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I looked in:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions

for unpacked extensions, but that folder is empty for me.

For newer versions, where does Chrome store the files?

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Storage Location for Unpacked Extensions

Extension engine does not explicitly change their location or add a reference to its local paths, they are left in the place where there are selected from in all Operating Systems.

Ex: If I load a unpacked Extension from E:\Chrome Extension the unpacked Extension is still in the same location

Storage Location for Packed Extensions

Navigate to chrome://version/ and look for Profile Path, it is your default directory and Extensions Folder is where all the extensions, apps, themes are stored. (If you have several browser profiles set up in Chrome, you will want to view the chrome://version/ page from the profile where the extension is installed.)

Examples

Windows

If my Profile Path is %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default then my storage directory is:

C:\Users\<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions

Linux

~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/

MacOS

~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions

Chromium

~/.config/chromium/Default/Extensions
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Since chrome has come up with the multiple profiles you will not get it directly in C:\Users\<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions but you have to first type chrome://version/ in a tab and then look out for Profile path inside that and after you reach to your profile path look for Extensions folder in it and then folder with the desired extension Id

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  • Looking in chrome://version helps on browsers other than "Chrome", such as Opera or Chromium, this was helpful - thanks.
    – daniel
    Aug 26, 2019 at 13:46
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For my Mac, extensions were here:

~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions/

if you go to chrome://extensions you'll find the "ID" of each extension. That is going to be a directory within Extensions directory. It is there you'll find all of the extension's files.

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For older versions of windows (2k, 2k3, xp)

"%Userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions"
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  • The environment variable %AppData% is incorrect, it resolves to C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming. The environment variable you're looking for is %LocalAppData%, which resolves to C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local. So the full thing would be %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions.
    – ken
    Nov 24, 2014 at 2:05
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    I don't use windows vista, 7 or 8.. My post was only about 2k through 2k3
    – Michael Mantion
    Jan 5, 2015 at 7:33
  • Windows XP : C:\Documents and Settings\<Your_User_Name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 5\Extensions
    – Sam Su
    Feb 11, 2015 at 3:24
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    The answer is STILL incorrect, since the question is about unpacked extensions.
    – Xan
    Feb 22, 2015 at 11:53
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For Chrome on Mac, if you have multiple profiles, you can find it under your profile folder, either Default or Profile #. i.e either

~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions/ or ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/<Profile 1>/Extensions/

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Another alternative is to do right click on the chrome icon and then go to shortcut tab (according to windows 10). You will see there "Target", copy the path and remove "chrome.exe".

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It is a bit late, but you can find it (windows 10 chrome 83)

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\<your profile>\Extensions

Chrome now store it per profile. If you only have one profile, it's in a folder called Default

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This link "Finding All Installed Browsers in Windows XP and Vista – beware 64bit!" may be useful for Windows as suggested by "How to find all the browsers installed on a machine".

The installed web browsers are saved in this registry,

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet.

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