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Google Chrome is very often updated. You may not have noticed this because Google automatically updates and installs the latest stable version of Chrome. Even Firefox tries to play the catch-up game, but I still don’t think they’ll ever catch up if Chrome is already in version 16 and Firefox only in v9…. Anyway, have you ever wondered what will happen if Google Chrome is updated? Will the new version replace the old one? Or will the old version be automatically uninstalled? The answer is that the previous version of Google Chrome will be kept and not deleted. If you check the folder where Google Chrome is installed, you will notice that there are 2 folders with different version numbers and two executable chrome files (chrome.exe and old_chrome.exe).
Obviously, chrome.exe with the most recent version number is the most up-to-date chrome while old_chrome.exe and the folder with the old version number is outdated. A likely reason why the old version is still kept for rollback purposes, but the official Chrome FAQ page mentions that it does not recommend resetting Google Chrome to a previous version.
With these files, you can reset your current version to the previous version. Although we’re not talking about gigabytes of lost space like iTunes backups, it’s a feature you’ll probably never use if you’re like me.
Learn how to delete or save the previous version of Chrome files.
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To delete or save these files:
1. First of all, make sure that the hidden files are displayed. Click Start, type: Folder options in the search box, and then press Enter.
2. Select the View tab and select Show hidden files, folders and drives. Click on OK.
3. navigate to now:
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application
Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and highlight the previous version number and the old_Chrome.exe icon. Click on Delete.
CONCLUSION
Now that we have found the culprit, we can start cleaning up old versions of Google Chrome by deleting the files.
Be careful not to delete the latest version! The latest version of Chrome is located in the folder with the highest version number. You now know how to save disk space by deleting unnecessary Chrome files. How much have you saved?
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/chromium-discuss/QS4wpaaQe8E
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