Elliot B. Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) When I go to chrome://downloads/ and use the hamburger menu to click 'Clear all', they go. But if I restart the browser and go back to the page, they're all still there. This has happened for at least a few months. Edited March 16, 2017 by Elliot B. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1325270-clearing-downloads-in-chrome-not-working/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipsylalapo Supervisor Posted March 16, 2017 Supervisor Share Posted March 16, 2017 Just tried it and no issues for me. Using Chrome v57.0.2987.98 on Window 7 Enterprise (64 bit) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1325270-clearing-downloads-in-chrome-not-working/#findComment-597826610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, dipsylalapo said: Just tried it and no issues for me. Using Chrome v57.0.2987.98 on Window 7 Enterprise (64 bit) That doesn't help me in any way, shape or form Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1325270-clearing-downloads-in-chrome-not-working/#findComment-597826620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted March 16, 2017 Administrators Share Posted March 16, 2017 6 minutes ago, Elliot B. said: That doesn't help me in any way, shape or form I was able to reproduce this. In my case it's because I have a third party download manager. When I clear all downloads in chrome://downloads and restart the browser they are all back, because the download manager is saving that data. If I clear all downloads in the third party app, and restart Chrome, they are gone. Draconian Guppy and The Evil Overlord 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1325270-clearing-downloads-in-chrome-not-working/#findComment-597826626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Steven P. said: I was able to reproduce this. In my case it's because I have a third party download manager. When I clear all downloads in chrome://downloads and restart the browser they are all back, because the download manager is saving that data. If I clear all downloads in the third party app, and restart Chrome, they are gone. I'm currently using: AddThis (bookmark sharer) TopCashback Notifier Home Button At Top Right HTML Revealer and Password Revealer I don't care about cookies ImprovedTube Night Mode Pro Pace4Chrome Quickdo Cashback Reminder uBlock Origin I wonder which one could be interfering with it? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1325270-clearing-downloads-in-chrome-not-working/#findComment-597826630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielx64 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 What happen if you use ccleaner to delete the download history? Could your chrome profile be borked? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1325270-clearing-downloads-in-chrome-not-working/#findComment-597826636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipsylalapo Supervisor Posted March 16, 2017 Supervisor Share Posted March 16, 2017 35 minutes ago, Elliot B. said: That doesn't help me in any way, shape or form Just saying that it's working for me I have uBlock Origin so probably not that one. Maybe disable all extensions and try? Circaflex 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1325270-clearing-downloads-in-chrome-not-working/#findComment-597826644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I've noticed this on-and-off for several months now. When this occurs I have to clear downloads via Settings > Advanced > Clear browsing data... and have it clear just the downloads. Then it works properly. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1325270-clearing-downloads-in-chrome-not-working/#findComment-597826846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Elliot B. said: I'm currently using: AddThis (bookmark sharer) TopCashback Notifier Home Button At Top Right HTML Revealer and Password Revealer I don't care about cookies ImprovedTube Night Mode Pro Pace4Chrome Quickdo Cashback Reminder uBlock Origin I wonder which one could be interfering with it? Disable them all, then re-enable one by one and see which one causes it. Shocker, you're going to have to do a little work here to figure it out. I can't reproduce this on any machine of mine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1325270-clearing-downloads-in-chrome-not-working/#findComment-597826926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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