Dodgy Chrome extensions manage to find their way into the Chrome Web Store, as they may seem harmless at first sight but are just after your browsing and private data. The issue with certain third party Chrome extensions lies not just in the fact that they may be resource hoggers slowing down your Chrome experience.

all that junk data), don’t worry: run a deep system scan to remove those pesky unwanted remains of previously deleted extensions with a single click. Some optimizers include antivirus as well, which can automatically detect a malicious extension and either stop you from installing it or suggest that you should remove said item as soon as possible. This way you don’t have to look anything up by yourself, and can decide which add-ons should be spared, reset, disabled, or removed completely. Option 2: Using a Mac OptimizerĪ better and more convenient method of dealing with unwanted Chrome extensions is using Mac optimization software like CleanMyMac, which can detect all extensions, plug-ins and widgets in your Mac (and not only for Chrome). But this is a tedious process, especially if your browser is synced, meaning that you have to perform all of the above on each device that has Chrome installed. However you should note that you’ll need to know the extension’s ID of the add-on you’d like to remove to know which folder to delete, and this ID code can only be seen in Chrome’s Developer Mode. To find these files, follow the path /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default and delete any unwanted folders.

Additionally you’ll need to deal with leftover files even after you have finished the uninstall, since extensions are saved to Google’s directory as well. With that said, don’t forget that sometimes the trash icon won’t appear next to the add-on, and therefore requires the aid of an uninstaller.

Extension Removal in Chrome's Developer Mode

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