{"id":8519,"date":"2021-04-06T10:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T07:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2025-02-23T17:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T14:30:23","slug":"how-to-manually-update-email-finder-chrome-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-manually-update-email-finder-chrome-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"How to update Email Finder for Chrome manually (from a zip)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Email Finder for Chrome is updated regularly to improve performance and stability. To ensure a reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/email-finder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email search<\/a>, update your extension whenever a new version is released.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep an eye for in-app and Chrome notifications for new updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email Finder can be updated via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/email-finder-by-snovio\/einnffiilpmgldkapbikhkeicohlaapj\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrome webstore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but there is also an alternative method if that isn't an option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updating it manually won't take much of your time if you already know <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-manually-install-the-email-finder-extension\/\">how to install it manually.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let's get into it so you can <strong>go back to saving emails with the latest version<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"remove\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>1) Remove the old version from Chrome<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Go to the <strong>Extensions<\/strong> page in your Chrome. You can access it in two ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">type or copy <\/span><b>chrome:\/\/extensions\/ <\/b>into browser address bar and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>click on the tree dots in the top right of the browser <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15468 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/arrow-12-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/> click <strong>More tools <\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15468 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/arrow-12-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/> click <strong>Extensions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click <strong>Remove\u00a0<\/strong>under Email Finder to delete your current version.<\/p>\n<p>Turn on\u00a0<b>Developer mode\u00a0<\/b>switch\u00a0in the top right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shadow aligncenter wp-image-16187 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2022-07-27_11-33-23.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"908\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2022-07-27_11-33-23.png 908w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2022-07-27_11-33-23-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2022-07-27_11-33-23-768x378.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>2) Click here <\/strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a class='extension-link' href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/ext\/snovio_2.3.24.zip\">Download Email Finder zip file<\/a> (ver.: 2.3.24 from 25.12.2025).<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Click on the archive link above to <strong>save the zip file<\/strong>\u00a0to your computer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3) <\/strong><strong><b>Extract zip file<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Locate the <strong>snovio.zip<\/strong> file on your computer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15986 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/seo-tips-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/> For quick access from Chrome, click <strong>Ctrl+J <\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15468 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/arrow-12-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/> <strong>Show in folder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Extract zip file to a directory of your choice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/zip-and-unzip-files-f6dde0a7-0fec-8294-e1d3-703ed85e7ebc#:~:text=Open%20File%20Explorer%20and%20find,folder%20to%20a%20new%20location.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to unzip on PC:<\/a> right click on the downloaded zip file <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15468 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/arrow-12-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/> click <strong>Extract All <\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15468 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/arrow-12-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/> select file destination and confirm.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/mac-help\/zip-and-unzip-files-and-folders-on-mac-mchlp2528\/mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to unzip on Mac OS<\/a>: double-click on the downloaded zip file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15991 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/high-importance-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/> Unzipped extension folder <strong>needs to remain in the same directory<\/strong> after installation. Make sure to unzip a file to a convenient file location where it would stay always.<\/p>\n<h2>4) Upload extension into Chrome<\/h2>\n<p>Go back to the <strong>chrome:\/\/extensions\/<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n<p>Open your file manager and locate the unzipped extension <strong>folder with manifest file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Select the folder \"snovio\".<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drag&amp;drop it <\/strong>anywhere onto the <strong>Extensions<\/strong> page to install.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shadow aligncenter wp-image-16193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"908\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2.png 908w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2-768x355.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15991 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/high-importance-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/> Make sure to <strong>select the folder that contains manifest.json<\/strong> file to avoid an installation error.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shadow aligncenter wp-image-16192 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"908\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-4.png 908w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-4-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-4-768x243.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>5) Pin to the extensions bar<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Click the<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>puzzle icon <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15776 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-19_10-58-42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"21\" height=\"20\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong>in the top right corner of your browser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pin <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15777 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-19_11-16-44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0Email Finder <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15779 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-19_11-18-29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><\/strong>\u00a0to the extensions bar.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that <strong>your Email Finder is up-to-date<\/strong>, it\u2019s ready to <strong>save email addresses and prospects from company websites.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read on to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-use-snovio-extension-for-chrome\/\">how to use Email Finder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shadow aligncenter wp-image-15691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-17_11-59-04.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-17_11-59-04.png 900w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-17_11-59-04-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-17_11-59-04-768x419.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email Finder for Chrome is updated regularly to improve performance and stability. To ensure a reliable email search, update your extension whenever a new version is released. Keep an eye for in-app and Chrome notifications for new updates. Email Finder can be updated via Chrome webstore, but there is also an alternative method if that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1948],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}