How to fix 'Your Profile Cannot Be Opened" Google Chrome Error in Windows OS

I had this error for the past few days, found out the Chrome folder was corrupted. I deleted the profiles,uninstalled and re-installed the Chrome, and tried few other techniques, none of them worked except for the following method worked.

• Go to Start menu C:\Users\(Username)\AppData\Local\Google\  (for Windows) (replace the above username with yours without the brackets) 
• Delete the "Chrome" folder or move the "Chrome" folder to another place.
• Uninstall the Chrome app and reinstall Chrome browser again.

Your new Chrome browser will start without an error, you've to re-login and create new profiles. This seems to be the only way for now. I tried different methods, finally this worked. 

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How to fix Google Chrome Browser error 'Download was not a CRX'

I recently started a new user account in Google Chrome browser and tried to add extensions from Chrome Store but it was showing the below error "Download was not a CRX" whenever I tried to install the extension.



Thankfully there is a solution or solutions for this error. Like the article says you can fix this error via two methods, one by logging on to your Google account and then installing the extension or extensions and the second solution is by opening the extension in "incognito" mode and installing it from there. 

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Save Images, Links with 'Save to Google Drive' Chrome Extension

With this new "Save to Google Drive" extension, we can now save images, links directly in Google Drive. It is similar to "Pocket (formerly Read It Later)" but instead of storing in Pocket website, it saves in our Google Drive account.

This extension allow you to save web content directly to Google Drive through a browser action or context menu. You can save documents, images, and HTML5 audio and video all by right clicking and selecting 'Save to Google Drive'. You can save the currently viewed page using the 'Save to Google Drive' browser action. The format of saved HTML pages can be controlled with the options page (Choice of Entire image (default), Visible image, Raw HTML, MHTML, or Google Doc). You can automatically convert Microsoft Office files or comma separated files to Google docs format.

With "Save to Google Drive" extension we can save in two ways, with right-click you can save the image as shown above and by clicking the extension button installed in the menu bar we can save links. Go to chrome://extensions/ and open the options of this extension to choose what format you want to save the article, in image format or in HTML version as shown below). We can also save audio and video files with this extension.

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How to Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome

One of my friends asked me this question, so I am posting this here. There is no File open button in Chrome browser to open a file or a folder in your Windows PC computer. But, there are alternatives to do that function, you can use either of the following methods:

1. Just press the CTRL and the O keys “CTRL + O” shortcut and choose the file you would like to open in Chrome browser.
2. Type “file:///C:/” or just the letter of the drive “C:” in the URL bar as shown below:

For Mac computers use the following command (press command and letter O keys together): 

“Press ⌘-O, then select file” 

For Linux computers, the shortcut (CTRL + O) is the same as for Windows computers.


For more Google Chrome browser shortcuts, click here.

Image and tip via Seoprinciple.com.

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How to browse the web with voice activation feature 'Sonar' using Dolphin Browser HD Android App

After you install the Dolphin Browser, hold the gesture button at the bottom left of the screen, you will see two options, the gesture button and a microphone button, choose the microphone one to activate the voice activation feature named "Sonar" in Dolphin HD browser. You don't need an add-on for the Dolphin Browser to use the voice feature, just update it to the latest version.

It recognizes stuff like website and movie names.

Sonar – Dolphin listens and lets you use your voice to search on the Internet, share on your favorite social networks, bookmark your favorite website, navigate and more.

Dolphin is available in iOS also but this Sonar feature is not available there. (For iPad http://goo.gl/8y3Hg and for iPhones http://goo.gl/ouP7d)

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Chrome Browser Beta for Android Launched

It has been a long wait for Google Chrome browser to become available for Android OS, but I think it is worth the wait. With this new Chrome for Android Beta, you can browse and use your favorite apps, bookmarks, seamlessly across a wide variety of platforms. With Chrome for Android Beta, you can search from the URL bar just like regular Chrome browser. There is also incognito mode to browse safely.

Please note the Beta version only works for Android OS 4.0 version or higher, so others have to wait until Google makes it available for all versions.

The Beta version is also available for non-US users in countries listed here.

If it is not compatible with your Android phones or Tablets, then you can use Dolphin HD Browser which does a great job as well.

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How to Fix Flash Problems in Chrome Browser?

If you have Chrome browser freezing from time to time, then check this article or do the following, which is the same but there is an additional step you have to do if you use multiple Google Chrome profiles:

First, check the flash settings by typing Chrome://Plugins in a new tab. Then click "Details" under the "Flash" setting.



Once you type that in a new tab, you will see the above picture. Disable the flash program installed by Chrome (will be stored in Chrome folder) and Enable the flash program installed by the Windows (The picture shows that Windows' flash program is enabled and the grey shade shows the Chrome's Flash is disabled). Restart the browser.

Note: If you have multiple profiles enabled, then you should do this adjustment in each of the profiles otherwise the flash program will still freeze whenever you open the other profile.

This is a good fix, but please see you may still see the browser freezing in the future because of the buggy flash program itself, till then you can browse in Chrome without any worries.

If you have another alternative please leave it in the comments.

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