Where is the Chrome settings file?

The user data directory contains profile data such as history, bookmarks, [extensions] and cookies, as well as other per-installation local state.

Each profile is a subdirectory (often Default ) within the user data directory.

Current Location

1. Navigate to chrome://version
2. Look for the Profile Path field. This gives the path to the profile directory.
3. The user data directory is the parent of the profile directory.

• [Profile Path] C:\Users\Alice\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
• [User Data Dir] C:\Users\Alice\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data

Default Location

• OS platform,
• branding (Chrome vs. Chromium, based on is_chrome_branded in GN args), and
• release channel (stable / beta / dev / canary).

Windows

• [Chrome] %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data
• [Chrome Beta] %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome Beta\User Data
• [Chrome Canary] %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data
• [Chromium] %LOCALAPPDATA%\Chromium\User Data

Mac OS X

• [Chrome] ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome

Linux

• [Chrome Stable] ~/.config/google-chrome

For more details including other operating systems, read the complete official documentation.

Most settings are profile specific. If you delete the folder, Chrome will simply recreate it the next time you run it.