Here’s a full, detailed blog post on the topic, written for a general audience but with technical depth for power users. We’ve all been there: you’re switching to a new computer, setting up a fresh operating system, or trying to recover a lost profile, and you realize—your carefully curated bookmarks are the real treasure. But where does Chrome actually stash that file? And can you copy, back it up, or edit it directly?

~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Bookmarks :

A second file, Bookmarks.bak , is automatically created as a backup. Chrome updates it periodically in case the main file becomes corrupt. : This is not the same as your browsing history or cached pages. It’s a structured list of URLs, folder hierarchies, and metadata. Location by Operating System 1. Windows (10 & 11) Path for the Default profile :