Google Chrome won't open not launching nothing

I followed these steps too and it still didn't work. Next, I went to the google file I found under the ~/Library/Application Support and deleted it. I then went and deleted the Google found under applications and did a fresh install. It worked. My wife is so happy! Thank you for sending me in the right direction.

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Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.

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If you have installed old release of Chrome,

Remove all chrome-related sub-directory under

"/Users/<usr name>/Library/Application Support/Google"

Then everything works.

Old chrome files left in

"/Users/<usr name>/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome"

create permission issues when the install script set things up.

No luck for me.

I have changed permissions on the Google Folder and the Google app itself. I am having other issues with my finder freezing, not shutting down and Time machine issues, so I think my login might be hosed.

I'll start working on that.

a better approach to this would be to add your personal user account to the list and then give it read&write permissions since it is a personal folder (as indicated by it's location being prefaced by a tilde "~"). Unless there is a specific reason to do so personal folders should only be set to write enabled for the owner and potentially the system. Root and Admin can work around permissions anyway and other users should not have write access and probably not read either, that is the purpose of group folders.

So this did not work for me...

I got to step five and the application support folder came up, but I have no Google Chrome folder in that application support folder, and this is after I've tried downloading Google Chrome I don't know how many times, so I'm so fking confused on wtfs going on with my computer… can anyone help???

The folder would be Google. if it doesn't exist, you could create a folder named Google in the ~/Library/Application Support folder. The ~ means the home directory for the account you are logged in to which gets translated to "/Users/<yourlogin>/. Bring up the Finder app with focus on the window, SHIFT+COMMAD+G, in the "Go to folder:" dialog box that pops up, put "~/Library/Application Support" without the double quotes. Create a Google folder if it doesn't exist. Right click on the Google folder and do "Get Info". Expand the "Sharing and Permissions" at the bottom. Click the lock in the bottom right to allow changes. Click the "+" in the bottom left to add another user, admin. Change the rights to Read & Write. Click the cog/gear and apply the changes.

Thanks - it's worked for me! I had to try about 3 times, but I hadn't followed your extremely helpful instructions to the letter

First time I hadn't got Chrome installed - I'd deleted it trying to reinstall...

Second time I didn't start from desktop

Hello, I can't even find Chrome in the app store (don't know if there is a pre-setted filter in my macbook pro), so I had to download it directly from Google's website (https://www.google.com/chrome/thank-you.html?brand=GGRF&statcb=0&installdatainde x=empty).

After downloading it, executing the installer and draging & dropping the chrome icon in the Applications folder the Chrome icon appears in the Applications folder among all other apps, but after double clicking it, one pop up appeared (just the first time) warning me that the app came from an internet website and ask me to confirm if I wanted to proceed. I did select "ok" and then nothing happened. The Icon that had appeared in the dock section desappeared and when I try to double click it from the louncher or the finder, same thing happens = chrome icon appears in the dock ,then disappears and then nothing.

Does it any of these sound familiar to anyone?

Thanks in advance. Regards!

Luis Felipe

Just an updatate. I opened the package that contained the app and executed an installer that showed the details a command line environment. There I could see that it was a permission issue to create a folder and that the path I used before (root)/Library/Application Support/ actually existed but the right one was /Users/ldelabar/Library/Application Support/. After this I followed all the steps and it just worked fine!

Thank you!

Luis Felipe

I tried these steps but no luck. I tried re-installing Chrome, that didn't work too.

I deleted all the files under "~/Library/Application Support" which is related to "Chrome", then re-installed chrome and it helped me. I am able to use chrome now.

My machine details: macOS High Sierra, v10.13.6

WOW!!!! It worked. I've been trying to get chrome to work for 2 years, with no results.

I created another user on my MacBook pro, and was able to use chrome, so I knew it wasn't the application, but it was something in my library I thought. But now I guess I have permissions to read and write....well, it works!!! Yay!

I suffered a bad migration from OS 10.9 to ElCapitan as well. I have been scouring these boards and slowly getting everything back. You guys are the best! Thank you so much for the clear instructions.

Didn't work for me unfortunately running 10.14.6 (iMac).

Strange things is Chrome was working just fine until I restarted my iMac (as I couldn't get the wifi to work) and now only Safari works online... I did try running under safe mode and that works and I've also tried running from the installer disc image and that also works... just not from the Applications menu :(

HERE IS WHAT WORKED FOR ME - I had to go one step more. From the Google folder, I had to command-i on Chrome and do the same - give read-write permissions to Admins (following the same steps as macdaddy outlines. Other things I was going to try was to remove any plists or any Google/Chrome folders and try launching again, but didn't need to.