#AD BLOCKER CHROME WEB STORE INSTALL#

If you see the error message 'This item is already being downloaded and added into Chrome' when trying to install AdBlock, this is a known issue with Chrome.

If you continue to see the error, please check out these suggestions: Chrome troubleshooting.

#AD BLOCKER CHROME WEB STORE HOW TO#

Here's how to edit your hosts file in both Windows and OS X and what to do with it.

Leave checked Ask where to save each file before downloading.Īccording to this post in the Google Chrome Help forum, removing the line '127.0.0.1 ' from your hosts file seems to be a pretty consistent solution.

Click Change and browse to a location you can find easily say, the Desktop if it's currently set to your Downloads folder, or your Downloads folder if it's currently set somewhere else.

Type chrome://settingsin the address bar, scroll to the bottom of the Settings page, and click Show advanced settings.

Just like you, your computer starts getting a little weird if it works for a long time without a break. Try them in order, proceeding to the next step only if you're still getting the error. If you're trying to install AdBlock (or any extension) in Chrome and you see a message like this one: An error has occurred: Download interrupted, it's an issue with Chrome, not the extension. Be sure to check Also delete your browsing data. Before you proceed, be sure to turn on Google Chrome sync and synchronize everything through your Google account. Warning: This step will completely erase your bookmarks, saved passwords, extensions, and Chrome settings on your computer. Try this if the first suggestion didn't help: Reinstall Chrome

Save the file and close the editing window.

Note: If that line isn't in the Hosts file, just close the editing window without saving the file and skip to Reinstall Chrome, below.

Find the line that looks like this: 127.0.0.1.

Follow these instructions from to edit your computer's Hosts file in Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

You'll be restarting your computer, so bookmark this page to make it easy to come back to (or print the instructions before you begin).

The malware is modifying Chrome to prevent you from installing any extensions, including AdBlock. We believe that most of the time this issue is caused by malware on your computer.

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