How to Backup and Restore Google Chrome's Entire Settings

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Keep your Google Chrome settings safe with this simple and easy guide

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: April 8, 2025

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Backing Up Chrome

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Restoring Chrome on Desktop

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Restoring Chrome on Mobile

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This wikiHow teaches you how to save a backup of your Google Chrome settings, bookmarks, history, passwords, and apps to your Google account. You can then restore those settings on a new computer, smartphone, or tablet simply by signing into the Google account to which you backed up your settings.

Using Sync to Backup Google Chrome Settings

To enable sync, sign into Google Chrome with your account. Click Sync, and then toggle on Sync Everything. When you sign into Chrome, your settings will be restored.

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Backing Up Chrome

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To back up Google Chrome, you must open the browser on a desktop computer.
It's in the top-right corner of the window. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.

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This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
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Click SIGN IN TO CHROME. It's near the top-right side of the Settings page.
- You may already be signed into Chrome, in which case your account name will appear beneath the "People" heading at the top of the page. If so, skip the next three steps.
- If you're signed into a different account than the one you want to use to back up Google Chrome, click SIGN OUT here first.
Type in the email address for the Google account that you want to use, then click NEXT.
Type in the password for the email address you just entered, then click NEXT.
This will sign you into the Google account you're using.
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Click Sync. You'll find this option below your current account name, which is near the top of the Settings page.
- If you were already logged in, sync is most likely enabled already.
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Enable the "Sync Everything" feature. Click the white switch to the right of the "Sync Everything" heading. The switch will turn blue. Doing so will save all of your current settings, bookmarks, apps, and other data to your Google account.
- If the "Sync Everything" switch is already blue, Chrome is backed up to your account.
It's in the top-left side of the page. You can now restore Chrome's settings on another computer or a mobile device.

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Do this on the computer on which you want to restore your Chrome settings.
It's in the top-right side of the window. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
You'll find it near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
This option is in the upper-right side of the Settings page.
Enter the email address and password you used for your Chrome backup. Doing so will load your Chrome backup.

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Do this on the phone or tablet on which you want to restore your Chrome settings.
It's in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
You'll find this near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
This tab is at the top of the Settings page.
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Enter your email address and password. Type in your email address, tap NEXT, type in your password, and tap NEXT to log into your email address. This will automatically load your Chrome backup.
- If you already have a Google account signed in on this device, you can tap it to select it here and then tap CONTINUE instead.

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How can I manually back up my Chrome settings without using a Google account?

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To manually back up your Chrome settings, copy the folder located at `C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default`. This 'Default' folder contains your primary profile's data. If you use multiple Chrome profiles, their data will be in similarly named folders (e.g., 'Profile 1') within the same 'User Data' directory.

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Where is the Chrome back-up stored?

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It is stored in the Google cloud. This means you can lose your device, damage it, your drive may die etc, but you will be able to restore your settings and bookmarks with ease. The plugins aren't stored there.

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How can I restore/find/download the version of Google Chrome that has the 3 bar main menu button in the upper right hand side of Chrome when I open the browser window?

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You can search for Google Chrome on Google and then download it from the Google Chrome website!

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If you change your Chrome settings during the backup process—e.g., you delete a bookmark—the change will show up when you restore the backup.

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