Can't find the Google Chrome User Data Directory in Mac OSX Lion
Solution 1
Home/Library
is a hidden folder on recent (10.7+
) releases of OSX.
To get to the correct folder, do this:
- Open a new Finder window
- Press CommandShiftG
- Type in
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default
You are now in your profile directory. Click on the directory named User StyleSheets
, and edit Custom.css
to your heart's content!
Solution 2
I just ran into a similar problem. I know this is an old question, but for anyone finding it in the future, the answer to "I don't see a Library folder in my username folder" is probably "OSX hid it". (You can see the folder is a paler blue than normal viewable directories in my second screenshot in my question, Chrome User Data: where, aside from Library, might it be?)
You have to reveal hidden files to see the Library directory to get to the rest of the Chrome data you need. I did that permanently (I think) using the directions popped up in a Google search:
The long way to show hidden Mac OS X files is as follows:
Open Terminal found in Finder > Applications > Utilities.
In Terminal, paste the following:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
Press return.
Hold the 'Option/alt' key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch.
Solution 3
Going to try converting @William-Jackson's comment into an answer.
Are you looking at: /Library/Application Support
?
Or, are you looking at: /Users/*johnym*/Library/Application Support/Google.....
?
The second one is where you should be able to find the user data directory.
Nelu
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Nelu over 1 year
I need to increase the font in my Inspect Element window in Chrome.
I found a tutorial on how to do it: http://k20e.com/blog/2011/08/18/how-to-set-the-chrome-console-font/.
According to the Chrome website, the User Data directory should be ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default, but I don't see "Google" under "Application Support".
Does anyone know where else the User Data directory could be?
My Chrome is up to date (version 23.0.1271.101). Running on OS X 10.7.4 Lion.
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William Jackson over 11 yearsAre you aware that
~
means/Users/<username>
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Nelu over 11 yearsI didn't know that. Thank you! However, I don't see a "Library" folder inside my user folder.
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HikeMike over 11 years@johnym That's because it's hidden by default on OS X 10.7 and up.
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Nelu over 11 yearsThanks! As I responded to @William-Jackson, I do not have a "Library" folder inside my user folder.
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Steve Gore over 6 yearsI believe the shortcut for this is Shift + Cmd + .
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Noumenon about 3 yearsI had to actually click Go for this to work. Hitting Enter just beeped.