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Chrome - clearing updates directory

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Mar 15, 20269071 views
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Problem

Is it safe to clear the chrome "updates" directory? It contains: It looks like chrome downloads updates / newer versions of itself.

Error Output

c:\Users\myUser\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\
7.0.517.44  147MB
8.0.552.215 155MB
8.0.552.224 155MB
some minor files

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Fix for: Chrome - clearing updates directory

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Yes, generally it is fine to delete all but the last installation directory. Here’s how it works. And you may as well delete them since (1) you can’t use them anymore once it’s updated, at least not without modifying the registry, and even then, you…

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