I am reinstalling my OS and I would like to keep the list of installed extensions, bookmarks and other customizations in my Google Chrome browser.
How can I re-create the setup on the new system?
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I'm not sure about Chrome's internal sync, but you might try XMarks sync. It offers sync between browsers as well as computers across the internet. It supports all 4 major browsers. You can also access your bookmarks from any computer via their web portal, in case you find yourself on another computer and need access to your bookmarks. And if you upgrade to their pay service, you can sync to your iPhone, Blackberry or Android device as well and gain access to their open tab sync, where you can close your browser on one computer, go to another computer, open up the browser and all the tabs you had open will be opened on the new computer.
Delicious stores their bookmarks inside folders. Simply disable the extension, open the Bookmark manager, and delete all the folders that say "Delicious - do not delete"
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Bon Gart's answer explains the native way to do it, which only involves signing into your Google account. However, if you don't want to sign up with Google, or store your data with them, you can easily go ahead and archive your profile folder.
It's stored in the following location:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/~/.config/google-chrome/All you have to do is:
User Datafolder contents somewhere safeUser Datafolder over the existing one in your new OS installation* I'd advise to install exactly the same version of Chrome though. If you install an older version, your profile will not be readable. Also, when switching OS, this method might not work.