How to disable Google Chrome extension autoupdate in 2020+

Question

How do I prevent a specific extension from auto-updating itself?

(The old and now-locked answer "How to disable Google Chrome extension autoupdate" does not work anymore)

World

Does this answer your question? How to disable Google Chrome extension autoupdate – Hives

Answer 1

1. Find the folder it is in. e.g. click the chrome 3-dots, then "more tools" => "Extensions", and long gibberish code it gives, then search your disk for that folder name in your file system.
2. Copy that folder to a different place on your hard drive (e.g. click on the folder, then Ctrl-C, then open your "Documents" folder, then Ctrl-V
3. Uninstall the extension. You need to get rid of the one that will auto-update first.
4. Load the version you copied: e.g. click the chrome 3-dots, then "more tools" => "Extensions" and click the "load unpacked" button.

World

e.g.: dir \pnlccmojcmeohlpggmfnbbiapasdliob /s/w/a works on windows to find roboform – World

Your Q&A belongs to SuperUser, not StackOverflow... – Justinn

Sorry - I wasn't aware of the changes - I just posted to the same place as the original out-of-date (now locked) location #27658117 – World

Uh... so you're knowingly posting a duplicate? – Justinn

If you consider a new answer that works in 2020 a "duplicate" of a broken answer on a locked post from years ago that no longer works, then yes - I'm posting a duplicate. If there's a way to un-lock the old post and update the answer - go ahead - I couldn't work that out. – World

This solution doesn't work anymore, or at least not for me. – Hives

The question you linked is now unlocked. – Hives

Answer 2

This answer is an addition to "user13897170"'s Answer. I will continue at step 4. (Step 1, 2, 3 are the same)

4. Go into the manifest.json file and remove the following values:

• update_url
• key

This means, remove the line that contains it

5. save the File and exit
6. "Load the folder you copied: e.g. click the chrome 3-dots, then "more tools" => "Extensions" and click the "load unpacked" button." (From "user13897170"s Answer)

Spaceman