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I feel like the obvious thing to check here is that all chrome processes have terminated between tests. If it's still running some zombie process of course the
by mgiampapa 26d ago
I feel like the obvious thing to check here is that all chrome processes have terminated between tests. If it's still running some zombie process of course the data would persist.
- frankacter 26d agoAt least on windows, closing chrome doesn't close the system tray process which keeps Chrome and Gemini prestaged and cached. Wonder if OP is experiencing a version of that on his Mac?
- Tempest1981 26d agoMicrosoft Edge does this too, iirc, for "Startup Boost".
- lapcat 26d ago> Wonder if OP is experiencing a version of that on his Mac? No.
- stkdump 26d agoIt would still be a (albeit convenient for google) bug, as the setting indicates closing all windows as the trigger for deletion.
- troupo 26d agoIt's convenient that "zombie processes" only retain data for Google-owned sites https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49583517 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49583517
- freeAgent 26d agoWhy would that cause only Google’s info to be preserved across sessions, though? Somewhere, Google are privileging their own data and preventing it from being deleted when other data are deleted and the browser is configured so everything should be gone.