reduce the size of Google Chrome, HOW TO ACCESS THE APP'S BUNDLE

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indore Author

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reduce the size of Google Chrome, HOW TO ACCESS THE APP'S BUNDLE

Macworld had a hint about reducing the size of Google Chrome by deleting older versions that are stored in the

app's bundle as a function of Chrome's silent updating. problem for me is that i have no idea where this bundle is.

the hint says to right-click (i'm never quite sure of this ( i tried command+click,option+click, control+click) on

the icon for chrome in the dock but i do not get 'show package contents' as they say i should. same for the icon for

chrome in applications. another reviewer says that contents>versions in the bundle also shows the various versions.

HOW DO I ACCESS THE APP BUNDLE?

mac pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Jun 29, 2012 9:05 AM

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sig

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Jun 29, 2012 11:01 AM in response to indore

Didn't the article explain how to access the bundle? Control click on the Application and select Show package contents.

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etresoft

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Jun 29, 2012 11:38 AM in response to indore

I wouldn't advise making changes inside an application bundle. If Google Chrome is growing over time, delete it and reinstall. Even better, don't reinstall. Just use Safari.

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indore Author

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Jun 29, 2012 11:51 AM in response to sig

did you read my post? it says what the article said. it also mentions my inability to access

'show contents' by right clicking on the app icon in both dock and applications folder.

never the less, i did try again and now it worked. thanks.

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sig

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Jun 29, 2012 3:27 PM in response to indore

FYI, the icon in the dock ia an alias and you won't have access to the package contents, only from the icon in your Applications folder.

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