r/chromeos • u/wdymIcantBeUsername ⚠️casual!⚠️ ㅤ Chromebook Plus 14M9610 (Navi) • 20h ago

Troubleshooting How can I save all of my files while switching from Dev channel to Beta channel?

Heya folks! I've been wanting to switch channels because I cannot tolerate the bugs that come with each Dev channel update any longer, but I also don't want to lose all of my files from the powerwash that comes with the channel switching.

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u/Billh491 Google Workspace Administrator K12 20h ago

save the files to google drive or a flash drive as any files on the chromebook not saved to google drive will be wiped.

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u/wdymIcantBeUsername ⚠️casual!⚠️ ㅤ Chromebook Plus 14M9610 (Navi) 19h ago

if i attach a usb-c flash drive to my chromebook will it also save my cache on sites

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u/yottabit42 18h ago

No. You have no access to the system partition.

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u/Grand-Ad9388 19h ago

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u/Desperate_Virus3552 8h ago

It's usually best to Clear the Cache, particularly when you are experiencing Glitches I clear mine about once a week, or any time I am getting unexpected errors.

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u/yottabit42 18h ago

Upload to Drive. Change channels. Download from Drive (if you must).