Tampermonkey scripts are super easy to update via the Tampermonkey tab. See the Tampermonkey FAQ, or just try it.
Tampermonkey scripts were stored in a special SQLite database and were/are not directly editable in file form. Update: As of version 3.5.3630, Tampermonkey scripts are now stored using Chrome's extension storage. They are still not editable in file form, but the developer of Tampermonkey (derjanb) has helpfully made a Python script to extract them.
Chrome Userscripts (not the same as Tampermonkey scripts) are stored as follows, for the Chrome and Chromium browsers:
Windows XP: Chrome : %AppData%\..\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ Chromium: %AppData%\..\Local Settings\Application Data\Chromium\User Data\Default\Extensions\Windows Vista/7/8: Chrome : %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ Chromium: %LocalAppData%\Chromium\User Data\Default\Extensions\Linux: Chrome : ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/ Chromium: ~/.config/chromium/Default/Extensions/Mac OS X: Chrome : ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions/ Chromium: ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/Default/Extensions/
See this answer or this Google Groups thread. Note that Chrome userscripts are automatically made into Chrome extensions with an auto-generated manifest.
However:
- Editing these files in place will not work. Chrome ignores and/or overwrites the changes.
- For Userscripts, set up your environment as in this answer, for easy editing and updating.
- Tampermonkey scripts are not stored the same way. They are stored, by Tampermonkey in a special SQLite database and are not directly editable that way. UPDATE: This was changed with version 3.5.3630, or so. See above.