How to delete Chrome temp data (history, cookies, cache) using command line

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Solution 1

Actually my script works. The reason Omnibox history is not cleared because I chose to sync data to Google Account. So after running the script, if you reopen Chrome, it will restore Omnibox history. Thanks to @Sathya for the comment

Solution 2

Please check if it is having any permission issues. Try running the batch file with additional privileges (run as admin).

OR

Try opening the command prompt and type the commands one by one and check the response to identify where exactly it fails.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Dio Phung
    Dio Phung over 1 year

    On Windows 7, I tried running this script but still cannot clear Chrome temp data. Can someone figure out what's wrong with the script? Where do Chrome store history and cache ? Thanks

    ECHO --------------------------------------
    ECHO **** Clearing Chrome cache
    taskkill /F /IM "chrome.exe">nul 2>&1
    
    set ChromeDataDir=C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
    set ChromeCache=%ChromeDataDir%\Cache>nul 2>&1  
    del /q /s /f "%ChromeCache%\*.*">nul 2>&1    
    del /q /f "%ChromeDataDir%\*Cookies*.*">nul 2>&1    
    del /q /f "%ChromeDataDir%\*History*.*">nul 2>&1    
    
    
    set ChromeDataDir=C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
    set ChromeCache=%ChromeDataDir%\Cache>nul 2>&1
    del /q /s /f "%ChromeCache%\*.*">nul 2>&1   
    del /q /f "%ChromeDataDir%\*Cookies*.*">nul 2>&1    
    del /q /f "%ChromeDataDir%\*History*.*">nul 2>&1    
    ECHO **** Clearing Chrome cache DONE
    
  • Dio Phung
    Dio Phung over 11 years
    I am running it with admin account. The script doesn't failed, it deleted files, but the history (OmniBar, search keyword..etc) is not cleared
  • 100rabh
    100rabh over 11 years
    @DioPhung if you've enabled sync, then they're sync'd to your Google account
  • Dio Phung
    Dio Phung over 11 years
    @Sathya : yeah you're right, OmniBox history is sync'd to Google. +1 for that hint ;) !