How To Backup Chrome Version For A Mac

How To Backup Chrome Version For A Mac: A Step-By-Step Guide

If you are a Mac user who relies on Google Chrome as your main browser, you might want to backup your Chrome version for various reasons. For instance, you might want to restore your Chrome settings and data in case of a system crash, or you might want to switch to a different version of Chrome without losing your preferences and extensions. In this article, we will show you how to backup Chrome version for a Mac in a few simple steps.

What You Need To Backup Chrome Version For A Mac

To backup Chrome version for a Mac, you will need the following:

A Mac computer with Google Chrome installed

An external storage device such as a USB flash drive or an external hard drive

A file manager app such as Finder or Terminal

How To Backup Chrome Version For A Mac Using Finder

One of the easiest ways to backup Chrome version for a Mac is using Finder, the default file manager app on Mac. Here are the steps to follow:

Open Finder and go to the Applications folder.

Locate the Google Chrome app and right-click on it.

Select \"Show Package Contents\" from the menu.

A new window will open with a folder named \"Contents\". Open it.

Inside the Contents folder, you will find another folder named \"Versions\". This is where all the versions of Chrome that you have installed are stored.

Select the version of Chrome that you want to backup and copy it to your external storage device.

You have successfully backed up your Chrome version for a Mac using Finder.

How To Backup Chrome Version For A Mac Using Terminal

Another way to backup Chrome version for a Mac is using Terminal, the command-line interface app on Mac. Here are the steps to follow:

Open Terminal and type the following command: cd /Applications/Google\\ Chrome.app/Contents/Versions. This will take you to the Versions folder where all the versions of Chrome that you have installed are stored.

Type ls to see the list of versions available. Each version will have a name like \"96.0.4664.110\".

Type cp -R [version name] [destination path] to copy the version of Chrome that you want to backup to your external storage device. For example, if you want to backup version 96.0.4664.110 to a USB flash drive named \"Backup\", you would type cp -R 96.0.4664.110 /Volumes/Backup.

You have successfully backed up your Chrome version for a Mac using Terminal.

How To Restore Your Backed Up Chrome Version For A Mac

If you ever need to restore your backed up Chrome version for a Mac, you can follow these steps:

Connect your external storage device to your Mac and locate the folder where you copied your Chrome version.

Open Finder and go to the Applications folder.

Delete the Google Chrome app from the Applications folder.

Copy the backed up Chrome version from your external storage device to the Applications folder.

Rename the backed up Chrome version folder to \"Google Chrome.app\".

You have successfully restored your backed up Chrome version for a Mac.

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