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I messed up Chrome's settings! Please help

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/i-messed-up-chromes-settings-please-help.185631/

ithehappy
ithehappy Original post #1
Jul 17, 2014 at 4:56 AM
Well I don't what I did, and where I did, on my phone or desktop, but while searching for something the sponsored ads / links are not appearing on Chrome any more for me, when I have logged into Chrome. As long as I am not logged in, they are there, but as soon as I log in the sponsored results somehow get vanished! I have uninstalled Chrome, re-installed, nothing. I might have changed something under Google Plus or elsewhere, but kindly tell me how to reset the settings and get back what I want, or how it's supposed to be.

Just to make it clear here are some screenshots of the problem.

This is when I am not logged in, you can see that the local online sellers are listed for Galaxy S5,

*i.imgur.com/WqaMgcS.jpg

And this as soon as I log in with my account, nothing!

*i.imgur.com/MPHPBUC.jpg

PS : Just to make sure I logged in with my mom's Google account and all the sponsored results are there, so it must be some settings only for my account.
ithehappy
Jul 17, 2014 at 9:47 AM
Anyone? This is really crazy guys! Google support forum is of no help.

Tell me one thing, if I delete my Google account, I mean everything, Gmail and all, then can I create a Google account under same username?

PS : Just created another fresh account!
krishnandu.sarkar
Jul 17, 2014 at 10:17 AM
C'mon bro, logging into Chrome has nothing to do with Sponsored Ad's.

*i.imgur.com/mP3hlkf.png

You better check the Ad's preference in your profile from Chrome & Phone.
ithehappy
Jul 17, 2014 at 10:45 AM
Yes, I get that, AD preference and all, but that takes effect when you're logged in with your Google ID, and that's what I meant when I said 'by logging in'.

I'll cross check what differences are there for AD settings between my newly created account and the old one.
$hadow
$hadow #5
Jul 17, 2014 at 10:45 AM
Try removing the extensions one by one and see if this is because of any particular extension.
Flash
Flash #6
Jul 17, 2014 at 2:18 PM
Check whether this could be of any help..
*support.google.com/adsense/answer/30629
skeletor
Jul 17, 2014 at 6:21 PM
May be some Adblock add-on is wiping them off.

I'm not getting them in Firefox, Chrome and Opera. All have Adblock Plus.
TechnoBOY
Jul 17, 2014 at 6:47 PM
try some other browser and i thing i noticed when you are logged in the google goes to older version and may be the older vertion does not support .
how much speed you get
ithehappy
Jul 18, 2014 at 4:48 AM
Damn it, it seems like that it was because of the AdBlock extension I was using on Chrome! But why this was happening on IE too! What's the difference between AdBlock and AdBlock Plus by the way?
ankush28
ankush28 #10
Jul 23, 2014 at 11:14 PM
^They do same thing! Just from two different dvelopers :D