name using the 'Select folder ...' button. Before using these options ensure you have read the How to use SyncPlaces page first.

Note: This option does not apply when you click 'Backup' or 'Restore', which is always a full backup/restore for safety. It also does not apply to the 'Send HTML' option, which always sends all of your bookmarks as HTML.

Note: The pop-up window that you select your folder from is 'live' so if you drag folders around this window it will affect your bookmarks.

At the bottom, the 'Bookmarks menu' and 'Tools menu' options allow you to decide where SyncPlaces appears within your browser, and the 'Select folder to backup to' option allows you to decide where the backup and transfer files are stored should you wish to move them from their default location (a 'syncplaces' folder within your your browser profile).