![]() ![]() Updating is a cumbersome manual procedure and Chrome gets revised too often for me to maintain it manually, even on one computer. Yet, I live this folly with Chrome because the version from does not automatically self-update. It's folly to depend on software that you can't back up. Instead I care that they can be backed up, in their entirety, just by copying a folder. I actually care very little about the portable nature of portable apps. This is why I avoid legacy Windows applications whenever possible and opt for portable software instead (my favorite source is ). When they are installed, Windows apps put files in any folders they please and then they update the black box that is the Registry willy nilly. Sure, you can backup files and partitions, but the design choices Microsoft made back in the old days result in our not being able to back up applications. Windows, being designed back when Fred Flintstone was computing, doesn't allow for applications to be backed up. I have been hesitant to do so, out of fear that Google knows too much about me already.Ģ. In Google's defense, Chrome does allow users to backup their bookmarks, extensions and more to Google servers. ![]() Starting from scratch would have been a big loss. That is, it had a huge number of carefully organized bookmarks, not to mention my preferred extensions and theme. For one, Chrome is free, so there is no technical support.īy and large this is a fair trade-off, but at times like this, I would have gladly paid for expert help. ![]() Īs I slowly panicked, I realized that there are two large issues at play here.ġ. After rebooting Windows 7, Chrome would not start up. Yesterday, I had my first serious problem with Chrome. As a Windows user, I prefer Google's Chrome browser because it strikes me as the best browser for Defensive Computing. ![]()
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