Can't find the Google Chrome User Data Directory in Mac OSX Lion

I need to increase the font in my Inspect Element window in Chrome.

I found a tutorial on how to do it: http://k20e.com/blog/2011/08/18/how-to-set-the-chrome-console-font/.

According to the Chrome website, the User Data directory should be ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default, but I don't see "Google" under "Application Support".

Does anyone know where else the User Data directory could be?

My Chrome is up to date (version 23.0.1271.101). Running on OS X 10.7.4 Lion.

Nelu

Posted 2012-12-21T19:42:08.827

Reputation: 465

3Are you aware that ~ means /Users/<username>? – William Jackson – 2012-12-21T19:49:52.800

1I didn't know that. Thank you! However, I don't see a "Library" folder inside my user folder. – Nelu – 2012-12-21T19:56:56.360

3@johnym That's because it's hidden by default on OS X 10.7 and up. – Daniel Beck – 2012-12-21T20:21:37.657

Answers

Home/Library is a hidden folder on recent (10.7+) releases of OSX.

To get to the correct folder, do this:

Open a new Finder window
Press CommandShiftG
Type in ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default

You are now in your profile directory. Click on the directory named User StyleSheets, and edit Custom.css to your heart's content!

neersighted

Posted 2012-12-21T19:42:08.827

Reputation: 1 206

Going to try converting @William-Jackson's comment into an answer.

Are you looking at: /Library/Application Support?
Or, are you looking at: /Users/*johnym*/Library/Application Support/Google.....?

The second one is where you should be able to find the user data directory.

D. Woods

Posted 2012-12-21T19:42:08.827

Reputation: 166

Thanks! As I responded to @William-Jackson, I do not have a "Library" folder inside my user folder. – Nelu – 2012-12-21T20:05:06.750

I just ran into a similar problem. I know this is an old question, but for anyone finding it in the future, the answer to "I don't see a Library folder in my username folder" is probably "OSX hid it". (You can see the folder is a paler blue than normal viewable directories in my second screenshot in my question, Chrome User Data: where, aside from Library, might it be?)

You have to reveal hidden files to see the Library directory to get to the rest of the Chrome data you need. I did that permanently (I think) using the directions popped up in a Google search:

The long way to show hidden Mac OS X files is as follows:

Open Terminal found in Finder > Applications > Utilities.

In Terminal, paste the following:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Press return.

Hold the 'Option/alt' key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch.

Mad Bernard

Posted 2012-12-21T19:42:08.827

Reputation: 31

1I believe the shortcut for this is Shift + Cmd + . – Steve Gore – 2017-08-19T12:54:12.230