Google Chrome: delete old versions

Free up disk space by deleting unused Google Chrome version history

For OS-X | For Windows

Note: you may need to show hidden files. use CMD + Shift + . (period)

  1. Use finder to open /Applications
  2. Right-click Google Chrome --> Show package contents
  3. Go to Contents
    1. Under Versions you can delete anything that is not the latest version
      1. Sort by date and delete all but the latest version
        OR
        Start Google Chrome and use Chrome-->About Google Chrome to find your current version, then proceed to delete all others
    2. Under Frameworks --> Google Chrome Framework.framework--> Versions
      you can use the "Current" alias to locate the current version - you can delete everything else.

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