How would I restore data of a Chrome extension only using backup?
My Mac essentially stopped working, but I have this awesome extension for Google Chrome called Simple Window Saver, which saves a window with lots of tabs, so I can open it whenever I want to.
I have a backup of my entire Mac, so I know the data is in there somewhere but I don't understand how I can transfer it to a new computer.
I tried copying the extension from Default/Extensions, but that did not seem to work.
Looking at the JS files, it looks like the extension uses local storage to store data. So I am guessing I would need to access that to find my data.
Where would I find this data and what should I look for when transferring it to the new computer? Or if this is not at all correct, where would I find the data from the Chrome extension?
The workaround I used in the end that got my saved sessions for Simple Window Saver moved to a new system was just brute force:
- Close all Chrome tabs on both old and new systems (N/A on the old system for you since it's a backup)
- On the new system, rename the "User Data" folder to something else (so you've got a backup):
- Windows: C:\Users\micke\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data
- Mac (and I'd assume Linux): ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/User Data (courtesy of this answer)
- Copy the "User Data" folder from the old system to the new system
- Open Chrome on the new system
- Sign in to Chrome with the same account you used on the old system, and once Simple Window Saver is added everything should be there
I just got a new laptop and had tried the same things you did. Even copying the files that I saw got updated for the extension when I made a new session didn't work, so I quit wasting my time and just copied everything. Not an elegant solution, but it works.