Chrome Bookmarks

[revilo]

Afternoon all,

 

We use roaming profiles, but don't redirect AppData due to performance issues, and the issue we're having is that Chrome stores all its data in AppData. When we did redirect AppData, the Chrome folder used to get pretty big, which was one of the few reasons why we stopped it.

 

In this however, is the bookmarks. Now if a user moves between PCs, their bookmarks don't go with them. Is there a way to store bookmarks in the 'Favourites' folder for example? I've had a look at the Chrome GPO's and can't see anything obvious apart from 'Set user data directory' - which would put all the Chrome data in their profile, which could get huge again. Also it gives you a warning about performance of using a network share if this is enabled. Anyone had any experience with this??

 

Thanks

[azureusnation]

Its a bit clunky but its an idea so don't bash it till you've tried it.

 

Setup a logon and logoff script to move the bookmark files from their home drive to their app data:

 

appdata\local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks

[Arthur]

the issue we're having is that Chrome stores all its data in AppData.

What you could do is leave Chrome's user data directory where it is by default (in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data) and then configure the two group policies below to create a separate special Chrome profile that can be stored in their home directory on the network.

 

Set the roaming profile directory = ${documents}\Chrome

Enable the creation of roaming copies of Google Chrome profile data = Enabled

 

See the following links for more details (inc. known issues)...

 

• www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-10/196648-how-save-chrome-bookmarks-local-profiles-rather-than-roaming.html#post1680859
  
• https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7349337?hl=en
  

[revilo]

Arthur... you're a genius. It now redirects all the useful things without saving all the cached data to their profile. Thank you!

[Jobos]

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I've been trying to get the saving of Chromes bookmarks to the users home directory working but not getting very far and can't see where I'm going wrong.

 

I've setup a test user and applied the user policies

 

Enable the creation of roaming copies of Google Chrome profile data = Enabled
Set the roaming profile directory = N:\Chrome

 

GP has made the chrome directory.

 

I've refreshed the users policies, logged on and off and opened Chrome several times but there's nothing in the users Chrome directory. Where as I going wrong?

 

Edit: Fixed. On checking the policy more closely I found a typo on the profile location.

Edited October 30, 2019 by Jobos