Sync and restore

After syncing your devices with your Yandex ID, you can view tabs that are open on your other computer, tablet, or smartphone. This feature is useful in the following situations:

• If you have two computers — a work computer and a home computer. For example, let's say that you looked at a website on your work computer and didn't close the tab. When you're back at home, you can just open the tab and continue working.
• If you have a mobile device and a computer. For example, you might find an interesting website on your smartphone or tablet and decide that you want to view it on a larger screen.

Synchronization conditions

1. Yandex Browser must be installed on all your devices (computer, smartphone, tablet).
2. You must have syncing enabled on all your devices.
3. The same Yandex ID must be used on all devices when syncing.

Viewing tabs from other devices

On a computer

1. Click  → Settings.
2. At the top of the page, click Tabs on other devices.
3. Select the device.

On a smartphone

• Android
• iOS

1. Tap the icon showing the number of tabs (for example, if you have three tabs open).
2. Tap .
3. Select the device.

1. Tap  → .
2. Tap .
3. Select the device.

On a tablet

• Android
• iOS

1. Tap the icon to the right of the tabs.
2. Tap to the left of the Tableau.
3. Select the device.

1. Tap the icon to the right of the tabs.
2. Tap to the left of the Tableau.
3. Select the device.

After restart

To restore tabs and tab groups after restarting Yandex Browser:

1. Click  → Settings → Interface.
2. In the Tabs and groups section, enable the Restore tabs and groups at startup option.

After reinstallation

• Yandex Browser
• Operating system

If you want to keep your tabs and tab groups after you reinstall Yandex Browser:

1. Close all browser windows.
2. Open the Control Panel.
3. Go to Programs → Programs and Features → Uninstall a program.
4. In the Uninstall or change program window, select the Yandex program.
5. Click Uninstall at the top of the list.
6. In the window that opens, deselect the Delete browser settings, browser history, and other data option.
7. Click Delete.
8. Click Delete browser.
9. Install the browser again.

What if the browser data and settings have already been deleted?

If you selected the Delete browser settings, browser history, and other data option or clicked Reinstall as you deleted the browser, you won't be able to restore the previously opened tabs. You can still view the tabs in your synced history (but tab groups aren't available):

1. Enable syncing to transfer the history from the server to your computer.
2. Click the SmartBox and go to the Recently closed tab that appears underneath it.

If you enabled syncing, you can access the tabs that were open on your computer before you reinstalled your system. The syncing process is linked to your device name, which typically changes when you reinstall your OS. When you sync your computer using a new name, Yandex Browser thinks that it's a new device. That's why the Other devices tab displays a folder with your computer's old name. You can use it to view the tabs that were open in the browser before reinstalling the OS. To do this:

1. Install Yandex Browser.
2. Turn on syncing.
3. Click  → Settings.
4. Go to the Other devices tab.
5. Open the folder with your computer's old name. In the Open sites section, you'll see a list of tabs that were open in Yandex Browser before reinstalling.

   Tip. To open all the tabs in the list at the same time, click the header of the Open sites section.

If your computer's name hasn't changed after you reinstalled the OS, you won't see this folder, because the browser won't think that your computer is a different device. To see the folder:

1. Rename your computer: Control panel → System and security → System → Advanced system settings → Computer name.
2. Wait for the data to sync with the server.
3. Go to the Other devices tab and open the folder with the old name of your computer.

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