After re-installing chrome, restoring your profile will make it look and work as it was before. You can even have multiple profiles with Chrome using this application. This tool was built for windows only with .NET 2.0 pre-installed. You must also have Google Chrome version 0.2.149.27 and above to use this backup-manage-restore software. This application works for Google Chrome as well as Chromium, [Chromium is portable and open source].Download Google Chrome Backup Software. Additional Tip: If you would like to do it manually, then you can copy the chrome profile folder and keep it somewhere safe. Chrome profile folder is User Data under the following location: In XP – C:/Documents and Settings[user name]\Local Settings\Application Data\Chromium\ and in Vista – C:\Users[user name]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\