Where does Chrome store bookmarks on Windows 10

Where does Chrome store bookmarks on Windows 10? There are different versions of windows over the years and Windows 10 is one of the versions among them which is designed to run not only on desktop and laptop computers, but also on tablets. Even though the latest version is Windows 11, so many users are still using Windows 10 version. Now coming to the topic, chrome bookmarks are those from which we can access our required website or browse a particular website in a very simple manner. For example, if you visit a website more frequently, then there is no need to search that website when you visit it every time. Instead, you can add that website to your bookmarks bar and with just one click you will be directed to that website. It is also very easy to add, remove and rename the bookmarks. Sometimes, the update of Windows version and other normal updates may reset the bookmarks back to default. In order to restore them, first you have to know where these bookmarks are stored. The answer may be browser itself, but here we are not seeing these bookmarks inside the chrome and we are going to see where these bookmarks are located in our computer or laptop. These bookmarks’ location is different in different versions and for now we are going to see the location in Windows 10 version (The file path will be dependent upon the OS you are running on). So that, you can restore or backup or modify your bookmarks. Now, we are going to tell you where these bookmarks are stored on Windows 10 laptop or computer. It’s very easy if you follow these steps to find out where these bookmarks are stored and this will help you to change / backup / modify the bookmarks. The file path is File Explorer → Windows (C:) → Users → Name (folder which is named after system name) → AppData → Local → Google → Chrome → UserData → Profile 1 / Profile 2 / Default → Bookmarks. • Step 1: First, open the file explorer in your windows 10 computer or laptop or tablet. • Step 2: Now, open the Windows (C:) in your file explorer. • Step 3: Open the Users folder which is visible in Windows (C:). • Step 4: Now open the folder which is named after your system name. For example, if your system RAHUL, then the Users folder contains a folder called RAHUL. Open that folder. • Step 5: Next, open the AppData folder. If it does not visible, then that means the AppData folder is hidden in your computer or laptop. There is also a way to find out and open the hidden folders. For this, you have to change the system settings of your computer or laptop. In order to open the hidden folder, click on the View option which will be available on the top and in that, click on the Show option and then click on ‘Show Hidden Items’. Now, the folder, that is AppData will be visible. If the folder is not visible, in short, you have to follow the below pathway, View → Show → Show Hidden Items. • Step 6: After opening the AppData folder, there will be folder named ‘LOCAL’. Open that folder.

• Step 7: Next, open the Google folder present in the Local folder. • Step 8: Open the Chrome folder in the Google folder. • Step 9: Now, open the UserData that is present in the Chrome folder. • Step 10: In this folder, you will find so many files and you just have to search for only three files named ‘PROFILE 1’ or ‘PROFILE 2’ or ‘DEFAULT’. It is depended upon the number of profiles that are present in the chrome browser. First, search for the file named Profile 1. If you don’t find it, then search for the file named Profile 2. If you don’t find this file also, then search for the Default folder. • Step 11: After completion of Step 10, scroll down to find the file named bookmarks. And here, your chrome bookmarks are stored. You can access or open them through Notepad++ to check whether it is the correct folder or not. In this way, you can locate your bookmarks in your Windows 10 Computer or Laptop. These are the steps that are to be followed, if you want to locate or if you want to see your bookmarks in your Windows 10 Computer or laptop. With the help of this location, there are so many uses. 1. To access the deleted bookmarks: If some bookmarks are deleted from your chrome browser and you want to restore them back, then you can these bookmarks using this way and you can add a particular bookmarked website by following these steps. 2. To restore the bookmarks: As said above, some bookmarks may be reset to default during some update processes. If you want to restore them back, you can restore them using these steps. 3. To delete some bookmarks: If your chrome is facing some issues and you are urgently required to delete some bookmarks, then you can use these steps and you can delete the bookmarks without using chrome. 4. To change or modify some bookmarks: If you want to change or modify the bookmarks that are present in your bookmark bar, you can change them without using chrome. You can open the bookmarks folder with the help of above-mentioned steps and you can change them in the folder directly. Now you got to know the location of the Google Chrome bookmarks and now you can easily delete or restore or change the bookmarks without using your chrome. Note that the location of these bookmarks is different in different versions and this is just for the Windows 10 version and not for any MacOS or Linux.