Where Does Ghostery Store Tracker Settings?
Ghostery keeps tracker settings in per-profile extension storage with an optional account for syncing.
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Ghostery stores tracker decisions in extension storage inside the active profile. Block choices, whitelists, and display options share that space. An optional account lifts settings to the cloud.
Logged-out installs behave like most blockers: local only. The account changes that equation for multi-device users. Either way, block lists update themselves without migration.
Where Ghostery stores this, by platform
%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions (per profile)
Decisions per profile with account sync optional. Export covers manual moves. Block lists refresh independently of both routes.
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions (per profile)
Same model on Mac across Chromium, Firefox, and Safari builds. Account login unifies settings everywhere at once.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Ghostery settings to a new browser?
Sign in to sync settings across browsers, or export from options for manual moves. Block lists refresh themselves either way. Custom tracker choices need the account or the file.
Does Ghostery sync settings?
Yes when logged in. The account carries settings between installs. Logged-out profiles keep everything locally and need manual export.
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