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I didn't know that my google account wasn't in sync with my chrome for the last couple of months and now that I have link again, the restored record is several months old.

Now, that I've lost all my recent bookmarks and all other stuff...is there anything or anyway so I could revert the Google sync so I can get my bookmarks back?

Update 1

I have found that under C:\Users\Profile_Name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default there is a file named Bookmarks.bak that holds the old state of my bookmarks before the sync.

Update 2

Bookmarks is the file that holds the current(after sync) bookmark list. I replaced Bookmarks with Bookmarks.bak and restarted chrome, but still chrome isn't fetching information from the updated file.

So, I have my old bookmark information, but how to restore it in chrome.

Update 3 : solved

I still couldn't figure out why replacing the bookmarks file didn't work and aparently that's the only solution available on web.

I reinstalled everything and then copied the old bookmarks file. Then I got my bookmarks back again.

Lession learned : Check regularly if google sync is working.

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did you removed .bak ? – Lamb Sep 28 '12 at 19:58
Yes I did. But, that doesn't matter I guess. Chrome only reads the Bookmarks file. – iamcreasy Sep 28 '12 at 20:57
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you can put your solution as an answer and accept it, so that others landing here might be benefited easily. – Lamb Oct 4 '12 at 14:01

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You can delete your synced information from your Google Account at any time, using the Google Dashboard.

Click the status area in the lower-right corner of the screen, where your account picture appears. Select Settings and find the "Users" section. In the "Users" section, click Google Dashboard. Go to the "Chrome sync" section in the dashboard and click Stop sync and delete data from Google.

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I don't wanna sync again. I want to undo the state that's created by the latest sync. Question is : How to do that? – iamcreasy Sep 28 '12 at 6:27
I had edited the answer.. check that will work.. & this is the link for Dashboard - google.com/dashboard – Anusha Sep 28 '12 at 6:37
I don't need to delete chrome data from my Google account(at least for now). Before overwriting, old bookmarks were stored in another file. I want to use that backup file to restore my bookmark information in chrome. – iamcreasy Sep 28 '12 at 6:47
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DO NOT CLOSE CHROME. Assuming you are an windows 7 user go here, C:\Users\Profile_Name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default. Replace the Bookmarks.bak file with Bookmarks file. Yes, just changing the extension will do. Reset chrome and old bookmarks should be back.

Sometimes it doesn't work and you are out of luck. What I did was re-installed everything and then replaced the bookmark file. Don't know why, but it worked unlike the previous attempt.

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