windows - Setting the --user-data-dir for opening PDF files with Chrome

06
2013-12
  • Pacerier

    In Chrome I have used a custom profile folder at C:\Pocket\Chrome. Whenever I open Chrome, I use the path C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --user-data-dir=c:\pocket\chrome so everything is fine.

    However the problem is that whenever I open a PDF file (Chrome is my default PDF viewer), it doesn't use the extension --user-data-dir=c:\pocket\chrome so it becomes the "default profile". (Now this is obvious since Chrome open PDF files in "tabs" and If I Ctrl + N it will show the homepage of the "default profile", verifying that it's not using my targeted profile)

    I was wondering how do I fix this problem?

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    Windows Vista Home Premium SP 2

    • Answers
  • Aluísio A. S. G.

    I will keep the instructions below for reference.

    Windows XP

    My Windows is not set to English, so the interface controls can be a bit different.

    • Open Folder Options (should be in the Control Panel or in My Computer)
    • Select the File Types tab
    • Select the PDF extension and click Advanced
    • Select the Open action and click Edit...
    • Set the application field to C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe --user-data-dir=C:\Pocket\Chrome "%1"

    Windows 7

    • Open the Windows Registry Editor (Win+R → RegEdit)
    • Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf. If the (Default) value has any data set, go to the key specified in there.
    • Change the data of the (Default) value in the shell\open\command subkey to C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe --user-data-dir=C:\Pocket\Chrome "%1"

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