Many users, having decided to reinstall the browser, want to do this without losing important information, in particular, saved bookmarks. This article will tell you how you can reinstall Yandex Browser while saving them.
Today you can reinstall the Yandex browser, saving your bookmarks, using three methods: by exporting bookmarks to a file, through the synchronization function, or by dragging and dropping the file. They will be discussed in more detail below.
Method 1: Export and import bookmarks
This method is notable in that you can save bookmarks to a file, and then use it not only for reinstalled Yandex, but also for any other web browser available on the system.
- Before you remove Yandex.Browser, you should export your bookmarks. To do this, open the menu and go to the section "Bookmarks" > "Bookmark Manager". The same window opens with a keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + O.
- In the right area, find the button with three dots and click on it to expand the submenu, and then click on the button "Export bookmarks to HTML file".
- In the Explorer that opens, you should specify the final location for the file with your bookmarks.
- From now on, you can begin reinstalling Yandex, which begins with uninstalling it. We talked about this in another article.
- Reinstall it in the usual way or according to our instructions.
- Open again "Bookmark Manager" and through the same menu select the item "Import bookmarks from an HTML file".
- Displayed Windows Explorer, in which this time you will need to select a previously saved file with bookmarks, after which they will be added to the browser.
Method 2: Setting up synchronization
Like many other web browsers, Yandex has a synchronization function that allows you to store its basic data on Yandex servers. Such useful feature will help you save after reinstallation not only bookmarks, but also logins, passwords, browsing history, settings and other important information. We have already looked at how to carry out the first synchronization in Yandex.Browser, and you can find this information in the material at the link below.
The sequence of actions is clear: you activate the synchronization function, remove the browser, install it again and enable synchronization again. You will find links to articles on how to properly remove and install Yandex in the previous method.
Method 3: Transferring a file with bookmarks
Not the most convenient option, but it can be a great help in situations when Yandex.Browser does not open due to an error, which means it will not be possible to export or enable synchronization in it. It consists of manually copying a file with bookmarks from the browser folder, reinstalling it, and then replacing the newly created file with the old one. Let's look at the procedure:
Three ways to save bookmarks allow you not to lose them and painlessly reinstall Yandex.Browser - you just have to decide which one will be preferable.
Reinstalling the browser can be done in two ways: with saving your personal settings and without saving. There is a fundamental difference when reinstalling using these methods.
Instructions
Like any device, a program can damage its original settings and elements, which will lead to malfunction. Logically, the easiest way to fix this, if we are talking about a browser, is to reinstall it. How to carry out the operation correctly and not lose everything accumulated through backbreaking labor - read below.
What you need
- Google Chrome browser installed.
Instructions
Since the browser from Google is, if not the most, then definitely the solution actual problem is not complicated. Your attention will have to be paid to the “Synchronization” function - one of the most useful, but usually overlooked “trick” of users.
1. You should start by entering “ chrome://settings/syncSetup" (without quotes) into the address bar.
We chose this method, in order to ensure the relevance of the instructions in the future, because browser versions change, and accordingly the location and name of the buttons also, but the specified method remains relevant in any version of the program.
2. A browser settings window will open in front of you, responsible for synchronizing information. You will be asked to enter your Google account information. Your chance of having it is 90%, since you are using software from this company. If you are a hidden Protestant and did not want to create an account until this moment, now you will have to change your principles.
3. After this, the program will open a dialogue in which it will agree with you on the specific “what needs to be saved” and provide a list of possible ones to save on Google servers information. Your task is to select the items of interest (if you have nothing special to hide, you can safely select the item "Sync everything").
4. Now you need to delete your user. Go to your browser settings, to the section "Users", and press the cross. Then feel free to go to "Installing and removing programs" and delete the browser (here you can read,). Now install it again, open the synchronization section again and enter your account login information. Done, all your settings are in place.
This function will also allow you to get “exactly your” browser at your workplace or on a guest computer, in which no one else will be able to set their own rules. Also, you can do another useful information to save your data - .
Worth paying attention
For information on installing the most famous browser, see here.
The article provides brief instructions about how you can reinstall Chrome without losing your passwords. On new installation Your bookmarks will be moved without any problems: you won’t feel any difference. However, right away: reinstalling under such conditions will disconnect you from your Google account (if you had one) - you will have to re-enter this information.
Hello everyone, today we will get rid of the broken version of the Chrome browser and install a new one. But we will do this in such a way that “the squad does not notice the loss of a fighter.”
I think I’m not the only one who, contrary to security requirements, stores the most visited pages on the Internet in bookmarks. Moreover, it also forces Google Chrome to store passwords and logins for some of them. It’s convenient...
However, after further manipulations, Chrome, even without that, completely stopped responding to the offer to start, and the decision was made - to the furnace.
How to reinstall Chrome without losing passwords and bookmarks
The fact of losing information that will have to be re-entered is often the only thing that forces the user to reinstall their favorite but broken browser. However, everything that you save in it is stored not somewhere, but on your computer. Which means it can be returned. And it doesn’t matter whether Chrome still starts or not.
In the old browser we go along the path (AppData is hidden by default):
C:\Users\Yourname\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
We are looking for files with names:
- bookmarks
- cookies
- current session
- current tabs
- login data
There is other interesting information in the folder that you may want to return (History Journal, for example). I will only focus on these.
These files store information about bookmarks, cookies of visited sites (by the way, you don’t have to save them), information about the current session, open tabs, and, finally, data about saved logins and passwords. The files do not have extensions, but even without special settings, useful information can be extracted from them. However, open any of them yourself using, for example, Notepad and see:
But I don't need that. We save the files in a separate folder. We tear down the old Chrome and install a new one. After installing the new version, open the folder known to us and simply drag and drop the previously saved files, replacing the existing ones.
Don’t forget to force Chrome to display the Bookmarks panel, and generally return the settings that were in the “previous” version. Over time, the icons (they were in the Favicons file) of visited sites in Bookmarks will return to their places, and pages that require authorization will open as before.
It's simple. Good luck.
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Errors that occur when working with the program sometimes force the user to reinstall Google Chrome. However, who wants to use a “zero” browser, re-entering logins, passwords and other information? Is it possible to do without data loss? Fortunately, yes. A Google account will help with this, which users usually don’t think about while working with the program, although the utility constantly prompts you to log in to or create an account.
Reinstallation is carried out in several stages: resolving the issue with the account and synchronization, removing the browser from the PC and reinstalling it with re-logging into the account.
Account and Synchronization
Google account allows you to save bookmarks, passwords and other information, and then, if necessary, transfer them to a browser installed, for example, on another PC. However, first you need to log in account or create it, and also configure synchronization.
1.Log into your account by clicking on the profile icon.
There is nothing complicated in creating an account - you just need to fill out required fields. Then log into your account and check if synchronization of settings and data is enabled. If everything is in order there, the program will be reinstalled without losing any bookmarks. After all, they are often very lacking in a reinstalled browser - you have to search for all sites from memory.
3.Go to Settings by clicking on the icon from three points in the right top corner.
4.In the first section “Login” click on the button “ Additional settings synchronization".
5.In the new window, you need to check whether the checkboxes are placed opposite those items that should be present in the reinstalled program. If not, then mark the required types of data yourself. Click OK. Now you can proceed to remove the browser from your PC.
Removing a browser
It is known that you cannot uninstall most programs by throwing shortcuts or folders with files that can be found on drive C to the Recycle Bin.
There are several ways to remove various types of programs. Google Chrome browser can be removed from Windows systems at least three ways: standard OS tools in the Programs and Features window, third-party and official utilities. The last of them is the merit of Google itself.
Method No. 1
Implies the use standard means OS. Even novice users who have experience removing programs from a PC are familiar with them.
1.Go to the Control Panel via Start or another method.
2.In the “View” section, select “Small icons”. This makes it more convenient to search for the necessary blocks. Go to “Programs and Features”. This will be the third column.
3.Find Google Chrome browser. Right-click to launch the context menu. Click on the only item “Delete”.
Method number 2
To remove you can use third party software, for example, the Revo Uninstaller utility. This method is often resorted to, since users know that standard tools do not remove programs from the system completely in most cases, leaving behind “traces” that interfere with further correct reinstallation.
This method is also effective if the system refuses to uninstall you. Most often, this problem is associated with the presence of viruses, so first scan your computer with your antivirus.
Revo Ununstaller allows you not only to remove the program, but also to clean up the mentioned “tails”: all files and registry entries. The software can be forcibly removed using this program. There will be no refusal to remove.
1.Download the program from the official resource: https://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html. It's free.
2.Launch the utility. A window will appear with a list of programs installed on your PC. Find Google Chrome and right-click. Context menu there's more here. The first item “Delete” is required.
4. Decide on the scanning mode. As a rule, they choose the second or third. Click on “Scan”.
5.Then the utility will launch the removal and scan the PC memory for files and registry keys associated with the browser.
Method number 3
Google has introduced its program for completely cleaning the browser. You can download it for free using the official link: https://www.google.ru/chrome/cleanup-tool/index.html.
Anyone can handle it: it’s even easier than the previous third-party uninstaller.
After all the manipulations, you need to restart the PC.
Reinstallation
Now you can reinstall the browser. To do this, download the updated distribution kit from the official resource of the program. Do not use the old one, as this may lead to errors in the future. Required latest version utilities for computers.
Run the file and follow the installer's simple instructions. First, all files for installation will be downloaded. The system will then automatically proceed to installation. Then the browser will launch itself.
The most important thing is to log into the previously created account. After this, the information from the previous browser will be transferred to the new version.
You can reinstall Google Chrome quite quickly if you know the procedure. Having saved the data in his account, the user then transfers everything to again installed program. To be more precise, the system does this for him when he logs into his account.
