It’s just been two days since Google released its open source web browser, Chrome, and the blogosphere is filled with its tips and tricks.

The last Chrome tip I wrote about was how to browse privately, and today I’d like to share how you can backup your preferences.

How To Backup Preferences In Chrome

Open: C:\Documents and Settings\<user account>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default

There you will see a file “Preferences” with no file extension. That is the file that contains all your Chrome settings. Copy it from that folder and save it somewhere else. Next time you re-install your OS and want your settings back, you can easily copy the file back to the same folder.

NOTE: This will backup only the settings. No passwords, bookmarks, cookies etc. will be included.