Chrome Browser

Clear Cache & Cookies

  1. Click to open the 3-dot menu in the upper-right corner of the window
  2. Select “Delete browsing data…”
  3. Change the “Time Range” to “All time”, tick all the checkboxes, and hit “Clear data”
  4. Close/Quit all browser windows and reopen

Managing Extensions

  1. Click on the extension icon (puzzle piece) to the right of the URL bar
  2. Click “Manage extensions” at the bottom of the list
  3. To temporarily disable extensions for troubleshooting, simply de-select extensions one by one using the slider in the bottom-right corner of each extension to disable it
  4. To permanently remove extensions, simply click on “Remove” at the bottom of each extension

Disabling Unwanted Notifications

  1. Click to open the 3-dot menu in the upper-right corner of the window
  2. Click on “Settings”
  3. Navigate to “Privacy and security” and click on “Site settings”
  4. Under the “Permissions” heading, click on “Notifications”
  5. Under the “Allowed to send notifications” heading, find the site you want to remove, click the 3-dot menu to the right, and select “Remove”

Sign-In & Sync

  1. Open the User Profile window by clicking on the small button in the upper-right corner of the window (either a person icon or your picture)
  2. “Sync Is On” should be present in the User Profile window; if not, continue with next steps
  3. Select “Turn on sync”
    1. Enter your LVUSD email address (If asked whether your account is “Organizational” or “Individual”, select “Organizational”)
    2. Enter your LVUSD email password
    3. When asked “Link your Chrome data to this account?”, select “Link Data”
  4. Select “Ok, Got It” at the next pop-up
  5. You should soon see a “Staff Bookmarks” folder appear on the Bookmarks Bar, and you should be automatically signed-in to any Google apps such as Gmail, Calendar, and Drive
    1. If you’ve signed-in to Chrome on another computer before, wait a few minutes to allow your data to sync including: bookmarks, extensions, saved passwords

Update

  1. Click to open the 3-dot menu in the upper-right corner of the window
  2. Hover over “Help” and click on “About Google Chrome”
  3. Chrome will automatically check for and install available updates
  4. When prompted by the updater, completely close Chrome (Quit on macOS, close all open windows on Windows)