Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) Google Chrome

[Pim Van De Vis]

sharing the config file for Google Chrome

Based on Google Chrome browser for enterprise
https://chromeenterprise.google/browser/download/

[IncludeRegistryTrees]
HKCU\Software\Google

[IncludeFiles]
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\First Run
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
<AppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\profile.pb

[IncludeFolderTrees]
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default

[ExcludeFolderTrees]
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache

 

Google Chrome.zip

Google Chrome.ico

[John Twilley]

Adding my notes..

# Based on this support article, to make Google Chrome work with roaming user profiles:
# https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7349337
# The roaming user profile contains information such as bookmarks, autofill data, passwords, per-computer browsing history, browser preferences, and installed extensions.

** Set a Registry policy in DEM to create the user's profile.pb **
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome]
"SyncDisabled"=dword:00000000
"RoamingProfileSupportEnabled"=dword:00000001

[itaut]

Instead of roaming the whole /default folder (with a few exclusions), which can become quite large - only including these items does exactly the same and only takes up er few kb's.

[IncludeFiles]
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cookies
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Favicons
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Google Profile Picture.png
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Google Profile.ico
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Visited
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Links
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Data
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Shortcuts
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\First Run
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Visited Links

 

The above is used in our VDI env, in conjunction with the roaming.pb file.

Edited July 8 by itaut

[casperinmd]

I like the cleaner approach itaut, but I don't see the need for the roaming.pb.

I understood this file purpose was to take for instance, the local copy of data and merge the bookmark/history etc into a single roaming.pb file, which is what you would need to capture with DEM or roaming profiles.

But since you are calling the files separetly in the DEM include config, it's not needed. At least for me, I don't use it and all custom settings comes with DEM.

[Victor León]

Hello, 

I had to include the below entry to the [ExcludeFolderTrees]  as the Google Chrome profile was becoming large.  

 <LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\WebStorage

[ap_work]

I am seeing the below large folders, and decided to exclude them:

<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\old_Cache_000

<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\component_crx_cache

I am also seeing the below path growing, is anyone seeing this?

<LocalAppData>\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\File System\017

[itaut]

On 8/8/2024 at 5:36 PM, casperinmd said:

I like the cleaner approach itaut, but I don't see the need for the roaming.pb.

I understood this file purpose was to take for instance, the local copy of data and merge the bookmark/history etc into a single roaming.pb file, which is what you would need to capture with DEM or roaming profiles.

But since you are calling the files separetly in the DEM include config, it's not needed. At least for me, I don't use it and all custom settings comes with DEM.

Passwords isn't synced without roaming.pb - we don't use google sync.