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  Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2013-11-10 17:08 -0600
    Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-11-10 17:11 -0600
      Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Laszlo Lebrun <lazlo_lebrun@laszlomail.com> - 2013-11-12 20:57 +0100
    Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-11 01:33 +0000
      Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-10 18:09 -0800
        Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-11 16:26 +0000
      Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2013-11-11 07:15 -0600
        Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-11 07:00 -0800
          Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-11-11 22:26 +0000
        Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk John White <jccw@comcast.net> - 2013-11-11 10:01 -0500
          Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-11-11 07:06 -0800
    Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-11-10 20:45 -0500
    Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2013-11-11 12:27 +0000
      Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-11-11 10:14 -0500
        Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-11 12:08 -0800
          Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-11-11 15:15 -0500
            Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk John White <jccw@comcast.net> - 2013-11-11 16:27 -0500
              Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-11-11 21:51 -0500
            Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-11 18:54 -0800
              Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-11-11 22:02 -0500
                Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2013-11-12 11:05 +0000
                  Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-11-12 19:04 +0100
                    Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-12 23:13 -0500
                      Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-13 03:20 -0500
                        Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-14 00:23 -0500
                          Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-11-15 08:47 +1300
                            Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-11-14 21:18 +0000
                              Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-11-15 17:47 +1300
                                Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-11-15 05:13 +0000
                                  Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-11-15 18:31 +1300
                                  Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-11-15 09:59 -0500
                  Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2013-11-16 21:23 -0800
                    Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-11-16 21:52 -0800
                      Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2013-11-17 07:01 -0600
                        Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-11-17 18:24 -0500
                Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-11-12 19:02 +0100
                  Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-11-12 13:18 -0500
          Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2013-11-12 14:11 +0000
    Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2013-11-11 09:11 -0800
    Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk tommysgotamonkey@googlemail.com - 2014-05-24 16:16 -0700
      Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2014-05-25 10:25 -0500
        Re: Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-05-25 13:23 -0700

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#52111 — Google Chrome takes 6 GB of my hard disk

Dear friends:

Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
hard disk. Is this OK?

I use it very seldom. 

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#52112

On 2013-11-10 23:08:16 +0000, Juan I. Cahis said:

> Dear friends:
> 
> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
> hard disk. Is this OK?
> 
> I use it very seldom.

Something sounds out of whack.  My Google Chrome browser with a few 
Google apps takes up less than 1Gb.
-- 
Lloyd

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#52178

On 11/11/13 12:11 AM, Lloyd E Parsons wrote:
> On 2013-11-10 23:08:16 +0000, Juan I. Cahis said:
>
>> Dear friends:
>>
>> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
>> hard disk. Is this OK?
>>
>> I use it very seldom.
>
> Something sounds out of whack.  My Google Chrome browser with a few
> Google apps takes up less than 1Gb.
That is very few in comparison of what the NSA stores about you ;-)

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#52115

On 2013-11-10, Juan I  Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
> hard disk. Is this OK?

How exactly did you come to the conclusion that it takes 6 GB?

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#52117

In article <beaqfiFpg9cU4@mid.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2013-11-10, Juan I  Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > Dear friends:
> >
> > Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
> > hard disk. Is this OK?
> 
> How exactly did you come to the conclusion that it takes 6 GB?

There are cache files, which I clean out fairly regularly, but that's in 
the Advanced Preferences as well as the Chrome Menu settings.  If you 
don't clear it, I don't know what it does before it cleans things out.

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#52140

On 2013-11-11, Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> In article <beaqfiFpg9cU4@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2013-11-10, Juan I  Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> > Dear friends:
>> >
>> > Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
>> > hard disk. Is this OK?
>> 
>> How exactly did you come to the conclusion that it takes 6 GB?
>
> There are cache files, which I clean out fairly regularly, but that's in 
> the Advanced Preferences as well as the Chrome Menu settings.  If you 
> don't clear it, I don't know what it does before it cleans things out.

Thanks, but I wasn't asking you.

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#52133

Dear Jolly & friends:

Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2013-11-10, Juan I  Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> Dear friends:
>> 
>> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
>> hard disk. Is this OK?
> 
> How exactly did you come to the conclusion that it takes 6 GB?

I opened in Finder the Application folder, and I clicked the Size tab.
Chrome went to the first place with 6 GB. 

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#52134

In article 
<1356273530405868336.020809jiclbchSINBASURA-attglobal.net@news-central.g
iganews.com>,
 Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:

> Dear Jolly & friends:
> 
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> > On 2013-11-10, Juan I  Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >> Dear friends:
> >> 
> >> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
> >> hard disk. Is this OK?
> > 
> > How exactly did you come to the conclusion that it takes 6 GB?
> 
> I opened in Finder the Application folder, and I clicked the Size tab.
> Chrome went to the first place with 6 GB.

OK, then there's a problem with your system.  I'm running Google Chrome 
30.0.1599.101 which is 146,510,624 bytes, according to Get Info.

If I were a paranoid kinda person, I'd start by replacing your copy of 
Google Chrome.  Either it's corrupt or your system got munged or 
something isn't kosher.

If I was really paranoid, I'd reload my entire system, not trusting 
anything.  But I threw out my Aluminum foil hat (tin foil is impossible 
to find these days).

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#52146

In message <vilain-0855B3.07003111112013@news.individual.net> 
  Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> In article 
> <1356273530405868336.020809jiclbchSINBASURA-attglobal.net@news-central.g
> iganews.com>,
>  Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:

>> Dear Jolly & friends:
>> 
>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> > On 2013-11-10, Juan I  Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> >> Dear friends:
>> >> 
>> >> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
>> >> hard disk. Is this OK?
>> > 
>> > How exactly did you come to the conclusion that it takes 6 GB?
>> 
>> I opened in Finder the Application folder, and I clicked the Size tab.
>> Chrome went to the first place with 6 GB.

> OK, then there's a problem with your system.  I'm running Google Chrome 
> 30.0.1599.101 which is 146,510,624 bytes, according to Get Info.

Odd. Mine ius 28.0.1500.72 (Google Chrome is up to date).

It's ~250MB

I have 21.0.1180.67 and 28.0.150.71 in .../Contents/Versions


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#52135

In article 
<1356273530405868336.020809jiclbchSINBASURA-attglobal.net@news-central.g
iganews.com>,
 Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:

> Dear Jolly & friends:
> 
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> > On 2013-11-10, Juan I  Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >> Dear friends:
> >> 
> >> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
> >> hard disk. Is this OK?
> > 
> > How exactly did you come to the conclusion that it takes 6 GB?
> 
> I opened in Finder the Application folder, and I clicked the Size tab.
> Chrome went to the first place with 6 GB.

So use option-click to View Package Contents and see where all the space 
is going. Incidentally, my Google Chrome takes 299 MB.

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#52136

On 2013-11-11 15:01:49 +0000, John White <jccw@comcast.net> said:

> In article
> <1356273530405868336.020809jiclbchSINBASURA-attglobal.net@news-central.g
> iganews.com>,
>  Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> Dear Jolly & friends:
>> 
>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> On 2013-11-10, Juan I  Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> Dear friends:
>>>> 
>>>> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
>>>> hard disk. Is this OK?
>>> 
>>> How exactly did you come to the conclusion that it takes 6 GB?
>> 
>> I opened in Finder the Application folder, and I clicked the Size tab.
>> Chrome went to the first place with 6 GB.
> 
> So use option-click to View Package Contents and see where all the space
> is going. Incidentally, my Google Chrome takes 299 MB.

292.4 MB here.


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#52116

On 2013.11.10, 18:08 , Juan I. Cahis wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
> hard disk. Is this OK?

How did you determine that?

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#52130

Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:

> Dear friends:
> 
> Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
> hard disk. Is this OK?
> 
> I use it very seldom. 

I noticed a similar thing recently. It turns out that when Chrome
updates itself, it also keeps a copy of the previous version. These can
mount up to a large total, but can safely be deleted.

Control-click on Chrome and Open Package Contents. I forget exactly
where the copies are, I think they may be in Contents, Mac OS, with the
name Google Chrome followed by some letters and numbers.
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#52137

In article <1lc621p.1knp57z1afdgouN%dcohenspam@talktalk.net>,
 dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:

> Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> > Dear friends:
> > 
> > Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
> > hard disk. Is this OK?
> > 
> > I use it very seldom. 
> 
> I noticed a similar thing recently. It turns out that when Chrome
> updates itself, it also keeps a copy of the previous version. These can
> mount up to a large total, but can safely be deleted.
> 
> Control-click on Chrome and Open Package Contents. I forget exactly
> where the copies are, I think they may be in Contents, Mac OS, with the
> name Google Chrome followed by some letters and numbers.

Looks like they're in Contents->Versions. I see two folders, the current 
version and the previous version. They each take about 150 MB.  There 
would have to be 40 versions to add up to 6 GB.

If that's what's causing the OP's problem, I wonder why it's not 
deleting older versions when it's auto-updating.

-- 
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Arlington, MA
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#52143

In article <barmar-40CD6A.10140511112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
 Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <1lc621p.1knp57z1afdgouN%dcohenspam@talktalk.net>,
>  dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
> 
> > Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > Dear friends:
> > > 
> > > Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of my
> > > hard disk. Is this OK?
> > > 
> > > I use it very seldom. 
> > 
> > I noticed a similar thing recently. It turns out that when Chrome
> > updates itself, it also keeps a copy of the previous version. These can
> > mount up to a large total, but can safely be deleted.
> > 
> > Control-click on Chrome and Open Package Contents. I forget exactly
> > where the copies are, I think they may be in Contents, Mac OS, with the
> > name Google Chrome followed by some letters and numbers.
> 
> Looks like they're in Contents->Versions. I see two folders, the current 
> version and the previous version. They each take about 150 MB.  There 
> would have to be 40 versions to add up to 6 GB.
> 
> If that's what's causing the OP's problem, I wonder why it's not 
> deleting older versions when it's auto-updating.

That's really weird. After updating, my version goes down to one copy in 
/Applications/Google Chrome/Contents/Versions/.

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#52144

In article <vilain-C9E7DC.12083611112013@news.individual.net>,
 Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:

> In article <barmar-40CD6A.10140511112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
>  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> > In article <1lc621p.1knp57z1afdgouN%dcohenspam@talktalk.net>,
> >  dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
> > 
> > > Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Dear friends:
> > > > 
> > > > Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB of 
> > > > my
> > > > hard disk. Is this OK?
> > > > 
> > > > I use it very seldom. 
> > > 
> > > I noticed a similar thing recently. It turns out that when Chrome
> > > updates itself, it also keeps a copy of the previous version. These can
> > > mount up to a large total, but can safely be deleted.
> > > 
> > > Control-click on Chrome and Open Package Contents. I forget exactly
> > > where the copies are, I think they may be in Contents, Mac OS, with the
> > > name Google Chrome followed by some letters and numbers.
> > 
> > Looks like they're in Contents->Versions. I see two folders, the current 
> > version and the previous version. They each take about 150 MB.  There 
> > would have to be 40 versions to add up to 6 GB.
> > 
> > If that's what's causing the OP's problem, I wonder why it's not 
> > deleting older versions when it's auto-updating.
> 
> That's really weird. After updating, my version goes down to one copy in 
> /Applications/Google Chrome/Contents/Versions/.

I assumed it kept the previous version around to make it easier to undo 
if there's a problem.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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#52145

In article <barmar-EE0DF0.15155911112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
 Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <vilain-C9E7DC.12083611112013@news.individual.net>,
>  Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> 
> > In article <barmar-40CD6A.10140511112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
> >  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <1lc621p.1knp57z1afdgouN%dcohenspam@talktalk.net>,
> > >  dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Dear friends:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB 
> > > > > of 
> > > > > my
> > > > > hard disk. Is this OK?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I use it very seldom. 
> > > > 
> > > > I noticed a similar thing recently. It turns out that when Chrome
> > > > updates itself, it also keeps a copy of the previous version. These can
> > > > mount up to a large total, but can safely be deleted.
> > > > 
> > > > Control-click on Chrome and Open Package Contents. I forget exactly
> > > > where the copies are, I think they may be in Contents, Mac OS, with the
> > > > name Google Chrome followed by some letters and numbers.
> > > 
> > > Looks like they're in Contents->Versions. I see two folders, the current 
> > > version and the previous version. They each take about 150 MB.  There 
> > > would have to be 40 versions to add up to 6 GB.
> > > 
> > > If that's what's causing the OP's problem, I wonder why it's not 
> > > deleting older versions when it's auto-updating.
> > 
> > That's really weird. After updating, my version goes down to one copy in 
> > /Applications/Google Chrome/Contents/Versions/.
> 
> I assumed it kept the previous version around to make it easier to undo 
> if there's a problem.

The difference between its' keeping one or two versions might depend on 
whether you're using the release or beta application. I'm running the 
beta, and have two versions stored (just now it was three, but then it 
did an update and deleted the oldest).

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#52150

In article <jccw-37B72F.16275411112013@mx05.eternal-september.org>,
 John White <jccw@comcast.net> wrote:

> In article <barmar-EE0DF0.15155911112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
>  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> > In article <vilain-C9E7DC.12083611112013@news.individual.net>,
> >  Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <barmar-40CD6A.10140511112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
> > >  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > In article <1lc621p.1knp57z1afdgouN%dcohenspam@talktalk.net>,
> > > >  dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Dear friends:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB 
> > > > > > of 
> > > > > > my
> > > > > > hard disk. Is this OK?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I use it very seldom. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I noticed a similar thing recently. It turns out that when Chrome
> > > > > updates itself, it also keeps a copy of the previous version. These 
> > > > > can
> > > > > mount up to a large total, but can safely be deleted.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Control-click on Chrome and Open Package Contents. I forget exactly
> > > > > where the copies are, I think they may be in Contents, Mac OS, with 
> > > > > the
> > > > > name Google Chrome followed by some letters and numbers.
> > > > 
> > > > Looks like they're in Contents->Versions. I see two folders, the 
> > > > current 
> > > > version and the previous version. They each take about 150 MB.  There 
> > > > would have to be 40 versions to add up to 6 GB.
> > > > 
> > > > If that's what's causing the OP's problem, I wonder why it's not 
> > > > deleting older versions when it's auto-updating.
> > > 
> > > That's really weird. After updating, my version goes down to one copy in 
> > > /Applications/Google Chrome/Contents/Versions/.
> > 
> > I assumed it kept the previous version around to make it easier to undo 
> > if there's a problem.
> 
> The difference between its' keeping one or two versions might depend on 
> whether you're using the release or beta application. I'm running the 
> beta, and have two versions stored (just now it was three, but then it 
> did an update and deleted the oldest).

I was thinking the same thing. I'm also running the Beta, and I have 
31.0.1650.48 and 32.0.1700.6.  The expectation may be that beta testers 
are more likely to need to back out the latest revision.

I just noticed that these are not the same as the two versions I saw 
when I posted earlier. 31.0.1650.48 is what I'm running, and earlier it 
was the higher version, now it's the lower version. And what do you 
know, About Chrome says "Nearly up-to-date! Relaunch Google Chrome to 
finish updating."

After I relaunched, both versions are still there.

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#52151

In article <barmar-EE0DF0.15155911112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
 Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <vilain-C9E7DC.12083611112013@news.individual.net>,
>  Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> 
> > In article <barmar-40CD6A.10140511112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
> >  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <1lc621p.1knp57z1afdgouN%dcohenspam@talktalk.net>,
> > >  dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Dear friends:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB 
> > > > > of 
> > > > > my
> > > > > hard disk. Is this OK?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I use it very seldom. 
> > > > 
> > > > I noticed a similar thing recently. It turns out that when Chrome
> > > > updates itself, it also keeps a copy of the previous version. These can
> > > > mount up to a large total, but can safely be deleted.
> > > > 
> > > > Control-click on Chrome and Open Package Contents. I forget exactly
> > > > where the copies are, I think they may be in Contents, Mac OS, with the
> > > > name Google Chrome followed by some letters and numbers.
> > > 
> > > Looks like they're in Contents->Versions. I see two folders, the current 
> > > version and the previous version. They each take about 150 MB.  There 
> > > would have to be 40 versions to add up to 6 GB.
> > > 
> > > If that's what's causing the OP's problem, I wonder why it's not 
> > > deleting older versions when it's auto-updating.
> > 
> > That's really weird. After updating, my version goes down to one copy in 
> > /Applications/Google Chrome/Contents/Versions/.
> 
> I assumed it kept the previous version around to make it easier to undo 
> if there's a problem.

The OP didn't use Chrome much. It's my default browser.  So if they 
hardly run it, it will never update to the latest version and delete the 
older versions.  I'm guessing that's what happens.

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#52152

In article <vilain-915D87.18543411112013@news.individual.net>,
 Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:

> In article <barmar-EE0DF0.15155911112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
>  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> > In article <vilain-C9E7DC.12083611112013@news.individual.net>,
> >  Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <barmar-40CD6A.10140511112013@news.eternal-september.org>,
> > >  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > In article <1lc621p.1knp57z1afdgouN%dcohenspam@talktalk.net>,
> > > >  dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Dear friends:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Cleaning my Mac, I discovered that Google Chrome Browser takes 6 GB 
> > > > > > of 
> > > > > > my
> > > > > > hard disk. Is this OK?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I use it very seldom. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I noticed a similar thing recently. It turns out that when Chrome
> > > > > updates itself, it also keeps a copy of the previous version. These 
> > > > > can
> > > > > mount up to a large total, but can safely be deleted.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Control-click on Chrome and Open Package Contents. I forget exactly
> > > > > where the copies are, I think they may be in Contents, Mac OS, with 
> > > > > the
> > > > > name Google Chrome followed by some letters and numbers.
> > > > 
> > > > Looks like they're in Contents->Versions. I see two folders, the 
> > > > current 
> > > > version and the previous version. They each take about 150 MB.  There 
> > > > would have to be 40 versions to add up to 6 GB.
> > > > 
> > > > If that's what's causing the OP's problem, I wonder why it's not 
> > > > deleting older versions when it's auto-updating.
> > > 
> > > That's really weird. After updating, my version goes down to one copy in 
> > > /Applications/Google Chrome/Contents/Versions/.
> > 
> > I assumed it kept the previous version around to make it easier to undo 
> > if there's a problem.
> 
> The OP didn't use Chrome much. It's my default browser.  So if they 
> hardly run it, it will never update to the latest version and delete the 
> older versions.  I'm guessing that's what happens.

I suppose that's possible. But I'd expect the background process that 
periodically downloads new versions to get rid of all the intermediates 
that he never updated to, rather than leave all of them around.

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Arlington, MA
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