How to Remove Old Chrome Updates To Gain Space

Google Chrome receives an update on a regular basis but when it updates it doesn't remove the Old_Chrome.exe files therefore these files build up over time and each old version can take upto 80MB to 100MB of space which is quite a lot of space when you think about it and can be utilized in other ways. Removing these outdated chrome files is safe and easy to do, in fact there are a couple of way to do it

Option A.

1st option is to remove the Old_Chrome.exe files manually.

So, firstly you need to show all hidden files and folders and to do this go to Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > View Tab and then locate 'Show hidden files, folders and drives' and select it then Hit Apply.

Then in the Address Bar at the top of the Explorer Window type in the following and then Hit Enter;

For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username here\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application

For Windows Vista/Windows 7: C:\Users\username here\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application

Now I have already removed the Old.Chrome.exe file so you won't see it in my image above, but all you look for is just that 'Old_Chrome.exe' then simply delete it.
Quote :Do not Delete anything other than Old_Chrome.exe

Option B.

Remove the Old_Chrome.exe files with the help of an application called OldChromeRemover

When you run OldChromeRemover Run as Administrator, you do not need to install this small application as it is portable based. You will see as I mentioned before I had already removed my Old_Chrome.exe files so it won't show up here either. But if you have Old_Chrome.exe files it will show you the full path and of how many outdated files that you have. You then type in Y and Hit Enter to Remove them completely and safely.

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How to Block Domain in Chrome Using Supervised User Account

Chrome is one of the best browsers ever. In this post let us see how to prevent your kid from  browsing unwanted sites. These are some of the few steps for parental control.  It will help you to prevent your kid from accessing unwanted sites using Chrome Supervised user account. To know what is supervised account you can visit Here.

The steps are very easy. Please make sure that you have signed in to Chrome before starting the whole trick.

1. Click the    chrome menu and  select setting .

2. Right at the 5th option you will find the Users tab. Select a picture and a name for the supervised account.

 3. Now open chrome using the new user account and go Here. This will take you to the sign in page where you will have to login with your chrome user id ( the one that you signed up with chrome). This will take you to the Dashboard.

3. Now go for “manage” and enter the domain that you want to block and give Ok . Now we have block it.

4. Now who ever visits the blocked site will be greeted with and error message as shown below.

That’s all ! We have blocked the website successfully. Hope the post was very helpful. In Next post we see  How block Websites using OpenDNS, So stay tuned........ :)

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