Location of Google Chrome history
Windows
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache
macOS
/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default
/Users/<username>/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome/Default/Cache
Linux
/home/<username>/.config/google-chrome/Default
/home/<username>/.cache/google-chrome/Default/Cache
Format of Google Chrome history
Bookmarks
Chrome Bookmarks are stored in the '
Bookmarks' JSON file.
Browser Settings
Chrome Browser Settings are stored in the '
Preferences' JSON file.
Cache
Chrome Cache is stored using an Index file ('
index'), a number of Data Block files ('
data_#'), and a number of separate data files ('
f_######').
Cookies
Chrome Cookies are stored in the '
Cookies' SQLite database (located in the
Network folder), within the '
cookies' table.
Downloads
Chrome Downloads are stored in the '
History' SQLite database, within the '
downloads' and '
downloads_url_chains' tables.
Favicons
Chrome Favicons are stored in the '
Favicons' SQLite database, within the '
favicons', '
favicon_bitmaps' and '
icon_mapping' tables. Older versions of Chrome stored Favicons in a '
Thumbnails' SQLite database, within the '
favicons' table.
Form History
Chrome Form History is stored in the '
Web Data' SQLite database, within the '
autofill' table. Older versions of Chrome stored associated dates within an '
autofill_dates' table.
Logins
Chrome Logins are stored in the '
Login Data' SQLite database, within the '
logins' table. Older versions of Chrome stored Logins in the '
Web Data' SQLite database.
Searches
Chrome Searches are stored in the '
History' SQLite database, within the '
keyword_search_terms' table. Associated URL information is stored within the '
urls' table.
Session Data
Chrome Session Data is stored in the '
Sessions' folder within the '
Session' and '
Tabs' files.
Site Settings
Chrome Site Settings are stored in the '
Preferences' JSON file.
Thumbnails
Chrome Thumbnails are stored in the '
Top Sites' SQLite database, within the '
thumbnails' table. Older versions of Chrome stored Thumbnails in a '
Thumbnails' SQLite database, within the '
thumbnails' table.
Website Visits
Chrome Website Visits are stored in the '
History' SQLite database, within the '
visits' table. Associated URL information is stored within the '
urls' table. Older versions of Chrome stored archived Website Visits in a separate '
Archived History' SQLite database, within the '
visits' table.