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How do I prevent a specific extension from auto-updating itself?

(The old and now-locked answer "How to disable Google Chrome extension autoupdate" does not work anymore)

  • Does this answer your question? [How to disable Google Chrome extension autoupdate](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27657617/how-to-disable-google-chrome-extension-autoupdate) – Alejandro Garcia Aug 26 '20 at 20:11

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  1. Find the folder it is in. e.g. click the chrome 3-dots, then "more tools" => "Extensions", and long gibberish code it gives, then search your disk for that folder name in your file system.
  2. Copy that folder to a different place on your hard drive (e.g. click on the folder, then Ctrl-C, then open your "Documents" folder, then Ctrl-V
  3. Uninstall the extension. You need to get rid of the one that will auto-update first.
  4. Load the version you copied: e.g. click the chrome 3-dots, then "more tools" => "Extensions" and click the "load unpacked" button.
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    e.g.: dir \pnlccmojcmeohlpggmfnbbiapasdliob /s/w/a works on windows to find roboform –  Jul 09 '20 at 08:09
  • Your Q&A belongs to SuperUser, not StackOverflow... – Déjà vu Jul 09 '20 at 08:10
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    Sorry - I wasn't aware of the changes - I just posted to the same place as the original out-of-date (now locked) location https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27657617/how-to-disable-google-chrome-extension-autoupdate –  Jul 09 '20 at 09:44
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    Uh... so you're knowingly posting a duplicate? – Déjà vu Jul 09 '20 at 12:52
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    If you consider a new answer that works in 2020 a "duplicate" of a broken answer on a locked post from years ago that no longer works, then yes - I'm posting a duplicate. If there's a way to un-lock the old post and update the answer - go ahead - I couldn't work that out. –  Jul 09 '20 at 23:55
  • This solution doesn't work anymore, or at least not for me. – Alejandro Garcia Aug 26 '20 at 20:12
  • The [question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27657617/how-to-disable-google-chrome-extension-autoupdate) you linked is now unlocked. – Alejandro Garcia Aug 26 '20 at 20:13