Where Does Yandex Browser Store Its Profile?
Yandex Browser profile folders on Windows, macOS and Linux, and the version page that prints the running path.
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Yandex Browser is Chromium underneath, so it follows the Chromium data layout with its own folder names. The profile itself sits in a Default folder, with history, extensions and sessions stored as siblings inside the user data tree.
Folder names shift between install types, so the dependable method is typing browser://version into the address bar. The Profile Path row prints the exact location for the running install. Copy the whole user data folder with the browser closed when migrating machines.
Where Yandex Browser stores this, by platform
%localappdata%\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default
Confirm on browser://version, which prints Profile Path for the running install. The Cache folder beside Default is safe to clear when the browser grows on disk.
~/Library/Application Support/Yandex/YandexBrowser/Default
Same Chromium interior as Windows. Library is hidden, so use Go to Folder in Finder or read the path from browser://version.
~/.config/yandex-browser/Default
Follows the XDG config home. Confirm on browser://version if the folder is missing, since packaged installs can vary the root.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Yandex Browser profile folder?
Type browser://version into the address bar and read the Profile Path row. That path reflects the install actually running, which settles version and packaging differences.
How do I move Yandex Browser to a new computer?
Close the browser on both ends and copy the whole user data folder across. Sign back into Yandex sync after, since local sessions and cloud data merge on first launch.
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