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--- other:chrome [2020/01/13 17:07] – created jypeter
+++ other:chrome [2020/03/20 12:45] (current) – jypeter
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 <note tip>The Chrome configuration folder (settings, local mailboxes, address books, etc...) is stored by default //somewhere// in a hidden section of the user's Windows directory (''C:\Users\<your_login>'').
-We don't know how to move this folder to another location (outside of ''C:\''), but at least we know how to make a backup of the settings, and how to restore them (to the same, or another computer)</note>
+We don't know how to move this Chrome settings folder to another location (outside of ''C:\''...), but at least we know how to make a backup of some of the settings, and how to restore them (to the same, or another computer)</note>
 ====== Prerequisite ======
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   * You **must** have started (**and exited**) Chrome at least once (in order to initialize the configuration files)
+  * Make sure Chrome is not running when you backup/restore your settings!
+====== Backing up the settings ======
+  * Go the your (hidden) //Chrome// folder\\ ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\''
+  * Copy the ''Default'' settings sub-folder to a backup disk
+====== Restoring the settings ======
+  * Go the your (hidden) //Chrome// folder\\ ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\'', after having started (and exited) Chrome at least once
+  * Remove the existing ''Default'' settings sub-folder
+  * Copy the ''Default'' folder that was copied in the previous section
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