What is Google Chrome Bookmark Backup?

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Overview

Google Chrome Bookmark Backup is published by Google. You can find out more about Google Chrome Bookmark Backup at its official website or at Google's website.


How do I clean Google Chrome Bookmark Backup?

Google Chrome Bookmark Backup may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

Clean Google Chrome Bookmark Backup
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Google Chrome Bookmark Backup manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There is one location in the file system where Google Chrome Bookmark Backup stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Google Chrome Bookmark Backup and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system location. First of all, open a command prompt window:

  • Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
  • Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
  • Type cmd
  • Hit Enter

Now list all the files stored by Google Chrome Bookmark Backup that can be cleaned:

  1. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  2. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome SxS\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  3. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Chromium\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Chromium\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  4. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Flock\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Flock\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  5. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\SRWare Iron\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\SRWare Iron\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  6. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Chrome Plus\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Chrome Plus\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  7. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockmelt\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Rockmelt\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  8. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Torch\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Torch\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  9. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\SuperBird\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\SuperBird\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  10. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Coowon\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Coowon\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  11. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\SlimJet\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\SlimJet\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  12. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
  13. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default\*Bookmarks.bak

Once you have identified the files stored by Google Chrome Bookmark Backup that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.

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