Now that I have Google Chrome all set up, I got myself a new laptop. Does anyone have any idea how to transfer my settings, cookies, favorites, etc?
I checked documents and settings\me\application data, and found nothing.
6 Answers
This link should help you out - basically:
- On XP - C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data
- On Vista - C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data
While logged in to the profile you wish to migrate (normally named
Defaultif you didn't add additional profiles) enter the following URL in the address bar:chrome://versionCopy the path listed under Profile Path
Shut down chrome and then zip the folder and transfer it to the same location on the other machine.
2Exclude the Cache folder under your profile folder to reduce file size. For example, you can copy the profile folder to a temporary location, delete the
Cachesub-folder and then zip it.
On your old computer:
- Go to Google Chrome, and then type in the address bar:
chrome://settings/personal(or just navigate to Settings). - Click "sync to my account" (or something like that) to sync it to your Google account.
On your new computer:
- Click the wrench icon.
- Click sign in to Chrome.
As soon as you sign in to your synced Google account, all of your settings, bookmarks, etc. are transferred.
7C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\RA.N.DO.M Numberscopy this folder and replace only the contents inside the Random Numbered Folder this is where all of your contents are held.
C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\23.0.1271.91Click inside the folder and a list of files will be there this is what you need to copy and move over to another computer
When moving this file over to a new computer you must first install google chrome and establish a new profile number ( that's why the number is random )
delete the contents in the newly created profile and paste over the contents from the old profile.
Open chrome up and you are back in business.
Windows 7 to Windows 8 machine
If you wish to do a folder migration from XP to Windows 7 or 8 it is going to be
C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\RA.N.DOM NumbersYou’ll find many sites showing you where the profile data is stored on disk, but moving the folders alone is insufficient. The secret ingredient is to bring over the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs registry key.
Here’s everything you need to do:
On the computer that has the Chrome profiles that you want to retain: Copy the “User Data” folder found in this path to portable media: C:\Users%username%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\
Export this registry key to the same portable media: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs]
Move the portable media to your new computer.
On the computer that you want to move the Chrome profiles to:
Make sure all Chrome browser windows are closed and chrome.exe is not running
Copy the “User Data” folder from your portable media to C:\Users%username%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\
Double-click the registry key that you saved to portable media in step 2
Open Chrome, and you’ll find your profiles are present!
You can to override the User Data Directory. To check where is located, navigate to: chrome://version.
Or you can start Chrome with the existing User Data, e.g.
Example:
- [Windows]
chrome.exe --user-data-dir=c:\foo- [Linux]
google-chrome --user-data-dir=/path/to/foo
On Linux, you can also set CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR environment variable pointing to the user data directory.
Check also: Where are the user profile directories of Google Chrome located in?
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