How can I start Iron without extensions?

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fredddie
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How can I start Iron without extensions?

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Hi Everyone!

After doing a great job, my Iron browser just got hacked. I can't open the extensions preference window. I suspect its an extension that cam with malware.

So, how can I start Iron without extensions? This way, I can delete the crappy stuff

Thanks!
Fred
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Re: How can I start Iron without extensions?

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http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-sta ... y-default/ (Start with Parameter --incognito)

or delete all extensions:
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Chromium\User Data\Default\Extensions
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Re: How can I start Iron without extensions?

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Thanks! Sorry I forgot to say: I am on Mac :)
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Re: How can I start Iron without extensions?

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fredddie wrote:Thanks! Sorry I forgot to say: I am on Mac :)
from Terminal:

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rm -rf  /Users/YourUsername/Library/Application\ Support/Chromium/Default/Extensions/*
please get sure to replace YourUsername with the correct one
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Re: How can I start Iron without extensions?

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thanks!

recent OSX versions have one Library path from the root: so the terminal command is:

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rm -rf  /Library/Application\ Support/Chromium/Default/Extensions/*
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