Extensions disappear when I close and open Google Chrome
Do you have your extensions set to sync to a Google account?
I have the same version and I have been having a similar problem with all my extension settings being reset every time I do a clean launch of Chrome. Here is a temporary fix that worked for me:
- Open your Settings by using the menu item Tools => Setting or browsing to chrome://settings/
- Click the "Advanced sync settings..." button under "Sign in"
- Change "Sync everything" to "Choose what to sync"
- Uncheck Extensions
- Click Ok
- Close every instance of Chrome and do a clean launch (or just reboot your computer to be safe)
Of course, this is only a temporary fix because it makes all your extension settings local to that computer, but for me that is better that reapplying all my extension settings every time I launch Chrome.
Finally, with hints from Andy Lech's Answer, I was able to solve this problem (atleast a temporary fix). Here are the quick steps-
- Go to Settings by typing chrome://settings in your URL bar
- Under Sign In, select Sign in to Chrome.
- Sign in with your Google Account Username and password.
- A pop asking you to Confirm Sync Settings appears. Press OK, Sync Everything. Dont worry you can customize the items you want to sync to your Google account later. But make sure Extensions are checked and synced
- Now, go ahead and install new extensions from Chrome Webstore
- Re-start Google Chrome. Close all instances of Chrome.
- Wait for some time. As you can see, all your extensions get loaded over a short time period I've written a detailed blog about this which can be found here
You can read more below-
Are your Google Chrome Extensions disappearing out of nowhere?
I solved the problem in a simpler way. First, click the Wrench, then Settings, then Extensions. Check the box to enable developer mode.
You will now see the file's location and name highlighted blue. Copy the path and use either Run or the Start menu search bar to reach that path. Delete that file and afterwards you will be fine.