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  • It's ~/.local/google-chrome/ instead of ~/.local/chromium/ in Linux Mint 20.1. Also, after editing Preferences, don't forget to validate JSON. Commented May 29, 2021 at 13:07
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    I have no idea how I will look like at November 6 of year 419458261, but this is a great answer! ;) Commented Feb 11, 2022 at 0:28
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    For future readers - neither of these solutions works for macOS Chrome-106. Commented Oct 17, 2022 at 8:28
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    They still don't work on macOS for Chrome 114. I ran this command to update my profile (non-default), which has updated the file as intended, but hasn't stopped the default browser pop-up. echo $(cat Preferences | jq '.browser += {"check_default_browser": false}' --monochrome-output --compact-output) > Preferences Commented Jun 6, 2023 at 12:35
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    Ironically, google already knows everything about you, so it shouldn't have to ask if you want something or not. it should already know that you don't want Chrome to be your default. /s Commented Apr 15, 2024 at 14:41