
Open manifest.json in %localappdata%\Google\Chrome\User Data\OriginTrials\1.0.0.7 This is caused by Origins Trials Component version 1.0.0.7.

Step 1:Ĭheck to see if you might still have it in your Recycle Bin, if so, you can try and restore this back to it's original place after either:Ī) Copying your "User Data" onto your Desktop, just put it in a Folder, name it what ever you want (I use Test/Temporary for folders like this) just in case this fix does not work. ****If you're anyone that has deleted your "User Data" folder(Under %APPDATA%\Local), start at Step 1, otherwise, Jump to Step 2. This is not my fix, it was posted on another post under this same Subreddit. Hey, I just came across this problem on a customers computer and wanted to share what I found to fix the issue, avoiding losing any potential passwords that have been saved. extensions or cookies, but I'm not sure where the original issue is located, so it might bring back the crashes - at your own risk then! This could probably also work for other stuff you wanna keep - i.e. Hope this helps, and a big thanks to u/TremlinGrendel! It fixed my issue. This should give you back your old bookmarks (if you, like me, have about 7000 bookmarks you would hate to lose)


Hijacking this brilliant comment to say: there's a way to KEEP BOOKMARKS if you haven't synced your google account in a while.
