HI,
I currently have Bing.com hijacking my google chrome browser. This has happened before with different sites that prevent me from deleting them and making google my default. The profiles method has worked in the past but is not appearing in system preferences now. This is so annoying! Please help!
Thank you!
Sophie
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15
Chrome menu is next to the the Apple at the upper left (when Chrome is running), but the ••• and Settings gets you to the same place.
If something other than Google is in Manage Search Engines but cannot be deleted, you have indeed been 'hijacked' – I'd delete and reinstall Chrome.
At the bottom of your computer screen, in your Dock, right-click Chrome.
Select Quit.
Open Finder.
Go to the folder containing the Google Chrome application on your computer.
Tip: It may be in your Applications folder. If not, go to File and then Find, and search for "Google Chrome."
Drag Google Chrome to the Trash.
Delete your profile information, like bookmarks and history:
At the top of the screen, click Go and then Go to Folder.
Enter ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome.
Click Go.
Select all the folders, and drag them to the Trash.
In Chrome, choose Chrome menu > Preferences > Search engine in sidebar, set the default.
I deleted all chrome apps and reinstalled. I didn't delete history or bookmarks because I am afraid to lose them (although I could make a list and then re-add later I suppose)
This solution did not work and bing is still hijacking my chrome. My husband has never had this issue on his air. Are you an Apple employee? I am afraid someone is entering my computer. How can I get rid of this forever?
Thanks,
Sophie
Where is "chrome menu"?
When I go to preferences it says that google chrome is my default, but
Then, when I click manage search engines, it says my default search is www.searchbaron.com... and will only let me edit not delete.
Okay. when I reinstall chrome, will it have all my preferences saved with my account? (like bookmarks etc?)
Not sure, actually. If Google stores those with your account, then they'll be preserved (but then, the search engine selection may also be preserved, which you don't want).
Nevermind! I was able to delete bing and make google my default again.
Do you have any idea why this happens? How to avoid it?
Thanks again.
I used Bing once, and there was a popup asking if I wanted to make it the default engine – I clicked no (which was not the default option).
Google Chrome search engine hijack
