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Did not expect to see my Chrome bookmarks on install
Thank youAlejandro Barreto and everyone else, for trying out the preview builds and really appreciate the feedback.
The way the first-run experience on preview builds works currently is: it picks your most-used browser as a recommendation for you to "Start with your data" imported from that browser. Alternatively, you can "Start from scratch" (which sets up the browser without importing any data) or choose to import from a different browser/profile instead using the "Customize import & sync" option.
From what we've heard so far: the "Customize import & sync" option is not quite noticeable in its current form -- and we intend to work on improving it's discoverability, so that you can easily pick a specific browser/profile to import from. Stay tuned for improvements and we look forward to yoru feedback.
Yes, it kind of freaked me out when I saw all my Chrome Bookmarks on here. Edge should have asked me before doing this.
KoshyG again, it did. Like the OP said, it did ask him, but he confirmed it too quickly, because the dialogue looks like some kind of beginner information.
I think it's not fair to state that the browser did this without your permission. You all did click confirm. At least this dialogue was there for me since the very beginning of the unofficial release.
Maybe this raises your attention not to click OK on every single dialogue.
I'm with Alejandro Barreto though, it could be made more obvious about what is going to happen.
PSA: You can manually synch EdgeChromium with all your browsers. Check the images below: