How to re-upload an extension with a deleted extension-ID?

Question

I have a chrome extension with an existing extension Id and a local update file (on our server) that is used by many users.

I uploaded the extension to the extension store successfully. Seeing I needed to make some changes I deleted the extension from the store.

I made the required changes and tried to upload the amended extension file again (with the same id). I got the error: ""An error occurred: Gallery system error, please try again later."

I read in some forums that I should wait. I'ved tried a few times and it almost 2 weeks since my first uplaod and I still cannot upload my new extension.

How can I resolve this? Is there something that can be done to resolve this issue?

Answer 1

Chrome Web Store does not allow duplicate upload even after deletion, we reserve the ID forever, however we do not have clear message indicating this so people delete item casually, we have improved the message. This has become a common problem as Chrome M21 forbids apps installation from outside of CWS, we should communicate this better.

If you have strong reason to need the item id back (such as you have already been distributing the item under the ID for a long time), please post your item ID and CWS account email at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138706 and we can try do a manual recover for you as an exception.

Sorry for this inconvenience.