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I stopped syncing Chrome data and freed up 40% of my CPU
['Justin Beach', 'Digvijay Kumar', 'Sagar Naresh']
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I have tried a bunch of Google Chrome alternatives, and while I have narrowed it down to one, I still can’t let go of Chrome.
However, Chrome being Chrome, has a habit of quietly hogging resources you never agreed to give up.
You can turn off Chrome sync completelyOtherwise, you can trim what it’s syncingSagar Naresh/MUOSagar Naresh/MUOSagar Naresh/MUOSagar Naresh/MUOSagar Naresh/MUOCredit: Sagar Naresh/MUOClose Sagar Naresh/MUOSagar Naresh/MUOSagar Naresh/MUOSagar Naresh/MUOSagar Naresh/MUOCredit: Sagar Naresh/MUONow that you know Chrome sync was the reason your computer felt slow, Chrome even has a dedicated internal page: chrome://sync-internals.
To turn off Chrome sync completely, follow the steps below:Tap the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner of a Chrome tab.
Then under Sync data, choose what you want to sync and disable specific categories instead.