How can I reset the open file window in Google Chrome back to it's default size?
My wife resized it when uploading photo's to a website and I would like to reset it
I have deleted the BagMRU & Bags registry keys, but they do not appear to affect Chrome
I have also deleted my user profile and started Chrome from scratch but that does not make any difference either
Thank you
No, Chrome isn’t a normal window, so ShellBags has no effect on it. Instead, Chrome handles its own window-positioning (well, normally, when it works; sometimes it gets stuck or reset/forgets).
First, close all Chrome windows (and make sure that there are no CHROME.EXE instances running in Task Manager). Open your Chrome profile (the User Data folder) and look for the Local State file. Open it in a text-editor and look for the window_placement section inside the browser section and delete that—this is a structured file, so make sure to get the quotes and braces correctly. (There are other window_placement sections for other things like the Options dialog, Task Manager, etc.) Finally, save and open Chrome; it should open at a “default” location, but should remember where you set it when you subsequently close it.
"browser": { Try searching for work_area_bottom (though there could be several of these).
{ "browser": { "hung_plugin_detect_freq": 2000, "last_known_google_url": "http://www.google.co.uk/", "last_prompted_google_url": "http://www.google.co.uk/", "last_redirect_origin": "", "plugin_message_response_timeout": 30000 },
AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences removing them resets the Chrome window size and location, however I want to reset the open file dialogue window, ie Ctrl+O, also the same window when you browse for a file you wish to attach to an email in Gmail
First make sure you close the Chrome application (since it still running and writing- and overwriting your changes- to the "Local State" file even though you can't see the maximized Chrome window).
Next, find the file c:\Users{UserNameHere}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State and delete (or rename) the whole the file and restart Chrome.
All your previously opened tabs will be present and the default page position/size will be restored.
To permanently set the Chrome window size and position add the following switches to the shortcut that opens Chrome. You can adjust the path and numbers to suit your own situation.
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --window-position=200,50 --window-size=1400,900
To apply these switches, right click the Chrome shortcut and choose "properties". Add the switches to the target textbox. Start each switch with a space followed by -- and then the a switch as shown above. A second switch can be added by leaving a space and then writing the next one. The switches used here are
--window-position=200,50
--window-size=1400,900
Don't leave any spaces within the switch. Always start a switch with a space and then -- Place the switches outside the path quotes ("").
I couldn't figure this out either, but somewhere I had messed up a setting. Performing a system restore seemed to solve the problem.
Default window opening size is a widows thing. Just need to set the size you would like it to open, hold down Ctl and close the window, next time you open it, it will be that size and position.
Edit: I misunderstood the question, its about Open File Dialog Box resizing issue, and I posted answer about resetting weird browser window size on open. :Facepalm:
I had similar issue where my browser opens tiny in top left corner randomly one day. After reading all the answers here, I simply used Win + Up and closed the browser. Next time, it opens maximized and fixed the issue.
What worked super simple for me. I just right clicked on the close red X and then hit restore. And that worked.
