portability and "sensitive" files

[patrickdrd]

in my opinion these files should be handled with care when syncing the browser to another computer:

for cent browser the files:
\PortableApps\CentBrowserPortable\User Data\*\Cookies*
\PortableApps\CentBrowserPortable\User Data\*\Extension Cookies*
(cookies in general work, but not all of them, so after the initial transfer you can opt to leave them out)

for chrome the following:

\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\Data\profile\*\Cookies*
\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\Data\profile\*\Extension Cookies*
(same as before, but in chrome the cookies situtation is much worse,
most of them don't work after syncing)

\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\Data\profile\*\Login Data*
\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\Data\profile\*\Sync Data
\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\Data\profile\*\Web Data*
\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\Data\profile\Local State
(these break sync after being overwritten in chrome, no such problem in cent)

[Admini]

These files are encrypted with current user's credential.
So you can't get it work after move them to another computer in Chrome.

[patrickdrd]

strange, they should work, since the user is the same,
so the user credentials should be same too

[Admini]

strange, they should work, since the user is the same,
so the user credentials should be same too

No, they have different credentials even if their names are the same.
Credential is binded to specified computer and specified OS.

[patrickdrd]

ok, but do they contain anything useful?
or can they be safely excluded from each sync (between different computers)?

[Admini]

ok, but do they contain anything useful?
or can they be safely excluded from each sync (between different computers)?

"Cookies" and "Login Data" are most important files.
"Cookies" is not synced by default, "Login Data" is controlled by the option "Passwords" in chrome://settings/syncSetup

[patrickdrd]

yes, I know about cookies,
I was referring to the others mostly,
e.g. what about "Web Data" and "Local State"?

[Admini]

yes, I know about cookies,
I was referring to the others mostly,
e.g. what about "Web Data" and "Local State"?

"Web Data" contains auto-fill form data and collected search engines.
"Local State" contains global settings shared by all browser users.

[patrickdrd]

thanks!

[patrickdrd]

I need to correct myself,
"local state" needs to be copied because it contains chrome://flags settings,
while, on the other hand files that are causing problems are "preferences" and "secure preferences",
these files contain extensions settings but extensions don't work in another pc in chrome portable
(the same with passwords - but those are synced anyway - etc),
they are synced though, but not mine, because mine are unpacked,
so I would be needing to setup my extensions in each and every new installation
so chrome portability sucks anyway..

I found this for reference and this was what was happening when I was trying to set it up in another computer:
https://portableapps.com/node/42637

also, when you transfer "preferences" and "secure preferences" to another computer breaks sync in
the original pc you took the files from (that's what happened with latest cent beta too - based on chrome 74)