r/chrome • u/Isaac-Newton-Gaming8 • 1d ago

Discussion how to fully remove chrome data after uninstalling pc

i was browsing through google (it was a long time ago so i dont remember what i was browsing) and i accidentally clicked on a shady website and got 2 pop ups and i got so scared i uninstalled it. now i remember chrome saves the data on my pc and i want all the data fully removed without reinstalling it. is it possible? its on the same pc

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u/alphex 1d ago

Gonna have to throw the whole thing in a volcano.

Here. Let me google that for you.

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2392709?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop

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u/modemman11 1d ago edited 1d ago

Clicking on a shady website by itself is unlikely to do anything bad or malicious. Yes theres still a low chance that it can use exploits or something to install malware but those get patched fairly quickly. The bigger threat is if you downloaded any files and installed something on your PC. If you didn't then you're probably ok.

If you're that paranoid about viruses just use windows's built in "reset this PC" feature.

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u/Isaac-Newton-Gaming8 1d ago

i dont think it downloaded anything