Google Chrome
Google Chrome is Google's web browser for browsing websites, web apps, sync, extensions, and signed-in Google services.
What is Google Chrome?
Google Chrome is a popular web browser developed by Google. On a Mac, people commonly use it to browse the web, run web applications, sign in to Google accounts, sync bookmarks and history, use browser extensions, and store site data for faster access and offline use.
Safety overview
Status: Safe
Chrome is a legitimate, widely used signed application from Google. It may store browsing history, cookies, cached files, downloads metadata, extension data, and account sync information, so removing its data can affect saved sessions, preferences, and local website data.
Recommendation: Keep if you use Chrome for browsing, web apps, or Google account sync. If you no longer use it, removal is usually optional, but review whether you need its profiles, bookmarks, saved passwords, and extension data first.
Common paths
/Applications/Google Chrome.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist
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