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AFAIK Google Chrome uses an SQLite file to save cookies. I've tried to locate this file under my Windows 7 but couldn't locate it.

I've found one file only, under C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default, but it didn't have SQLite extension, and even when I even tried to open it using an SQLite browser, it didn't recognize the file.

I know I can see those cookies from Chrome settings section, but I am trying to read the cookies file content through my Delphi project, so I will appreciate it so much if anyone can please help me by telling me where I can find Google Chrome cookies SQLite file or how I can read Google Chrome cookies file.

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    Try the `c:\Users\\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cookies` file. –  Aug 08 '12 at 21:43
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    This is not a programming question; I've voted to move it to Super User. – Rob Kennedy Aug 08 '12 at 21:44
  • @TLama Please check my question, I've noted there that I've already tried the cookies file under this path and it is of no use –  Aug 08 '12 at 23:42

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We already have Mac OS X and Windows here, so I'll just add Linux for the benefit of web searchers.

You can find the cookies database at

~/.config/google-chrome/Default/

If you can find it there, I'll have you know that the ~/.config/ part comes from where you or your distribution have set the variable $XDG_CONFIG_HOME to point at.

Freedesktop.org, the standards body for this specification, recommends ~/.config/ to be the default and that's what distros follow.

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You can find a solution on SuperUser :

Chrome cookies folder in Windows 7

C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\

You'll need a program like SQLite Database Browser to read it.

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  • I've noted in my question that I've already tried this path before and there is no SQLite DB under it –  Aug 08 '12 at 23:43
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    Apologies, it seems that my confusion was due to using FireFox SQLite extension which didn't open files unless they have SQLite... I've tried use http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlitebrowser/ and it opened the file :) Thanks for your help –  Aug 08 '12 at 23:53
  • Note: If you have multiple Chrome profiles, that last folder ("Default") is your profile name, which can be found by typing "chrome://version" in browser and looking at last part of Profile Path. – SAL Feb 14 '19 at 22:43
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For anyone who needs this on Mac OS X, the file is located at ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Cookies

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To access Google Chrome cookies, in order to remove a specific one:

  • Click the button (3 horizontal bars, upper right of browser) to customize and control Google Chrome.
  • Select 'Settings'
  • scroll to bottom and select 'Show Advanced Settings...'
  • Under Privacy' click the 'Content Settings' button
  • Under 'Cookies' click the 'All cookies and site data...' button

This shows you a list of all site cookies, by site name.

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