The preference file needs to be deleted. With Chrome closed, open Explorer and navigate to the directory below and delete the preference file. Windows XP C: Documents and Settings Administrator Local Settings Application Data Google Chrome User Data Windows 7/Vista%USERPROFILE% AppData Local Google Chrome User Data If this fails to solve the issue or you can't delete the file, it will be necessary to use the following steps: • Uninstall Chrome. • Delete the preference file in the directory above. If you are unable to delete the preference file: Go to the folder User Data above which contains the preference file.

If you can't start Chrome, with the error message 'Your profile could not be opened correctly', then your Chrome user profile may be corrupt. A solution is here. Nov 16, 2010 - So, you wanna know How to solve the Google Chrome.exe corrupt file. If it has been open it is sometimes easier to close it and then reboot your machine to ensure it is closed. Now open file manager and go to C: Users*your id* AppData Local Google Chrome User Data Default. Replace your id with your user id. Now look for a file named History and delete it. Just that one file. Feb 25, 2014 Preferences file is corrupt or invalid. I've never had a problem with Google chrome until now. Preference file cannot be read, is invalid or corrupt.

Rename User Data folder to something else, such as deleteMe or use any other random name so it doesn't affect next Chrome installation. Boldt Software Instruments there. • Install Google Chrome again. • The new installation will create a fresh folder User Data with a new uncorrupted Preference file (about 9KB). Note: If you attempt a Chrome uninstall and reinstall without first removing the corrupt preference file, Chrome will attempt to re-use it and you'll continue to have the same problems.

Getting rid of the preference file first is required to fix the problem permanently.

So I fixed Google Chrome’s error message: ‘your preferences file is corrupt or invalid’ error. What was happening was that when I ran CCleaner my Chrome would revert back to this message. I did some experimenting with CCleaner and under Applications you will see a list for Google Chrome.

Take out the checkmark in the box Internet History. C4d Renders Pack Downloads Cnet. Then run the Ccleaner and you will not get your Preferences deleted. I don't know why this new version of Ccleaner does this because I never had this before with previous versions.

I just did two Windows installs this week and got the same results using Ccleaner and Chrome losing the Preferences. So this problem is fixed now. I don't know how others are losing their preferences though. Glad I could help someone because re installing Chrome did not help unless I killed all the folders in Users/AppData/Local because I did that first to get a new Chrome to work.