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[GH-ISSUE #516] Setting CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR #3352

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opened 2026-03-14 22:19:56 +03:00 by kerem · 6 comments

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2026-03-14 22:19:56 +03:00

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Originally created by @ThomDap on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/516

Hi, I am struggling to set my CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR in order to archive some webpages behind logins-walls.
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Thank you for your help.

Originally created by @ThomDap on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/516 Hi, I am struggling to set my CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR in order to archive some webpages behind logins-walls. Cf screenshots. Thank you for your help. <img width="455" alt="Screen Shot 2020-10-29 at 16 42 06" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10841592/97597404-12a71d80-1a06-11eb-895c-2fd5dcfcbcb8.png"> <img width="963" alt="Screen Shot 2020-10-29 at 16 44 39" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10841592/97597416-16d33b00-1a06-11eb-8dcf-4bb8f6be85ea.png">

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2026-03-14 22:20:07 +03:00

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@cdvv7788 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020):

@ThomDap According to https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox/wiki/Configuration#chrome_user_data_dir , I ran that command passing a folder with a Default inside, and I got:

❯ archivebox config --set CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR="./test"
[i] [2020-10-29 16:02:49] ArchiveBox v0.4.21: archivebox config --set CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR=./test
    > /Volumes/home/ArchiveBox/archive_folder/archive_folder

CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR=/Volumes/home/ArchiveBox/archive_folder/archive_folder/test

Double check that your folder has a file named Default.

@cdvv7788 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020): @ThomDap According to https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox/wiki/Configuration#chrome_user_data_dir , I ran that command passing a folder with a `Default` inside, and I got: ``` ❯ archivebox config --set CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR="./test" [i] [2020-10-29 16:02:49] ArchiveBox v0.4.21: archivebox config --set CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR=./test > /Volumes/home/ArchiveBox/archive_folder/archive_folder CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR=/Volumes/home/ArchiveBox/archive_folder/archive_folder/test ``` Double check that your folder has a file named `Default`.

kerem commented

2026-03-14 22:20:12 +03:00

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@cdvv7788 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020):

I found an issue with this setup and you will likely find it if you set the folder correctly. I created a PR for it, so it should make it to master soon. By the way, what version are you running?

@cdvv7788 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020): I found an issue with this setup and you will likely find it if you set the folder correctly. I created a PR for it, so it should make it to master soon. By the way, what version are you running?

kerem commented

2026-03-14 22:20:17 +03:00

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@ThomDap commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020):

@cdvv7788 Thank you for your very quick reply.
I triple-checked the instructions of the wiki. There is a Default folder in my Chrome folder, you can see it in the screenshot.
I'm running v0.4.21

@ThomDap commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020): @cdvv7788 Thank you for your very quick reply. I triple-checked the instructions of the wiki. There is a Default folder in my Chrome folder, you can see it in the screenshot. I'm running v0.4.21

kerem commented

2026-03-14 22:20:22 +03:00

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@cdvv7788 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020):

Can you try with the current master? Take a backup of your archive before that.

@cdvv7788 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020): Can you try with the current `master`? Take a backup of your archive before that.

kerem commented

2026-03-14 22:20:27 +03:00

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@ThomDap commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020):

Just tried with the new master. I got this error :

EDIT :
👏👏 I typed the entire command by hand (I didn't paste it) ant it worked !
Thanks a lot

What was the problem ?

@ThomDap commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020): Just tried with the new master. I got this error : ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10841592/97608598-d928df00-1a12-11eb-9754-a61c20b5173f.png) **EDIT** : 👏👏 I typed the entire command by hand (I didn't paste it) ant it worked ! Thanks a lot What was the problem ?

kerem commented

2026-03-14 22:20:32 +03:00

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@cdvv7788 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020):

Not sure in your case. We have big changes between v0.4 and v0.5, so it may have been fixed in there. I created a PR for an issue that is still happening in master tho, so we are still ironing it out.
If you find any issue, let us know. Thanks!

@cdvv7788 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2020): Not sure in your case. We have big changes between v0.4 and v0.5, so it may have been fixed in there. I created a PR for an issue that is still happening in master tho, so we are still ironing it out. If you find any issue, let us know. Thanks!

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