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General Info: Offline data location

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The operating system and the browser you're using determine the location of your data. Below is a list of these locations:

Windows Vista
  • Internet Explorer: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\LocalLow\Google\Google Gears for Internet Explorer
  • Firefox: Database files are stored in the user profile directory. C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{PROFILE}.default\Google Gears for Firefox
  • Google Chrome: Database files are stored in the user profile directory. C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Plugin Data\Google Gears
Windows XP
  • Internet Explorer: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Google Gears for Internet Explorer
  • Firefox: Database files are stored in the user profile directory. C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{PROFILE}.default\Google Gears for Firefox
  • Google Chrome: Database files are stored in the user profile directory. C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Plugin Data\Google Gears
Mac OS X
  • Firefox: Database files are stored in the user profile directory. Users/<user>/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/{PROFILE}.default/Google Gears for Firefox
  • Safari: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Google Gears for Safari

Linux Firefox: Database files are stored in the user home directory. <user>/.mozilla/firefox/{PROFILE}.default/Google Gears for Firefox

Microsoft Windows Mobile Internet Explorer: Database files are stored in the Application Data directory. \Application Data\Google\Google Gears for Internet Explorer

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