Google's web browser available on both mobile and desktop platforms.
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7answers
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How to clear/flush the DNS cache in Google Chrome?
As you probably know Google Chrome has its own internal DNS cache. Is there a way to clear it without having to wait for the time out or close the browser?
117
votes
5answers
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Disable Java Plugin in Google Chrome?
This is the second time I've had a drive-by executable installed on my machine using the following:
Google Chrome 6 (latest)
Windows 7, UAC on
This happened while I was browsing for images to add ...
106
votes
12answers
124k views
How to force refresh without cache in Google Chrome?
Does Chrome have an equivalent to Firefox's Ctrl+F5 refresh? I can't seem to find one.
I changed my gravatar last night, and I can see the new one in Firefox after a Ctrl+F5 refresh, but Chrome seems ...
90
votes
12answers
117k views
How can I do a Cache Refresh in Google Chrome?
I dunno what exactly it's called, by cache refresh I mean, refresh the page after clearing its cache. I don't want to clear the entire browser cache.
I prefer Chrome's Dev panel against firebug... ...
86
votes
2answers
4k views
Why does Firefox use the “chrome://” protocol / schema in URLs?
When I want to configure an addon, for example Ghostery, the tab shows a URL like this one:
chrome://ghostery/content/options.html
What does it mean? Does it have something to do with the Chrome ...
69
votes
4answers
15k views
Is it possible to use the IE10 App without making Internet Explorer the default browser?
Windows 8 comes with two versions of Internet Explorer: the normal desktop version, which looks just like IE9, and the Modern UI version, which is a full-screen tablet-style app. By default, links ...
59
votes
5answers
7k views
Why are there multiple Chrome instances running even though I only have one window (only one tab) open? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Multiple chrome.exe in Task Manager
In Windows Task Manager it seems that I have multiple Chrome processes running, even though I only have one Chrome window open.
How ...
56
votes
5answers
108k views
A DownThemAll equivalent for Chrome
I'm looking for a Chrome extension / add-on that's like DownThemAll in functionality.
Basically an add-on that will allow me to bulk download files with the same extension and/or pattern from a web ...
50
votes
5answers
2k views
Associate a tab in Google Chrome with its process in task manager
How do I identify which process belongs to which tab in Google Chrome?
Normally, I have a (ridiculously) large number of tabs open. If I need to free memory on my box, I would like to choose based ...
46
votes
4answers
2k views
How to prevent my ISP from putting every website in a frame?
My ISP has a bad habit of putting every page I visit into an iframe so they can
overlay it with their commercials etc..
(I'm guessing they are using a transparent proxy to do it)
Is there an add-on ...
46
votes
9answers
37k views
Google Chrome Auto-Close Download Bar
Having to hit the X to close out that bar over and over is such a pain. When a download completes, I want to have the bar clear itself and leave the bottom of the screen, similar to the way Download ...
45
votes
1answer
72k views
How to remove one or all auto-complete text entries in Chrome? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remove auto-complete field entries in Google Chrome
Ok... so this is embarrassing.
I typed in "boobs" on EncyclopediaDramatica's search because, well, it's a really ...
43
votes
3answers
12k views
How to install a private user script in Chrome 21+?
In Chrome 20 and older versions, you could simply open any .user.js file in Chrome and it would prompt you to install the user script.
However, in Chrome 21 and up, it downloads the file instead, and ...
41
votes
12answers
127k views
How do I get Java support on Google Chrome in Linux?
Is there a way to run Linux Google Chrome with Java support?
40
votes
4answers
8k views
It's All Text for Chrome?
I'm a big fan of It's All Text for Firefox, as it's really helpful to be able to quickly open up gvim and write out code, wiki markup, etc in a powerful editor rather than trying to do edits in a ...
40
votes
6answers
41k views
Displaying XML in the Chrome browser
I love the Chrome browser, but I use XML quite a lot in my development work and when I view it in Chrome I just get the rendered text.
I know that the source view is slightly better, but I'd really ...
39
votes
10answers
37k views
Force-refreshing only JavaScript files in Firefox and Chrome
I want to clear only JavaScript files from my web browsers (Firefox and Chrome). I am doing JavaScript debugging, and it's annoying that my JS just won't get updated whenever I change my JS files. The ...
38
votes
6answers
20k views
How to stop animated gifs in Google Chrome?
I wish that the .gif files would only show the first frame and never do any animation.
Also, I'd like this to work automatically (i.e. having to hit Esc as in Firefox is not enough).
Is there a way ...
37
votes
6answers
83k views
Can I force Google Chrome to remember passwords?
Is there a way to force Google Chrome to remember passwords for sites that have autocomplete turned off?
Clarification:
I am a programmer, but ideally, I'd like a method that I could help regular ...
37
votes
6answers
95k views
Can I manually add a thumbnail web page to the Chrome homepage?
Is there a way to manually add a web page to the 8 thumbnails that appear when you open Chrome?
I want to add Google Maps for easy access. The Google front page already shows up so I presume the ...
34
votes
4answers
34k views
How do I delete previously entered items from Google Chrome Omnibox?
Chrome's Omnibox keeps sites that I most frequently visit - and this is good. However, one of my most visited pages has its URL changed, and I want to remove this from the Chrome Omnibox suggestions, ...
34
votes
12answers
55k views
How can I improve font appearance in google chrome?
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On the left is firefox 4, on the right is chrome 12. Is there a way to make chrome render prettier fonts?
The above image was taken on windows xp. Below is another example from windows 7.
34
votes
1answer
2k views
Why is YouTube buffering/loading behavior so horrible in Chrome?
I have been suffering from this for months, possibly even years, and I still don't have the slightest clue about the cause.
Let's say I open a video on YouTube in Chrome, like Jamie Hyneman's ...
32
votes
5answers
17k views
Chrome: remove URL from autocomplete which doesn't show up in history?
I accidentally visited gist.gihub.com (note the missing t), and now that URL auto completes each time I start typing gist.…. How can I remove this URL?
I've tried removing it from my history, but ...
32
votes
6answers
131k views
How do I disable the warning Chrome gives if a security certificate is not trusted?
I want to know if it's possible to disable the warning you get in Chrome when you try to go to some HTTPS site that doesn't have a trusted certificate.
I have a few sites in my bookmarks that use ...
30
votes
2answers
1k views
Why do some websites show the company name next to the URL?
Some websites show the company name next to the URL (in Chrome) and some don't.
How do I set this up for my website? Is there a reason why or why I wouldn't want to do this?
30
votes
7answers
26k views
Stop PDFs from displaying inside Google Chrome
When I click on a PDF link in Chrome, it opens automatically inside the browser window. How can I get it to download instead and open with an external viewer?
Update:
I implemented djhowell's ...
30
votes
1answer
44k views
Remove auto-complete field entries in Google Chrome
Is there a way to stop the gmail address field (on the login page) from displaying all the gmail addresses that you have ever typed in it?
When logging in with Google Chrome or trying to set up a ...
29
votes
3answers
8k views
Can I disable the cache in Chrome for specific hosts?
I like using Chrome as my everyday browser, as well as for web dev work. I'd like to be able to prevent Chrome from caching anything from localhost (or really, any arbitrary host name) so that I don't ...
28
votes
13answers
36k views
In Google Chrome on Linux, where is the flv if not in /tmp?
I like to keep videos because
I like buffering them and then playing them back-to-back in my media player,
I want to be able to stop/restart my browser without losing all the buffered video, and
...
27
votes
4answers
6k views
Clear cache for specific domain name in chrome
I want to clear the cache for a specific domain name in Chrome. Is there an extension or other method that I can use to do this?
27
votes
2answers
2k views
How to revert Google Chrome context menu back to Windows style
I just right clicked on a text in Google Chrome and found that the total menu structure has changed. This started with version 26.0.1410.*.
It is not just the context menu but all of its context ...
27
votes
5answers
1k views
How to bypass Facebook “Social Reader”-type apps, to view content without installing?
In Facebook, some links to articles or videos appear to be genuine links, but in fact there are leading to some "content viewing" Facebook apps, like "Dailymotion", "The Guardian", or "Yahoo!". Those ...
26
votes
6answers
17k views
How to pin a website to the Windows 8 Start screen without Internet Explorer as default browser?
I'm not sure if I like the whole idea of Start screen yet, but I would find it more useful with Stack Overflow as a tile in the group.
Is there a way to add the Stack Exchange sites to this screen ...
26
votes
5answers
10k views
Backing up Google Chrome
Having recently switched to Google Chrome, I was wondering what files and directories I should be including in my backups to make sure that bookmarks and history are included. Along the same lines, ...
26
votes
1answer
72k views
What is 1e100.net and why do I have TCP ports open to it?
I see my PC has TCP connections open to 1e100.net. Looking at the content this seems to be a Chinese site and I immediately feared the worst re viruses/malware. Then I checked the whois record and ...
26
votes
3answers
13k views
Make Google Chrome “Application” Windows Use High-Quality Icons in Windows 7
Whenever I use Google Chrome's "Create Application" shortcut (which I heavily use, and recommend), the icons shown on the Windows 7 taskbar are really blurry, probably the result of the 16x16 favicon ...
25
votes
2answers
7k views
How do I turn off the click sound when closing a tab in chrome?
Every time I close a tab in Chrome, it makes a click sound. How do I turn off that sound?
I reported that issue back in Oct 2010. The problem doesn't appear on all clients and the reason is still ...
23
votes
6answers
28k views
Google Chrome Plugin for JSON Reading
Is there a Chrome plugin that renders JSON files in Chrome? Currently Chrome just tries to download them, and that's kind of boring.
22
votes
7answers
9k views
Search bookmarks in Google Chrome address bar
I simply want to search through the bookmarks in Google Chrome as I type in the address bar. I don't want to have to type the full URL just to hit a site already stored in my bookmarks.
Google Chrome ...
22
votes
5answers
30k views
Google Chrome pinned to Windows 7 taskbar not opening under pinned icon
I have both Google Chrome and Eclipse pinned to my taskbar in Windows 7 64-Bit. However, when I launch these programs, they don't appear to open under the pinned taskbar icon
Eclipse behaves ...
22
votes
3answers
15k views
Force Chrome to sync bookmarks?
I've been using Chrome's built in bookmark sync which seems to work well.
Is there a way to force Chrome to do the sync as opposed to waiting for the alloted 'sync time'?
Update: Seems to sync ...
22
votes
2answers
34k views
How do I view and edit Cookies in Google Chrome?
I wish to view and edit the cookies of my google chrome. Can anyone suggest to me a way to do it?
21
votes
2answers
27k views
Where does Google Chrome for Linux store user specific data?
Where does Google Chrome for Linux store user specific data such as bookmarks ?
I can't find a .chrome or .google directory under my home directory, any other directory I should look at ?
20
votes
3answers
30k views
Where can I get Chromium binaries?
I want to have Chromium on my Windows machine, but I find only instructions how to make it from sources on official site.
Are there any official pre-built binaries?
19
votes
6answers
20k views
Removing past searches from Google Chrome's omnibar
One time I searched for Orange Juice in Chrome's Omnibar. Now, every time I start typing Orange, I get the search suggestion:
How do I get Chrome to stop offering me this search suggestion? If I ...
19
votes
2answers
820 views
Is there a browser add-on to filter Google search results?
Is there a way to block specific sites from appearing in Google search? I'm looking for a browser add-on (preferably Google Chrome) - I don't want to create custom search engines or what-not.
...
19
votes
5answers
31k views
How to sync bookmarks across Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox bookmarks?
How to sync bookmarks across Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox bookmarks?
As I, currently, understand, Google Chrome puts bookmarks seperatly from Google Bookmarks, which is accessible in Firefox by ...
19
votes
5answers
15k views
How to make Google Chrome search using google.com rather than google.com.hk? [closed]
I don't know how Google determines my location; it automatically switches to use google.com.hk. Both google.cn and google.com.hk are inaccessible to me in China, so I want to ensure I always use ...
18
votes
6answers
29k views
How to remove an entry from Chrome's Remembered URLs from the url bar?
I've got a url in Chrome "local.mysite.com" that autopopulates when I start typing "local.my" into the URL bar.
Note that this URL DOES NOT EXIST in my browser history (at ...
