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How do I modify Chromium's default data directory?

Super User Asked on December 20, 2021

I believe I somehow messed up my user profile directories with my Chromium installation. Every time I launch Chromium, it tells me:

Chromium cannot read and write to its data directory:

C:UsersMarkAppDataLocalChromiumUser Data

It lets me choose another directory, and if I choose C:UsersMarkAppDataLocalChromium, then it launches fine. I can also add the command line argument --user-data-dir to point to the directory.

However, how can I modify the default (currently C:UsersMarkAppDataLocalChromiumUser Data) data directory to change it to the correct one? I don’t only get this error when opening Chromium, but also when an application tries open my default browser.

One Answer

Solved it by doing the following:

  • Deleted C:UsersMarkAppDataLocalChromiumUser Data, since there was no real profiles in it anyway.
  • Started Chromium. It created a new profile at C:UsersMarkAppDataLocalChromiumUser DataDefault, without any bother. Then closed Chromium.
  • Move and merge my real profile (C:UsersMarkAppDataLocalChromiumDefault) in to the newly created profile, then start Chromium. It detects it and runs without any hassle.

Answered by Mark on December 20, 2021

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