How to Recover Deleted Bookmarks Chrome Mac & Windows

Method 1: How to Recover Deleted Bookmarks Chrome on Mac from A Backup File

Users who use Time Machine on their Mac computer can easily recover deleted Chrome bookmarks using the Time Machine backup file.

Here's how to recover Chrome Bookmarks from Time Machine:

1. Step 1: To begin with, open Time Machine on your Mac.

          
2. Step 2: Next, you need to find the target deleted bookmark Chrome file, and you can do it by tapping the arrow next to the window.

3. Step 3: Finally, select the desired file you would like to get back and hit on the "Restore" button.

          

Method 2: Restore Deleted Bookmarks Chrome from History

In the Google browsing history, you can locate the websites you've visited in the last three months (if you've not deleted your history). No doubt, bookmarks, and URLs are different things, but you can still recover at least a little bit information instead of nothing.

Following are the ways in which you can open the Chrome browsing history:

1. 1. Go to the Chrome browser menu>Click the ellipsis located at the upper-right of the program. Here, click on the "History" option.

2. 2. Else, you can press "CTRL + H" keys on Windows computer to open the browsing history. Or you can type: "chrome://history/" in the address bar and hit "Enter".

        

Method 3: How to Restore Deleted Bookmarks in Chrome Windows 10/8/7

Fortunately, Chrome browser includes one hidden backup file for its bookmarks. This backup file is often overwritten. However, if you want to recover restore deleted bookmarks Chrome using this backup file, you can do so manually.

Here's how to restore deleted Chrome bookmarks on Windows 10/8/7:

1. Step 1: Once you realize that you lose your important bookmarks, quit the chrome.
2. Step 2: Next, open the Windows Explorer and follow the path: "C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default". Here, you should replace NAME with the user account you're using on the computer.

3. Step 3: Now, you will see two files : Bookmarks and Bookmarks.bak. You need to rename Bookmarks like Bookmarks.previous. Then, rename Bookmarks.bak to Bookmarks (just remove ".bak").

        
4. Step 4: Finally, just run the Chrome browser on your computer again and you will be able to see your bookmarks.

Method 4: None Works? Best Way to Recover Deleted Bookmarks on Windows and Mac

If none of the above methods help to recover your deleted bookmarks, then you need to use data recovery software. Windows Data Recovery is the best software that supports to restore deleted Chrome bookmarks on both Windows and Mac. It doesn't matter how you lost your files, it will help you rescue your data in various situations including accidental deletion, formatting, virus attack, etc.

Just download Any Data Recovery on the computer and then, follow the below guide to start recovering deleted bookmarks Chrome.

• Step 1 After installing the software, run it on your computer and select the location from where you lose your files. Next, hit "Scan" button.

  

• Step 2 Now, the software will start looking for lost files on the selected location and this may take a few minutes to complete the process. Once the scan completes, you can preview the recoverable data using "Preview" option.

  

• Step 3 Select the target files you want to get back and hit on "Recover" button. Finally, select a location where you want to save your recovered data.