Where does Chrome store the "Recently closed tabs" file in Mac OS X?

Question

I need to know where Chrome stores the "Recently closed tabs" file in Mac OS X.

Solution

Most likely within the following folder:

~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default

There is a file within that folder called Current Tabs that is among the last files written to when you quit Chrome, but it is in binary, so good luck parsing it.

Comments

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[Davide La Vardera]

I don't think they're only stored in ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Last\ Tabs and ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Current\ Tabs, because if you try to lock them, Recently closed tabs will be created anyway.

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ok, well it was just a guess, the question looked similar so I commented it

[Davide La Vardera]

Ok. But why even if I made it non-writable, Recently closed tabs will be created anyway? If you lock the History file, Chrome doesn't save your browsing History.

[MMB]

I don't know the interior workings of Chrome, but pointed you in the direction of where they would most likely be stored. What are you trying to accomplish?

[Davide La Vardera]

I'm trying to not store any Recently closed tab, just like what I accomplished with the browsing history by locking the History file.

[MMB]

I see. That looks like it might be a difficult one as a number of people have complained about the new Tab Page since it's release in v33. If you're feeling adventurous, you might try browsing through this list of flags via chrome://flags/. Or just continue to experiment with the files in the Application Support folder. Good luck.

[cameronroe]

How do I find older versions of tabs? For example, when I opened Chrome and the tabs weren't there. I opened a few more help forum tabs, etc. and I want to get back to the version like 3 sessions ago. Where would I find that?