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Save the file (you may want to make a backup of Preferences and maybe even your whole Extensions directory) and run Chrome.

If the block you pasted is the last one (i.e., the next line is a single brace one indent back), then you must remove the comma, but if it is another block, then you must make sure it’s there (it’s obvious whether you need it or not when you actually paste it) Check the trailing comma ( the }, at the end of the block).

Paste the extension in the Preferences file of the target computer.

Copy the whole section, making sure to match braces correctly, for example:.

Find the section containing the extension (do a search for the ID).

Open the file Preferences in the User Data Directory in a text editor.

Copy the folder with the same name as the extensions’s ID to the Extensions folder of the target system.

Open the User Data Directory, then the Extensions directory.

Examine the ID of the extension (long string of letters next to ID:).

Open the extensions page (chrome://extensions/).

Open the extensions page (chrome://extensions/), click the Developer mode check-box, and then Load unpacked extension…:įinally, you could manually copy the extension, but it is somewhat of a pain in the butt:

If it does not, you can try running a local webserver and serving the file from there (I know I have done this at least once before).Īnother (probably easier) option is to extract the. Click the link and see if Chrome allows you to install it like that. html file that has an anchor ( tag) with an href pointing to the. If that does not work, try creating a simple. If you click Confirm, it should ask you to install. crx file to the browser window, you should see a notice at the bottom of the page asking you to confirm. crx file, but you may need to try a few things.įirst, if you simply drag the. SuperUser contributor Synetech jumps in with a detailed response: Is it as simple as copying the file or is there more involved in moving extensions from one system to another? The Answer So how can I install in the other system? Chrome notified me that “Using Chrome Web Store only you can install”. crx file and install in the other computer. But I added it to my browser sometime before. My friend was not able to add an extension (YouTube Downloader). I have not tried to sync Chrome among my systems. SuperUser reader Arulappan doesn’t use Chrome’s built-in sync tool and would like to manually sync his extensions without using the Chrome Store.