Methods to Fix Profile Error Occurred on Google Chrome

Some users have been getting the " profiled error occurred" error when opening Google Chrome on their PC. This issue makes them have to log in to their google account again to retrieve the saved tabs and other user preferences. However, if users log in with the same account on another computer, the error message will not appear. Why?

If you want to know how to fix Google Chrome profile error, please read this guide. You can try one or two of these fixes until your problem is solved. If you encounter other error messages like "0xc00000a5" when using google, you can also read Fix: google chrome error 0xc00000a5 windows 11/10 to find the fixes.

1. Delete web or local state data files

Step 1: Press Windows + R keys together to open run dialog and type %localappdata% to open local file folder.

Step 2: Navigate to Google > Chrome > User Data > Default. In the Default folder, scroll down and find Web Data. Right-click it and click Delete in the context menu.

Now, restart your PC and try opening Chrome. You can see that Chrome open smoothly and the error has been fixed.

2. End all Google processes

Step 1: Close all Chrome web.

Step 2: Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys together to open Task Manager.

Step 3: Locate all Google Chrome processes and click End task.

3. Rename default folder

Before trying this method, please close Chrome webs, and sync your Google data and back up your Google account to avoid data loss. If you are not sure how to sync and back up, it is advisable for you to take a few minutes to read how to turn on sync and encrypt synced data in Chrome on Windows.

Step 1: Press Windows + R keys together to open run dialog. Type the path given below in the run command box to open the location containing the default profile of Chrome.

     %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\
       

Step 2: Find a folder named Default, right-click it and choose Rename. Rename default folder to Default-backup.

4. Reinstall Chrome

Step 1: Make sure Chrome browser is closed.

Step 2: Press Windows + R keys together to open run dialog, type appwiz.cpl and press Enter.

Step 3: Right-click Chrome and click Uninstall.

Step 4: After uninstalling the Google Chrome, restart your PC.

Step 5: At the next startup, press Windows + R to open run dialog. Then type %localappdata% and press Enter.

Step 6: Open the Google folder, locate Chrome folder and delete the folder.

Step 7: Once the local data of Chrome has been deleted, you can reinstall Chrome.