How to Backup/Export and Restore Chrome Browsing History and Cookies

How do I backup and export Google Chrome history and cookies? How do I import historical data into Chrome?

Sometimes, browser cookies, history, or bookmarks can take up some storage space on your PC and slow down your browsing. As a result, important browsing history, cookies, or bookmarks may be lost accidentally. This article will guide you to back up and export your Chrome history, cookies, or bookmarks effectively and restore them to your browser.

There are three options, which can be judged on the basis of their costs, effectiveness, and duration.

3 Ways to Backup Your Chrome Browsing History or Export Your Chrome Cookies

Try out the three methods below to safely back up your Chrome browsing history or export your cookies.

Method 1: Three Steps to Backup and Export Chrome History/Cookies

Looking for an easy way to back up your Google Chrome browsing history and cookies on your computer? The powerful Todo Backup backup and recovery software can meet all your needs.

It also lets you backup your personal files, individual hard-disk partitions, or your entire Windows system with one click. Just download it, go through a wizard, and you've got your stuff insured.

Tap “Create Backup,” then select “App Data” to begin backing up your Chrome data.

Then tap “App Data” to back up your game.

**Step 2:** Click “Back up your data,” then select **Chrome.** Check “Browsing history,” “Bookmarks,” “Passwords,” “Extensions,” and “Cookies.” Hit “Save.”

Then click “Backup Chrome Data” .

**Step 3:** Next, you'll need to choose a location to save your important Chrome files; these can be stored on an internal or external hard drive, but we strongly recommend uploading them to a secure offsite location such as iCloud or another cloud-based storage service.

Choose the location to save your game data backup

How to Backup Chrome Settings Without Syncing

This tutorial will guide you through backing up your Chrome settings without using the sync feature.

The second is to manually back up and export your Chrome browsing history and cookies.

1. **Step 1:** Type `%appdata%` into the search bar and hit Enter; 2. **Step 2:** Open the `AppData` folder, then click on `Local`, next click on `Google`, and after that, click on `Chrome`; 3. **Step 3:** Head to `User Data`, open the `Default` folder, find `Cookies`, and copy it to a secure spot.

The third way: Use a Chrome extension to export your browsing history, bookmarks, and cookies as JSON, CSV, or XLS files.

Another option is to install the History/Bookmarks Export extension in Google Chrome, which exports your browsing history, cookies, and bookmarks as a JSON file that you can easily convert to CSV, XLS, or XLSX format.

1. Export your browsing history, bookmarks, and even cookies as a JSON file.
2. Click the "Chrome History.json" or "Chrome Bookmarks.json" button to download a JSON file containing your Chrome browsing history or cookies.

Export your history, bookmarks, and cookies from Chrome.

Check that, and then look at the online JSON-to-XLS/CSV converter page.

How to Automatically Backup Your Chrome History and Cookies

Tired of doing it manually every time you add a bookmark or want to back up your Chrome history/cookies? Let the Tools Backup software assist you! You can easily set up a schedule to automatically back up your Chrome history, cookies, or bookmarks at specific intervals with minimal effort.

There, choose Options > Backup Plans and specify how often you want automatic backups to occur (daily, weekly, monthly, or on a specific event).

How to Export and Import History and Cookies in Chrome

Restoring your browsing history and cookies in Chrome is just as easy:

1. Launch Todo Backup and click on "Browse Recovery"; 2. Select "Chrome History/Cookies Backup File" and then click "Next"; 3. Click on "Specify Recovery Location", set the path where you want to restore your Chrome history or cookies, and then click "Continue"; 4. To transfer the backed-up cookies to your new computer, follow these steps: a. On your old computer, locate the saved cookies backup file (usually in the Todo Backup's recovery folder). b. Copy this file to the corresponding location on your new computer, for example: C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cookies, or you can choose a custom folder. c. If using Windows 10, you might need to find the `Cookies` folder within the "User Files" directory, located at AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default. d. Replace the existing `Cookies` folder on your new computer with the copied one. 5. After completing these steps, restart your new computer. Chrome should automatically load your history and cookies without requiring you to log in again. 6. If needed, you can also sync other Chrome settings like bookmarks, extensions, etc. On your new computer, open Chrome, go to Settings > Accounts > Google, and click "Add Account" to import your old account information.

1. Type "%appdata%" in the search box and press Enter; 2. Navigate to the "AppData" folder > Click on "Local" > Click on "Google," and then select "Chrome"; 3. Locate the "User Data" folder, and then enter the "Default" folder; 4. Find the "Cookies" file and replace it with the backup you made earlier.

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How do I restore cookies and browsing history in Google Chrome?

There are a few ways to restore cookies and browsing history in Chrome. Go into “Advanced” settings and click on “Cookies and other site data.” From there, you can choose “See all cookies and site data,” which will show you everything that's been stored on your computer in that regard.

How do I export and import cookies in Chrome?

There's an extension you can download to export your Chrome browsing history to a CSV file.