If Chrome is lagging, what can you do to speed it up?
The Chrome web browser on your personal computer or laptop may get rusty with time. But here are five tried-and-true methods to get it back into shape.
1. Delete all cookies and temporary internet files.
An overcrowded cache can significantly slow down surfing speeds. Thus cleaning the cache or temporarily saving internet data. From time to time, it ensures that Google Chrome runs smoothly.
The good news is that cleaning your cache takes a few seconds.
- Launch Google Chrome on your laptop.
- To access other settings, choose the three dots in the top-right corner.
- To access additional features, choose the More tools button in the sidebar.
- In the drop-down option that displays, select "Clear browsing data."
- Select the box labeled "Cookies and other site data." Images and files inside the pop-up window will be cached if they aren't already.
Suppose you do not want to remove all of your caches at once. You may pick a specific period from the Time Range menu. Such as the Last Hour or the Last 7 Days.
- Select Clear data.
2. Clear your browsing history.
Likewise, if you want Chrome to run smoothly, you should avoid accumulating unnecessary data in its history.
- Fire up Chrome on your Mac or PC.
- To view your browsing history in Chrome. Type chrome:/history into the address bar and press the Enter (PC) or Return (Mac) keys.
As a quick guide,
Chrome:/history can also be entered into the browser's address bar.
- In the drop-down option on the left, choose Clear browsing data.
- Make sure that the box labeled "Browse history" is checked in the pop-up window.
- To delete all your information from the system, use the blue button.
3. Eliminate new add-ons:
Extensions, like AdBlock and Honey, may significantly improve the web surfing experience. However, if you install too many add-ons, your browser's performance may suffer. Delete or disable unused extensions when your google chrome runs slow on your devices. Disable add-ons that aren't necessary, and eliminate the ones that don't bring you joy, as Marie Kondo might advise.
- Fire up Chrome on your Mac or PC.
- You can access and manage the extensions by entering. "Chrome:/extensions" into the address bar and hit Enter on a PC or Return on a Mac.
As a quick guide,
Chrome:/extension can also be entered in the browser's address bar.
- To remove an add-on, select it and then hit the Remove button.
As a quick guide,
Instead of uninstalling an extension, you may temporarily deactivate it by clicking on the toggle. In the extension's bottom right corner and select the white "disabled" option.
- In the resulting pop-up, select the Remove option.
4. Boost download times by adding add-ons.
However, some extensions are designed to speed up Chrome. When you have a lot of tabs open, your computer may slow down. But the OneTab extension may help by converting all of your open tabs into a list. Individual tabs or the entire list can be reopened with a single click.
Extensions may be pretty helpful for people who have a lot of tabs open all the time. These add-ons allow you to stop tabs without shutting them and allow Chrome to release more of its allotted bandwidth.
5. Refresh Chrome:
To access other settings, choose the three dots inside the top right-hand corner. Maintaining a current version of Chrome is highly recommended. When Chrome closes, it will automatically check for and install any available updates.
However, manual updates are possible as well.
- Launch Google Chrome on your laptop.
- To access other settings, choose the three dots in the top right-hand corner.
- If the option to Update Google Chrome appears just at the top of the drop-down menu, select it.
- Chromium must be closed reopened once the update has been downloaded and installed.
