Chrome Profile Restore from Local Backup with Sync Enabled — Merge Behavior and Integrity Verification Gaps
Restoring a Chrome profile from a local filesystem backup while Sync is enabled triggers an automatic merge between the restored SQLite databases (History, Bookmarks, Login Data, Web Data) and the Google cloud state. Chrome provides no built-in restore mode that pauses Sync, validates database integrity, or previews conflicts before merging. The merge can du