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Post by peano on Jul 2, 2014 15:27:06 GMT
Chrome isn't saving some of my settings. When I go into Settings/On Startup/ and then go into open a specific page or set of pages and then delete the pages I want deleted I find when the computer boots up the next day, the pages I deleted are back. I've done this before successfully so I don't think it's user error.
I'm having the same issue with saving sites to my bookmarks bar--move new ones onto the bar and then the following day, the old setup is back. My computer is getting on in years and I was having this problem both before and after I ran Malwarebytes and AVG PC Tuneup. Any suggestions?
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Post by peano on Jul 2, 2014 21:54:04 GMT
bump for night peas
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Post by BeckyTech on Jul 2, 2014 22:06:45 GMT
Peano, I don't use Chrome, but it sounds like you could use a really good cache cleaner like CCleaner. Make sure you check the boxes for index.dat, DNS cache and so on, reboot, and then see what your results are.
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Post by peano on Jul 3, 2014 0:59:22 GMT
Becky, thanks so much!
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Post by BeckyTech on Jul 3, 2014 3:22:16 GMT
Did that work? It could be some type of corruption where you might need to take other steps.
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Post by peano on Jul 3, 2014 4:49:33 GMT
It didn't work Becky. Is there something else I can try?
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Post by BeckyTech on Jul 3, 2014 14:36:32 GMT
It didn't work Becky. Is there something else I can try?
Unless someone who really knows Chrome can jump in, at this point I can only suggest Googling the individual problems. Also, making sure you have the latest version because when I Googled about the bookmarks issue, it looked like it was a common problem that they claim to have fixed in March. You can see other suggestions from users in the thread. Also remember over a period of years as activity takes place the registry will naturally corrupt and degrade. The fix for that is to backup your data, wipe the computer to factory default, restore your data and start over. You would be surprised at the new robust performance you will see, it can really breathe new life into your system. Sorry, I don't have a solution for you.
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