How to save all your current tabs in chrome for reading later

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Chrome allows you to open tabs from your last browsing session when you open the browser. However, what if you want to save your current set of tabs to re-open at any time? Chrome doesn’t provide a way to do that natively, but there is an easy workaround using bookmarks.

You could use an extension to do this, such as Session Buddy. But, if you don’t like installing extensions, you can save sessions using the built-in bookmark feature in Chrome.

Before we start, we need to make sure the bookmarks bar is enabled. If not, click the menu button on the right side of the address bar/toolbar. Move your mouse over “Bookmarks” to access the submenu. Make sure “Show bookmarks bar” has a check mark next to it. If it isn’t, select the item to enable the bookmarks bar.

Here’s the meat of this trick: to save all the tabs you currently have open, right-click on the tab bar and select “Bookmark all tabs” from the popup menu.

The Bookmark all tabs dialog box displays. To keep our bookmarks bar organized, we’re going to create a special folder in which we will store our saved tab sessions. To create a folder on the Bookmarks bar, click “New folder” at the bottom of the dialog box and then enter a name for the folder that added under Bookmarks bar in the folder tree. Make sure that new folder is selected and enter a name in the “Name” edit box for the subfolder that will contain the bookmarks for this tab session, such as the current date or a short name that gives you an idea what types of sites are saved in this session. Then, click “Save”.

In our example, all our open tabs are added as bookmarks under a folder with today’s date under the Saved Sessions folder.

The Saved Sessions folder (or whatever you named it) is added to the end of the bookmarks bar. If you want to move it to a different location, click and hold on the folder name and drag it to a new location on the bookmarks bar.

The next time we want to open all the tabs in this session, we simply click on the Saved Sessions folder on the bookmarks bar, right-click on the dated folder, and select “Open all bookmarks” from the popup menu.

All the bookmarks in that dated folder are opened as separate tabs in the current window. Any tabs you currently had open stay open as well. You can also open all bookmarks in that folder in a new window, or even in an incognito window.

Now, you can save other tab sessions in that folder on your bookmarks bar to access again at a later time.

If you’re done with a tab session, you can remove it from the bookmarks bar. Simply right-click on the folder containing the bookmarks for the sites/tabs you want to remove and select “Delete” from the popup menu.

Chrome has become the world’s most popular web browser by offering performance and features that best its competitors. But this rise in popularity has led many to struggle with losing important web pages, research, and sessions with lost or closed chrome tabs.

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Imagine you are doing research for a project and, after clicking through a ton of links, arrive at the perfect source of information. You have no idea how you got there, but you’re there now and that’s all that matters.?

You’re working on notes, emails, switching tabs, everything is going great… until disaster strikes: you accidentally click the wrong pixel and the tab you needed disappears without warning. ?

Or, to no fault of your own, Chrome decides to crash on you for no apparent reason.

You don’t have to worry. You’re not the first person this has happened to, and you won’t be the last. Luckily Google Chrome remembers your web page browsing history, and regardless of what went wrong you should be able to fully recover.

Here’s a few ways you can easily restore closed tabs in Chrome if this ever happens to you.

Closed tab on accident

If you simply clicked the wrong pixel and closed a tab you didn’t mean to, it’s easy to restore. You can simply right-click an empty area in the tab bar section and choose reopen closed tabs.

You can also use a keyboard shortcut — press Ctrl+Shift+T (or Command+Shift+T on a Mac) and the last tab you closed will reopen in a new tab page.

Chrome or computer crashed

A computer crash is never a pleasant experience, but you don’t have to worry about Chrome losing your current session.

Google Chrome can handle a crash gracefully when you lose all your open tabs. Usually when you restart Chrome, it shows a “restore tabs” button. This option will fully restore your last browsing session. Click it, and you’re right back where you left off.

If you do not get this option, it’s okay. Click the Chrome menu and hover your cursor over the history menu item. There you should see an option that reads “# tabs” for example “12 tabs”. You can click this option to restore your previous session.

The Ctrl+Shift+T command can also reopen crashed or closed Chrome windows. You can keep pressing this shortcut until it runs out of tabs and closed windows to restore.

Restore recently closed tabs

Similarly, you can restore recently closed tabs by again clicking the Chrome menu and hovering your cursor over the history menu item. A short summary of pages you recently visited will be listed there as well.

If the page you want to restore is listed there, you can click to restore it. If it is not there, you can try the next approach.

Tab you closed the other day

If you don’t see the web page you want to recover yet, click the history submenu item (chrome menu > history > history). Or you can use the shortcut Ctrl+H (Mac: Command+Y).

This will show a full history of pages you visited. You should be able to find the page you wanted there. You can even search your web page history to make it easy if it has been a while since you closed or lost your tab.

Be careful – If you were browsing incognito (private mode) and you lose your tabs, Chrome will not remember them.

Bookmark web pages that you visit regularly by clicking the ⭐️ icon on the right side of the address bar. This will add a button to the Chrome browser — clicking this button will redirect the current tab to this web page.

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Chrome is remarkably good at remembering what tabs you had open if the browser were to crash. But what if you were ending a work day and wanted to close business-related tabs so that you could start browsing the web for fun? Luckily, Chrome has an easy way to save your open tabs during a browsing session so you can re-open them later, like the next day, at work.

1. Open Chrome.

2. Click the icon to the right of the address bar with the three dots (like a sideways ellipsis).

3. Scroll down to Bookmarks and select Bookmark Open Pages.

4.Click New Folder.

5. Name the new folder and click Save. This will save all your open tabs from a browsing session. To open them later, continue on to step six.

6. Click the icon at the right of the address bar and select Bookmarks > Your Folder Name to open all of your saved tabs.

7. Right click the folder that pops out after you highlight your new folder, and select Open All Bookmarks.

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When you’re researching online, you might come across multiple pages you want to refer back to later. Instead of leaving them open and wasting precious resources, you can use the following methods to save your Chrome tabs.

Bookmark Multiple Tabs on Chrome

Creating a bookmark in Chrome is pretty straightforward, but what if you want to create bookmarks for all the open tabs in your Chrome window?

You can! Just right-click in the open space at the top next to the tabs, and then select “Bookmark All Tabs.”

You can also press Ctrl+Shift+D on Windows or Cmd+Shift+D on Mac to bookmark all of your tabs.

Chrome will create a new folder for all open tabs. You can rename it if you want, and then click “Save.”

You can add an individual website to a folder, as well. Click the Bookmark icon (the star) in the URL bar or press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Cmd+D (Mac).

Next, click the drop-down “Folder” menu and select the folder you created above.

Click “Done” to save your bookmark.

You can see and organize all of your bookmarks in “Bookmark Manager.” To get there, click the three vertical dots at the top of the window, and then click Bookmarks > Bookmark Manager.

Select the folder you want from the sidebar. You’ll now see all of your bookmarks in one place.

You can right-click a folder in “Bookmark Manager” or the “Bookmarks” menu to see some options. Click “Open All Bookmarks” to quickly open all the websites in a folder.

You can also choose whether to open your bookmarks in a new window or new Incognito window.

Once the folder is created, you can remove a website quite easily—just select it, and then click “Delete.”

To remove a folder, right-click it, and then select “Delete.”

Temporarily Save Chrome Tabs in Lists with Better OneTab

If you just want to save a couple of tabs in a window, but don’t want them in your Bookmarks Manager for years, the Better OneTab Chrome extension makes things much easier.

It allows you to create a list of multiple tabs. Then, whenever you restore the list and open all tabs once again, the list is removed from the extension.

After you install the Better OneTab Chrome extension, just press Shift and select the tabs you want to save. Then, right-click the Better OneTab Chrome extension icon and select “Store Selected Tabs.”

The extension will close the selected tabs, and they’ll be stored in the extension list. To access them, just click the Better OneTab extension icon. You’ll see all of your saved tab lists. Click “Retitle List” to give a list of tabs a name.

You can add more websites to a list, as well. To do so, just select the tab, and then right-click the Better OneTab extension icon. Click “Store into a Titled List,” and then choose one of your existing lists.

From the tab groups page, you can also click a tab to restore it. If you want to restore the entire tab list, click “Restore List.”

The extension will reopen all tabs in the list.

Want to learn more? Check out our complete guide on mastering tabs in Google Chrome.

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The Google Chrome web browser on your desktop computer has a handy “Reading List” feature. It’s an easy way to save things for reading later, and it syncs with your iPhone or iPad. We’ll show you how to add web pages to the list.

The “Reading List” button on the desktop can be found on the right side of the bookmarks bar. If it’s something that you don’t want, it is possible to remove it.

How to Use the Reading List in Google Chrome

The Reading List is a similar concept to bookmarks but intended for reading material that you find online. At the time of this writing, it’s available in Chrome on the desktop (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and for iPhone and iPad. The feature isn’t available on Android, although it probably will be eventually.

Add Web Pages on Chrome for Desktop

After opening Chrome on your computer, the first thing to do is find a web page that you would like to read later. Once you have, click the star (bookmark) icon on the right side of the address bar.

A menu with two options will appear. Select “Add to Reading List.”

It’s as simple as that to add to your Reading List.

To actually use the Reading List, you’ll need to have the bookmarks bar visible. This can quickly be achieved by typing Ctrl+Shift+b on Windows or Cmd+Shift+b on Mac, or by going to Settings > Appearance > Show Bookmarks Bar.

Now you’ll see the Reading List on the far-right side of the Bookmarks Bar. Click it, and you’ll see all of your saved articles in a list.

“Unread” pages are located at the top, while “Pages You’ve Read” are situated at the bottom. You can also see how long it’s been since the pages were added/read.

Mouse-over a page to mark it as read/unread, or to remove it from the Reading List.

Add Web Pages on Chrome for iPhone and iPad

Chrome for iPhone and iPad has two different ways to add web pages to your Reading List. It can either be done from Chrome or from another app.

In Chrome on your iPhone or iPad, find a page to save for later, and then tap the share icon in the address bar.

Next, select “Read Later” from the menu.

That’s it! The page is now in your Reading List.

The second method allows you to add things to the list from outside of Chrome. Find a news article or story that you’d like to read later in any app. In this case, we’re using Apple News. Find the share button in the app and tap it.

Next, find “Chrome” in the app row and select it.

From the Chrome menu, tap “Read Later.”

To access the Reading List on your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome and tap the three-dot menu icon at the bottom.

Select “Reading List” from the menu. You’ll notice a number that indicates unread pages.

The Reading List will open with “Unread” pages at the top and “Pages You’ve Read” at the bottom. Pages marked with a green check are ready to read offline.

Tap “Edit” in the bottom corner to manage the list.

From here, you can select pages and delete or mark them as read.

The Reading List isn’t something that everyone will want to use, but it’s a nice, simple alternative to apps that provide similar services. It all happens right inside of Chrome without any additional software. That’s handy.

Do you use Chrome on multiple devices? You can sync your tabs across devices using your Google account and open them on any device.

If you’re always on the go and switching among several devices to stay informed and connected, you can seamlessly continue your online activities in Chrome across your devices by syncing your open Chrome tabs.

You can easily access a list of Chrome tabs open on each device and open any of those tabs on any of your devices.

Today we’ll show you how to access open Chrome tabs in Windows, Mac, and Linux, and on iOS and Android devices.

Set Up Chrome Sync

To sync Chrome tabs across devices, you first need to set up Chrome sync and log in to the same Google account you used for Chrome sync on all devices.

If you’ve done that already, you’ll need to check whether you’re syncing your open tabs. We’ll show you how to check that on your computer and mobile devices.

Check if You’re Syncing Open Tabs on Windows, Linux, and Mac

To make sure you’re syncing open tabs on your computer, click the Chrome menu (three vertical dots) in the upper-right corner of the Chrome window and select Settings.

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On the Settings screen, click Sync in the People section.

Make sure the Open Tabs slider button is on (blue). If it’s gray, click it to start syncing open tabs.

Access Open Chrome Tabs on Windows, Linux, and Mac

Once you’re syncing open tabs, you can access tabs open on other devices on your computer.

Click the Chrome menu (three vertical dots) in the upper-right corner of the Chrome window and move your mouse over History. A submenu displays showing recently closed tabs on your computer and tabs open on other devices.

Click on a tab from another device to open it on your computer.

Check if You’re Syncing Open Tabs on an iPhone or iPad or an Android Device

We show Chrome on an iPhone in this section and the next. But the procedure is the same on iPad and Android devices.

To access open Chrome tabs on your iOS or Android device, you must first check that you’re syncing open tabs. You can sync different items on different devices, so you need to check this on every device you want to access open Chrome tabs on.

Open Chrome on your device and then tap the Chrome menu (three vertical dots) in the screen’s upper-right corner and select Settings.

Tap your name at the top of the Settings screen.

Then, tap Sync on your account screen.

Make sure the Open Tabs slider button is on (blue). If it’s white, tap it to start syncing open tabs.

Access Open Chrome Tabs on an iPhone or iPad or an Android Device

Once you’re syncing open tabs, you can access tabs open on other mobile devices and computers on your iOS or Android device.

Tap the Chrome menu (three vertical dots) in the screen’s upper-right corner and tap Recent Tabs.

The Recent Tabs screen shows recently closed tabs on your device and tabs open on other devices.

Tap on a tab from another device to open it on your device.

Stay in Sync on the Go

Syncing tabs in Chrome is helpful if you’re constantly on the go and switching between a desktop, a laptop, and a mobile device.

Do you use Chrome on multiple devices? Do you find the tab syncing feature useful? Please share your thoughts and experiences with us in the comments below!

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how do I save all the tabs from a session, to open again at a latter time

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Can Anyone please help me with the above issue? I look forward to any replies, thank you. Chris

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1. You can “Bookmark All Tabs” via the Context menu in an open tab. 2. You can use the Session Manager extension to save multiple sessions.

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You can always restore open tabs from your last session with:

• Click the menu button and choose Options.
• Select the General panel.
• From the When Firefox starts drop-down, select Show my windows and tabs from last time.
• Click OK to close the Options window .

Alternatively, you can download an extension such as Session Manager to handle this for you. Extensions such as these generally store several sessions that you can recover in case you need them in the future, but not the next immediate use.

I was doing some research for an article recently and had a bunch of tabs open in Firefox for that purpose. But some other thing came up, and I needed to switch focus to another task. This was when I felt that I needed a way to save my browser sessions so that I could always restore all the tabs whenever I needed to.

In this article I will focus on the ways to achieve this in Firefox, Chrome and Vivaldi. There are specially made extensions for this purpose but you can also achieve the same effect without employing a third-party option. We will explore both methods in this article.

Firefox

Without Extensions

To save your browser session in Firefox, the easiest way is to bookmark all the tabs and save it in a special folder in your Bookmarks menu. Simply right-click on any of the open tabs and select “Bookmark All Tabs.”

You will see a popup window on your screen where you will name the folder according to where you want to save this set of tabs. Once you are satisfied, just click the “Add Bookmarks” button to save the entire browsing session.

To restore this session click the bookmarks icon beside the address bar, and navigate to the folder where you saved your session. Then click “Open All In Tabs” as illustrated in the screenshot below.

With Session Manager

While you do not necessarily need third-party software to save a browsing session in Firefox, there are extensions which can make this process a bit easier for you. One of these is Session Manager which you can install from the Mozilla Addons page (no longer available).

Once the extension has been installed, you will see two new icons on your browser pane. The one that looks like a floppy disk is what you will use to save and restore browsing sessions, while the other with a red plus (+) sign is for opening recently closed tabs and windows.

Click the floppy disk icon highlighted above to open a new window where you can enter a custom name for your session. Hit the “Save session button” to save for later.

To open your saved sessions, click the small arrow beside the disk icon, and click the name of the session you want to open. This will load all the tabs from that session in your browser window.

Chrome

Without Extensions

The process of saving browsing sessions in Chrome without extensions is identical to that of Firefox. Hit “Ctrl + Shfit + D” or right-click on any tab in your browser window and go to “Bookmark All Tabs.”

You will see a new popup where you can enter a name for the browsing session and choose where you want to save it. Hit the “Save” button to finish.

To reopen saved sessions in Chrome you will need to open the bookmark manager by hitting “Ctrl + Shift + O” and right-click on the folder where you saved your session. Finally, select your preferred option from the menu.

With Session Buddy

Session Buddy is a nifty Chrome extension that you can use to save your browsing sessions without going through the tedious bookmarks method.

Once the extension is installed, you can click the extension icon in the top panel to open a new tab where you will see various options available. To save your current browser session, click the save icon highlighted in the screenshot below, and enter a name for your session.

Your saved sessions will appear on the left side of the window, and you can easily select any of them, and then click the highlighted icon below to open the session in your current browser window or click the arrow for more options.

Vivaldi

Vivaldi has the most intuitive way of doing this without extensions. To save a browser session all you need to do is click the Vivaldi icon, and go to “File -> Save Open Tabs as Session.”

A new dialog will appear on your screen that will prompt you to enter your preferred name for this session. Enter any name you like, and hit the “Save” button.

Now all you need to do to restore a saved browser session is click the Vivaldi icon again and go to “File -> Open Saved Session.” Then click the name of your saved session and hit the “Open” button to restore your tabs.

Let us know if this article has been helpful to you or if you have any further tips to share regarding saving browser sessions for later. Please do so in the comments section below.

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The best tab manager depends on who you are

We tested the best Chrome tab manager extensions so you don’t have to. From professional tab managers that are built for work, to simple solutions for the casual tab hoarder, we’ve tried them all. If you find yourself with dozens of tabs open, these tab managers will get things under control.

If you also use Firefox, check out our list of the best tab managers for Firefox →

Do I need a Chrome extension or plugin to get tab management features?

Tab managers — also known as tab organizers or session managers — are only available as extensions or plugins for your Chrome browser. That’s because Chrome doesn’t have built-in tab organization, aside from tab groups (which you can read about here). To get the best tab manager for Chrome, you should be ready to install an extension from the Chrome Web Store. Keep reading to find the best one for your needs.

Best Chrome tab extension for:

• Productivity
• Snoozing tabs
• Session management
• Previewing tabs
• Quick cleanup
• Saving memory
• Simplicity

Workona – Best tab manager for productivity

Workona is a tab manager that helps you organize tabs into dedicated workspaces for each project. If you do most of your work in Chrome, Workona will improve your productivity and help you stay focused throughout the day.

The extension lets you save tabs into dedicated windows (called workspaces), so you can come back to them whenever you’re ready to work on that project again. This means that Workona doubles as a Chrome session manager as well as a tab organizer.

Workona automatically syncs and saves your tabs, so you don’t have to worry about losing your work. Plus, built-in tab suspension helps your computer run faster.

Recent users say…

• A better way to stay organized if you open a lot of tabs
• Amazing at headspace/clutter management
• Best tab manager ever; I used to use OneTab which was miles behind this

Snoozz – Best tab manager for snoozing tabs

If you use tabs as a to-do list, you’ll love the Snoozz extension. You can snooze individual tabs or an entire window full of tabs, and set them to “wake up” at a time that’s more convenient for you. The tab will temporarily shut and reopen itself for whenever you’ve set the snooze timer. And don’t worry, snoozed tabs can be seen in the Nap Room, so you can rest assured your tabs haven’t been lost.

Recent users say…

• I switched to this extension after Tab Snooze stopped working; this works just as well
• Has everything I want, even repeat/periodic snoozes
• Great number of options and flexibility

Session Buddy – Best tab manager for session management

If you want to save entire Chrome sessions and recover them later, Session Buddy is a good tool for the job. The way it works is pretty simple: If you have three windows open with a few tabs in each, you can save the entire session in Session Buddy and reopen all three windows later on. Keep in mind that Session Buddy doesn’t let you sync tabs or sessions between computers or even different Chrome profiles.

Recent users say…

• I’ve used this extension for years and I recommend it to everyone
• Very useful extension for research

For more details on Session Buddy, see our in-depth review →

Tab Manager Plus – Best tab manager for previewing tabs

If you have so many tabs open that you can’t keep track of them anymore, Tab Manager Plus can help. This Chrome tab extension gives you a handy preview of all open tabs at once. It also highlights duplicate tabs to help you quickly clean up your browser.

You should be aware that the developers behind Tab Manager Plus haven’t posted an update since mid-2020. This could mean the Chrome extension is now buggy. Still, Tab Manager Plus is one of the top-rated tab organizers available for Chrome, so it’s worth a try.

Recent users say…

• Very nice app, though it is missing a few small things
• Allows me to see all my tabs in a compact space and quickly delete the fluff

OneTab – Best tab manager for quick cleanup

If you don’t have time to deal with your tabs, but don’t want to close them and risk losing them, OneTab is for you.

With the click of a button, OneTab will close all your open tabs in your current Chrome window and save them in a tab group that you can restore later. We’d recommend using the export feature regularly; otherwise, you may lose your OneTab tabs when Chrome updates itself.

Recent users say…

• Does what I want it to: dump a bunch of tabs and read at a later date
• Probably the extension I use most

For more details on OneTab, check out our full review →

Workona Tab Suspender – Best tab manager for saving memory

If you tend to open too many tabs and then notice your browser is running slowly, you need a tab suspender. The most popular tab suspender was previously The Great Suspender, but it was taken offline due to malware.

The Workona Tab Suspender is a worthy replacement. You can keep all of your tabs open while still saving memory. How? Workona Tab Suspender automatically pauses tabs when you’re not using them, which speeds up your browser. Automatic tab suspension means you can set it and forget it. If you’d rather suspend & unsuspend tabs manually, that’s an option too.

Recent users say…

• The best alternative to The Great Suspender so far
• This extension is truly powerful
• Precisely what I wish web browsers had all along

Chrome Tab Groups – Best tab manager for simplicity

Technically, Tab Groups aren’t a Chrome tab extension at all — they’re built into your browser if you’re on a recent version of Chrome. Try out this feature by right-clicking a tab in Chrome and adding it to a group. All the groups will be visible in the same window. We recommend tab groups for those who are already disciplined with their browsing, since they don’t work well with lots of tabs.

If you want to combine the simplicity of Chrome Tab Groups with a more powerful tab manager, Workona supports that. Just add the Workona Tab Manager to your browser, and then you’ll be prompted to add the Tab Groups Helper.

Recent users say…

• It’s very easy to manage
• I still have the same amount of tabs open but I don’t see them all

For more details on Chrome Tab Groups, check out our full review →

Much like other major browsers, the Google Chrome browser gives users a ton of functionality. From a massive library of Chrome extensions to the ability to easily manage saved passwords, the browser is very extensive. Furthermore, you can also restore and backup settings in Google Chrome.

These days, it is very common for us to have multiple devices in which we do work or surf the web. Perhaps you may have a computer at home and at work.

You want to be able to access all the same content on all computers no matter where you are.

For instance, maybe you bookmark a web page in Google Chrome and want to read it later on a different device. This is exactly why you would want to backup and then restore your Google Chrome settings.

Using Google Chrome’s Sync Feature will allow you to use the same settings and user data across multiple devices.

You can either copy the user data from the Google Chrome folder on your computer or use the “Sync” feature that will backup and restore Chrome on all devices you log into.

Where Are Google Chrome Settings Stored?

Google Chrome individual user settings are actually stored in a file called “Preferences.” This is located and stored in the user’s profile. The preferences settings file is automatically created the first time someone uses Chrome. You can search for the file and find it in:

[ht_message mstyle=”info” title=”” show_icon=”” style=”” ]directory C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default[/ht_message]

This is a hidden folder, and you may need to make it visible in order to find it. But, this “Default” folder should have all of your settings, cache, extensions, and more. Just copy it from the User Data folder and store it somewhere safe.

Backup and Restore Google Chrome Settings

There are two parts to this. Neither are difficult. First, you want to backup settings in Google Chrome. Then once the backup is complete, you want to restore settings. Let’s take a quick look at how to do both.

For quick reference, create a backup and restore of Google Chrome by:

1. Launch Chrome Browser
2. Open the settings tab.
3. Turn on Sync.
4. Log into your Google account, if you’re not already logged in.
5. Access sync settings.
6. Select “manage sync.”
7. Turn on “Sync everything” if it’s disabled.
8. Launch Chrome Browser from another device.
9. Access settings tab again.
10. Sign in to your Google account.

It’s really not that difficult of a task and works almost instantly across all of your devices.

So, let’s take a bit of a closer look at how to do this step by step.

Step 1: Launch the Google Chrome Browser From Your Desktop

The Chrome icon looks like a colored ball with a blue dot at the center. You can find it in your Applications folder on a Mac, or on your Start menu in Windows.

Step 2: Open the Settings Window

Once the Chrome browser is open, click the three-dot icon. This icon is located next to the address bar in the upper-right corner of your browser window. It will open a drop-down menu.

From that drop-down menu find “Settings” and click on it.

Step 3: Click the “Turn on sync” Button

Once you are taken to the Google Chrome setting’s page you will see a blue button at the top of the page called “Turn on sync.” You can also access this button by clicking on the profile icon located on the top right of the browser.

Doing that will show you a flyout menu, and you can access the button from there as well.

Step 4: Log into Google, if You’re Not Already

When you enable the “Turn on sync” button one of two things will happen:

1. You are already logged in, in which case you can just skip this step.
2. You are not logged into your Chrome profile and a login page will appear.

Go ahead and log in to your Google Chrome account if you haven’t already. Simply put in your info and move on.

Step 5: Access Sync Settings

After logging in, a “Turn on sync” option will appear in the form of a popup box. Click on the “Settings’ button to take you to the sync settings for Google.

Step 6: Click “Manage Sync.”

From this page, you will see the setup in progress and some other options. Select the “Manage sync” option.

Step 7: Enable “Sync Everything.”

This will take you to the main Google sync page where you can select the options you want to sync. I recommend you turn the “Sync everything” toggle button on.

This will back up all of your Google Chrome settings and make sure you have them all on other devices.

Note: If the Sync everything toggle is already turned on and showing blue, it means that Chrome has already backed up all your settings and you are good to go.

You have successfully backed up your Google Chrome settings. Now it is time to restore them and finish the process.

Step 8: Launch the Google Chrome Browser from Desktop

Note: Make sure you are signing in to your Chrome account on a different device.

The Chrome icon looks like a colored ball with a blue dot at the center. You can find it in your Applications folder on a Mac, or on your Start menu in Windows.

Step 9: Access Settings Tab Again

Once the Chrome browser is open, click the three-dot icon. This icon is located next to the address bar in the upper-right corner of your browser window. It will open a drop-down menu.

From that drop-down menu find “Settings” and click on it.

Step 10: Sign In to Google Account

Google will prompt you to sign in to your Chrome account. Simply sign in to your account and the browser will automatically restore your settings in Google Chrome on the device you are on.

There you have it. You now know how to backup and restore settings in Google Chrome. Now you can jump around on devices and still have all your personal information available.

Final Thoughts

Google Chrome gives you the ability to sync all of your browser settings across all devices you use. This is a big deal because you will be able to access all relevant browser content, bookmarks, settings, and data across everything from smartphones to desktop computers.

Have you found that completing the steps above gives you more freedom on other devices? Do you back up and synch data on any other browsers?

I cannot tell you how many times a day I wind up emailing myself links to articles and other webby bits so I can consume them later. Sometimes I remember those emails I’ve sent and sometimes not. Every so often I’ll be combing through my email, only to find a missive I sent days or weeks ago and either forgot or missed it. When that content is important, things can quickly go awry.

So when Google announced it was adding a new sidebar to Chrome, my curiosity was piqued. It turns out, that curiosity was spot on and the new feature includes something that is perfect for those who need to have a way to save links for later perusal. That feature is called the Reading List and it is exactly what it sounds like — a place to keep a reading list of links. Find a site or page you need to keep for later viewing and save it to the Reading List. Once you’ve read the link, mark the site as read.

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It really is that simple.

You might be asking yourself, “Why not just save the link as a bookmark?” While that’s a possible solution, it’s not nearly as efficient. Why? Because you have to take the time to create and organize the bookmark. Sure, you could create a TEMP folder in the Chrome bookmark manager and save all of those links for later enjoyment there. But then you still have to make sure to save the bookmark to that folder and then go through the process of navigating to the folder and manually deleting the link when you’ve consumed that particular content.

That is not efficient. And given how busy we all are these days, having the most efficient workflow could mean the difference between getting things done and not. I choose to do everything with as much efficiency as possible. That’s precisely why the new Chrome Reading List is a must-use.

How do you use it? Let me show you.

I’ll be demonstrating on Chrome v99.0.4844.84. To use the Reading List, you must be using Chrome version 99 or newer, so make sure you’ve updated your installation of the browser to the most recent release.

Using the Reading List

Time to use this new feature. Open Chrome and go to a site or page you want to save for later viewing. Once on that page, click the new Sidebar icon (Figure 1) to access the feature.

Figure 1

The new Sidebar icon is ready to give you access to the Reading List feature.

Once the Sidebar is open, click the Reading list tab and then click Add current tab (Figure 2).

Figure 2

Adding a ZDnet article to my Reading list for later viewing.

You can save as many links to your reading list as you need. The one thing you cannot do is categorize them in any way. Entries in your Reading list are either READ or UNREAD.

After you read an item (you can open one of your saved links by simply clicking on an entry from within the Reading list), hover your cursor over the item in your Reading list and then click the checkmark (Figure 3) to mark it as Read.

Figure 3

Marking a Reading list item as read.

After you’ve marked an item as read, it will then appear under PAGES YOU’VE READ (Figure 4).

Figure 4

I now have read and unread content in my Reading list.

Just because an item has been read, it doesn’t mean you can’t open it again. Regardless if an item is in the UNREAD or the PAGES YOU’VE READ section, you can click on it and it’ll open. And if you want to move an item from the PAGES YOU’VE READ to the UNREAD section, simply hover your cursor over the item and click the check to send it back up to the UNREAD portion of your Reading list.

And that’s all there is to using the new Chrome Reading list feature. If you’re tired of emailing links to yourself for later reading, this feature will be a real game-changer to your daily workflow.

Google Chrome’s synchronize feature stores a copy of your entire browser settings in the cloud and synchronizes it with your other devices. It can sync your Apps, Bookmarks, Extensions, History, Settings, Themes, Reading List, Open Tabs, Passwords, Addresses, phone numbers, payment methods, etc. With sync, all you need to do is install the Chrome browser on a new computer and log in to the same Google account. This transfers all of the above settings to the new device.

But if you don’t prefer logging into a Google account in Chrome browser, you’ll need to backup and restore your data manually, as the synchronize feature requires a Google account.

This post tells you how to backup Chrome profiles manually and restore them on another computer. The instructions would be helpful if your old Windows user profile has been corrupted and you want to restore the Chrome settings to the new profile.

How to Transfer Chrome Profile to Another Computer

Backup Google Chrome Profiles

Google Chrome stores the user data (for all profiles) under the %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\ directory. The profile folders are named “Default,” “Profile 2”, “Profile 3,” and so forth — depending upon the number of browser profiles you created.

To transfer the Chrome profiles to another computer, backup the data to a USB flash drive and restore it on the new computer or user account. Follow these steps:

Profile folders

• Close all instances of Chrome.exe. You can check the Task Manager Details or Processes tab to see if Chrome.exe is running.
• Next, assess the total disk size occupied by the User Data directory. It can be in several Gigabytes. Be sure that your external/USB flash drive has sufficient space.
• Copy the %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\ directory to your USB flash drive.

• To know the profile path for your Chrome profile, visit chrome://version in your browser.
• To reduce the total size of the backup, you may exclude the folders named Cache and Service Worker present under each profile folder. This will save you gigabytes of disk space when copying.

Passwords

Passwords need to be exported manually for each profile. For more information, check out the article Import or Export Google Chrome Passwords to a File.

Registry settings

1. Start the Registry Editor ( regedit.exe )
2. Navigate to the following branch:

The above key stores some settings or hashes pertaining to individual Chrome extensions (for every Chrome profile), along with other preferences.
From the File menu, click Export and save the branch to a .reg file — e.g., chrome_prefs.reg.

Restore Google Chrome Profile(s) to Another Computer

To restore Chrome profiles from backup, follow these steps:

Profile folders

1. Install Google Chrome on the new computer or user account.
2. Make sure all instances of Google Chrome are closed.
3. Using File Explorer, rename the User Data folder located at:

Note: If you’re transferring only a specific Chrome profile from backup, then rename only the appropriate profile folder — e.g., “Default,” “Profile 2”, or “Profile 3,” etc., on your hard drive.

Registry settings

1. Start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe)
2. Navigate to the following branch:
3. Rename PreferenceMACs to PreferenceMACs.Old
4. From the File menu, click Import…
5. Browse to select the registry file (e.g., chrome_prefs.reg) you exported earlier (to your USB drive), and import it.
6. Exit the Registry Editor.

Passwords

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. If you see the following prompt, click OK. Don’t click Reset All Settings.

Due to the change in Machine ID and hash (HMAC) value, Chrome resets some settings found in the Secure Preferences file for that profile. Settings that might automatically get reset are:

• Default search engine
• Homepage
• Startup pages
• Pinned tabs
• Extensions

Note: Despite Chrome’s reset notification, none of the extensions were disabled during my testing. Also, most of the extension settings were successfully imported. Enterprise users seem to use the Google Chrome Master Preferences file to deploy the settings.

Then, open the Passwords page directly without going through Settings. The URL is below:

Start Google Chrome now. The bookmarks, extensions, extension settings, cookies, history, passwords, and most of the other settings should have been imported correctly. However, note that you’ll need to re-login to each website manually for the first time. You can use the password autofill, though.

[Tested on Chrome browser version 90.0.4430.212. Windows 10 OS Version 2009 or 20H2 (Build 19042.985)]

Having to find where you left off in a PDF file can be frustrating, especially in long documents. Don’t worry, though. We’ll show you how to continue reading where you left off.

When you open a PDF file in most PDF readers, it opens to the beginning of the file, no matter what page you were on the last time the file was open.

This can be frustrating if you were in the middle of reading a long PDF file and you have to shut down your computer. The next time you open the file, you’ll have to find your place again.

Several of the popular PDF readers have a setting that allows you to continue reading where you left off in a file the next time you open it. We’ll show you how to set this up in three free PDF readers.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

To set up Adobe Acrobat Reader so it opens PDF documents to where you left off, select Preferences from the Edit menu. You don’t have to have a PDF file open to change this setting.

On the left side of the Preferences dialog, select Documents under Categories.

Then, check the Restore last view settings when reopening documents checkbox.

Now, when you reopen any PDF file, Acrobat Reader will jump to the page you were viewing when you last closed the file. This setting is effective for all PDF files.

Foxit Reader

In Foxit Reader, click the File tab and then click Preferences.

Click History in the list of options on the left. Then, check the Restore last session when application starts checkbox.

Every document that was open the last time you closed Foxit Reader will open again when you open Foxit Reader again. And each PDF document will open to where you left off.

SumatraPDF

Both the installable and portable versions of SumatraPDF can open a PDF file to where you left off. The setting for opening PDF files where you left off is on by default in both versions, but we’ll show you where it is. You might want to turn it off sometimes.

In SumatraPDF, click the menu button in the upper-left corner of the window and then go to Settings > Options. You don’t have to have a PDF file open. This setting applies to all PDF files you open.

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If you want SumatraPDF to open PDF files where you left off, make sure the Remember opened files box is checked on the SumatraPDF Options dialog box. To turn the setting off, uncheck the box.

The Remember opened files option also provides access to recently opened files on the Frequently Read screen which displays when there are no PDF files open. Click on a file on the Frequently Read screen to open it. The file will open to where you left off when you last closed the file.

If you turn off the Remember opened files option, the Frequently Read screen is cleared and is hidden. You must open PDF files from the main menu and all PDF files will open to the beginning.

What if I Use My Browser as a PDF Reader?

If you use a browser to read PDF files, like Chrome, Firefox, or Edge, they will always open to the beginning. Browsers are only very basic PDF readers and there is no setting in browsers to open PDF files to where you left off.

When you first open Safari after updating your iPhone to iOS 15, you might be a bit surprised by the design change. Apple attempted to make browsing the web on its smartphones more natural and cohesive, but it may leave you wondering just how to actually navigate your tabs.

With iOS 15, the search bar, View menu, and refresh button are no longer at the top of the display. Because of that, the webpage content is pushed up a little to fill that void, and the status bar’s color now matches the primary color of the webpage’s theme, making it look like it’s a part of the website. The toolbar at the bottom has completely vanished, except for one essential button.

As of right now, in iOS 15, the search bar has turned into a floating window at the bottom of the display, hovering over the webpage’s content with a drop shadow in place. In it, you’ll also find the updated View menu icon, an ellipsis (•••), which brings up an action sheet of tools and options. And that important button? That’s the tab switcher icon, which looks the same.

When you scroll down a webpage, the updated search bar partially hides itself just like it does in iOS 14, only at the bottom of the display. Scroll up or tap on the minimized bar, and the search bar appears in full view again.

If you already have open tabs, swipe left or right horizontally on the search bar (left GIF below). This will let you go to the previous or next open tab, just like swiping inward from the bottom of the display will let you go to the previous or next app.

Similarly, if you pull up on the new search bar, it’ll act just like the app switcher, showing you a row of tabs. When you let go, it takes you into the new grid view for tabs (middle GIF below), something that’s more convenient than the old Rolodex style. Of course, the traditional tab switcher icon also takes you to the new grid view.

You can also open extended options by long-pressing the search bar, such as moving the current tab to a specific tab group (also new to iOS 15). Tapping the ellipsis (•••) next to the tab switcher icon will open up the new View menu, which also houses the Reader, Bookmark, Reload, and Share options (right GIF below).

Long-pressing the tabs button does the same as in iOS 14, giving you options to close all tabs, close the current tab, open a new tab, and open a new private tab.

Note: Apple’s iOS 15 is currently in beta development. A public beta will be available in July, while the final release isn’t expected until the fall of 2021. Anything shown in this guide may change or be removed during the development cycle.

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Google’s Chrome is a popular, secure, and powerful web browser. Part of the reason Chrome boasts more than 60 percent of the web browser market share is its massive library of available extensions, also called plugins.

We’ve gathered a list of some of the most useful Chrome plugins available from the Chrome web store. Check them out and see which ones can make your life easier and more productive.

You can install free items from the Chrome Web Store. For any paid plugins, apps, or extensions, you’ll need a Google Payments account.

Best Chrome Plugin for Blocking Ads: uBlock Origin

Free and effective ad blocker with no gimmicks.

Open-source, with tools for advanced users.

Not easy to permit specific assets on specific pages.

Can obscure exactly what’s being blocked.

Ad-blocking is a popular and important Chrome plugin category, as users try to navigate websites filled with intrusive ads that slow page-load times to a crawl.

uBlock Origin has emerged as the top contender in the content-blocking space, appreciated for its easy-to-use interface as well as tools for power users who want to dive deeper into individual scripts. With overwhelmingly positive user reviews and millions of downloads, uBlock Origin is the best Chrome plugin for wide-spectrum content-blocking.

Best Chrome Extension for a Secure Connection: HTTPS Everywhere

Transparently improves online security in the background.

Ensures your ISP can’t eavesdrop on your web browsing.

Occasionally breaks poorly configured websites.

HTTPS Everywhere forces websites to communicate over HTTPS, strengthening your online privacy and security. The plugin automatically switches thousands of sites from insecure HTTP to secure HTTPS, protecting users from surveillance, account hijacking, and even some forms of censorship.

HTTPS Everywhere offers users peace of mind, making sure their internet browsing is encrypted from start to finish.

Best Chrome Plugin for Cookie Management: Click&Clean

Dramatically expands Chrome’s cookie-management capabilities.

Empowers users to defend their own online security.

Persistent notifications if you don’t clean cookies regularly.

Removing individual cookies can be time-consuming.

Despite Click&Clean’s cute name, online cookies are serious business. They’re the basis of online-tracking utilities. A company might set a cookie on one page, but as you navigate around the web, that cookie accrues more and more personal information.

While many privacy-oriented users likely clear their cookies regularly, the rest of us can rely on Click&Clean to make cookie cleaning an effortless routine. With just a click, delete cookies and your cache as well as typed URLs and your download and browsing history.

Session restore is a handy feature available in all major web browsers including the Microsoft Edge in Windows 10. The session restore feature saves information about all open tabs before closing the browser and automatically opens previously open tabs so that users can resume work where they left off.

The session restore feature in web browsers is like hibernation feature in Windows operating system. Windows OS also saves all data from memory to disk when you put your PC in to hibernation, and the same is data used to resume from hibernation.

While session restore is a handy feature, it’s not turned on by default in Edge. Therefore, when you run Edge after closing it down, it doesn’t automatically restore previous session tabs.

You can configure the Edge browser to automatically restore previous session tabs upon launching the web browser. This means that, when you launch Edge browser on your Windows 10 device, it will automatically restore all previous tabs that were open while terminating the browser.

Complete the given below directions to configure Edge to automatically restore previous session when it’s launched.

Automatically restore previous session in Edge (new Chrome based)

Step 1: Click on the More icon and then click Settings option to open Edge settings page.

Step 2: On the left side, click Start, home, and new tabs.

Step 3: On the right side, in the When Edge starts section, select Open tabs from the previous session radio button. That’s it.

Restore previous session in Edge (old version)

NOTE: At times, when you launch Edge browser after a crash, it might not restore previous session tabs. That said, it works most of the time.

Step 1: Open Edge browser. Click the More icon (see picture below) and then click Settings.

Step 2: Here, under Open Microsoft Edge with section, select Previous pages option. That’s it!

From here onwards, Edge will save the session tabs before closing and will automatically open previous session tabs when you run it.

There are extensions available for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome to better handle this session restore feature. Sadly, there is no extension as such for Edge browser yet to make the most out of this feature.

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It’s always weird whenever an application we’ve been using for years gets a new feature or undergoes a cosmetic upgrade that befuddles users. Chalk it up to us being creatures of habit and / or being distrustful of new updates. But for whatever reason, people usually aren’t too happy with them, especially when said application accounts for a lot of their use. Which is probably why so many people want to know how to remove the reading list option from Google Chrome.

How do you remove the reading list from Chrome?

Let’s just get down to brass tax — you can remove reading list from Google Chrome in a few steps:

• Open a new Chrome window/tab.
• Enter chrome://flags/#read-later into the empty address bar. Hit enter/return.
• Select “Disabled” from the drop-down list placed next to the “Reading List” option.
• Restart your Chrome browser. Boom, it’s that simple.

63.59 percent of all internet users rely on the Google Chrome web browser for their experience. That’s a massive number and regardless of whether or not you’re an iOS or Android user, Apple or PC (or a cheapskate Linux die-hard like me), you’re probably using Chrome. Google may have started as a search engine algorithm, but it quickly began developing other web-based software that’s literally shaped the internet.

When the Chrome browser first dropped, it didn’t take long for people to adopt it for widespread use. Its minimalist design increased screen real estate, and its integrated search / URL bar was a game changer. It didn’t hurt that it was notably faster than other popular browsers at the time, not to mention the slew of new features and extensions that the Mountain Valley based tech company was constantly rolling out. It’s no wonder that Google Chrome became the most popular web browser in the world.

Office Tab supports opening, viewing, editing multiple Office documents in a single tabbed window, like the web browsers – Google Chrome, Firefox and so on.

It brings the tabbed interface to Microsoft Office 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 and Office 365 (include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Project and Visio).

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A key advantage of Office Tab is that you can save time by consolidating your actions! For example, if you’ve opened multiple files, you don’t have to save and close them individually; just click “Save All” from the Context menu and all your files are saved. Want to close all opened files? Simply select “Close All” and all your files will be closed.

Manage Documents in Groups details

In Office Tab, you can add a saved Microsoft Office file to a group. You can quickly open a group of documents or a group of Excel files and so on. With this Favorites Group feature, you can apply the following operations to a group of documents in Microsoft Office applications easily.

Add a document to a group;
Open a group of documents;
Close a group of documents;
Save a group of documents.

Rename Files Easily

You don’t have to open the “Save As” dialog to rename a file. Just click “Rename” on the Context Menu in the tab and enter the new file name—it’s that simple! If you want to save the file in another folder, select “Save As” from the Context Menu.

Displays Full File Name

If a file name is long, typically, the Windows taskbar displays only a small part of it, which is often a problem. However, with Office Tab installed, you will able to see the entire file name on the Tab Bar, no matter how long it is.

Useful Context Menu

Right-click on a tab or Tab Bar to access the tab/tab bar context menu. Office Tab also combines some common command items in Microsoft Office, letting you access those items more quickly.

Easy-to-use

The tabbed interface allows you to open multiple documents in a single window. Each document appears as a new tab within the window (not a new window) and can be accessed with one click. This feature improves your efficiency when working with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Access and Visio).

High Performance

Office Tab is based on the standard Microsoft Office Add-in Technology. It does not impact the performance of the standard application and has an extremely small file size.

Move Tabs

Tabs can be moved easily by dragging. You can switch between tabs using the mouse or you can activate a tab by pressing Alt + N (“N” being the tab order “1, 2, 3…”).

Customize Tab Appearance

The colors of the tabs and the Tab Bar are customizable. There are 11 styles for you to choose from. Within each style, the font style and the name of each tab can be changed to suit your preference (to apply these changes, you will need to close and restart Microsoft Office).

More Powerful Features

Plenty Of Shortcuts

Office Tab supports plenty of built-in as well as user-defined shortcuts to handle the tabs, hide/display the Tab Bar, switch between tabs, and select specific tabs. Personalized shortcuts are easy to assign.

Show / Hide the Tab Bar

You can place the Tab Bar on the top, bottom, right or left side of your workspace. You can even hide the Tab Bar when there is only one tab. You may also show or hide the Tab Bar using a customizable shortcut key (the default shortcut key is “Win + Q”).

Open Documents

The Context Menu contains the following options: “Open,” “Open in New Window,” and “Open Folder.” It’s easy to open an existing file or folder, and open more than one tabbed window.

All-In-One Settings Center

Office Tab has a powerful Settings Center, where you can configure all Office Tab settings. You can use the Tab Center to manipulate all your settings such as enabling/disabling the tab separately, using shortcuts (or not), displaying the Tab Bar on the top, bottom, left or right position, choosing the Tab Style, and customizing the tab colors.

Create New Document

You can quickly create a New Document by double-clicking the left button on the blank space of the Tab Bar, or choose to use the “New” command item on the Context Menu.

Save Documents

“Save” and “Save All” commands on the Context Menu can be used to save all the documents with just one click. Office Tab marks the modified documents or workbooks with an asterisk (*) in their file names to indicate their modified status.

Close Documents

The Context Menu also contains the following options: “Close,” “Close All,” and “Close Other,” offering users flexibility in closing the opened documents. Double-clicking the left button on the tab or clicking the middle mouse button will quickly close the opened document.

Customize Tab Length

The tab length can be set to automatic, self-adaptive, or fixed (the default length is “automatic”). Automatic shows as much of the file name as possible. Self-adaptive shows the file name depending on the space available on a tab. With fixed tab length, all the tabs have the same length.

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Is there a way to bookmark all open tabs at once, and save them to a folder I choose?

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Some menu entries in the main menu bar are hidden if you use the mouse and only appear if you use the keyboard to open the menu.
You can see the difference if you use Alt+F to open the File menu or other menus like the Edit menu (Alt+E) and Bookmarks menu (Alt+B) and compare that to what you see if you use the mouse to open the menu after you have made the menu bar visible by tapping Alt or by pressing F10.

• “Bookmark All Tabs” (Shift+Ctrl+D) no longer shows in the Bookmarks menu unless you open the Bookmarks menu via the keyboard (Alt + B).
• “Bookmark All Tabs” can be accessed via the right-click context menu of a tab on the tab bar.
• “Bookmark This Page” can be accessed via the right-click context menu of that browser page.

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Some menu entries in the main menu bar are hidden if you use the mouse and only appear if you use the keyboard to open the menu.
You can see the difference if you use Alt+F to open the File menu or other menus like the Edit menu (Alt+E) and Bookmarks menu (Alt+B) and compare that to what you see if you use the mouse to open the menu after you have made the menu bar visible by tapping Alt or by pressing F10.

• “Bookmark All Tabs” (Shift+Ctrl+D) no longer shows in the Bookmarks menu unless you open the Bookmarks menu via the keyboard (Alt + B).
• “Bookmark All Tabs” can be accessed via the right-click context menu of a tab on the tab bar.
• “Bookmark This Page” can be accessed via the right-click context menu of that browser page.

awesome, thanks Cor-el! (i tried to thank you earlier from my android phone, but it wouldn’t let me from there. now i’m on my PC)

ps. now i have another, related question, if you don’t mind: is there a way to make one or more open windows open as a new tab into another, designated open window? (i know i can do the reverse- ie. the “open tab in a new window”)

Right click on any tab. One of the choices should be Move To New Window.

As to your original question, check out Send Tab URL from the Mozilla Add-ons Web Page. (There’s a lot of good stuff here)

Right click on any tab. One of the choices should be ”’Move To New Window”’.

As to your original question, check out ””'[ Send Tab URL]””’ from the ””'[ Mozilla Add-ons Web Page]””’. (There’s a lot of good stuff here)

You can drag a tab from one window to the tab bar of another window to move a tab between windows or use tear off and drag the tab slightly down to open the tab in a new window.

Does that only bookmark the tabs in the front window, which was my understanding. Or can it bookmark ALL your tabs? Also, is there any way to see a list of every tab you have open, like you can in Safari & Chrome?

You can only bookmark all tabs in the currently selected window, so if you have more windows open then the need to repeat this in all windows

[coatli: please keep it to one question in one thread. that’s over 2,000 readers who’ve had to read and skip your diversion. users helping users.]

It’s now July ’14 and vn. 30 is extant, and the difference manifested when the menu is invoked with the mouse or with a hot-key still obtains.

I suggest that this newly introduced feature breaks all sorts of rules in the usage guidelines for our chosen environment – Windows. (Microsoft keeps a formal set.) I suggest that it is nonsensical, illogical, and detrimental to Firefox’s reputation as a worthy browser. Do the design managers in the Mozilla camp read these posts? I say it’s well beyond time for differences between click and key features to be eliminated. Any software engineers listening.

PhredE 11th July, 2014

The thread Owner asks what he wants to ask, your opinion 2 months later doesn’t count.

If you think Mozilla is doing something “wrong”, please provide feedback here –

As far as the Mozilla developers reading these support threads; very few developers ever “pitch in” and provide support answers here.

locking this thread, as it was created for a question about Firefox 27.0.1 and is Solved

Add code to the userChrome.css file below the default @namespace line.

The customization files userChrome.css (user interface) and userContent.css (websites) are located in the chrome folder in the Firefox profile folder.

You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list. When you need to access the tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once.

When your tabs are in the OneTab list, you will save up to 95% of memory because you will have reduced the number of open tabs.

Open this menu by right clicking inside any web page.

You can now send just the current tab to OneTab. If you right click on a web link, you’ll see an option to send that web link directly to OneTab without having to open the link first.

You can click the ‘exclude web site from OneTab’ button to prevent tabs from the current web site from being sent to OneTab. This exclusion will not apply if you specifically use the right click menu to send just one specific tab to OneTab.

For a quick way to name a tab group, click the text that says e.g. “2 tabs”. This will cause a yellow box to appear where you can give your tab group a name.

After you name a tab group, you can use the OneTab right click menu to send tabs directly to those named tab groups.

If you click the “More. ” button on your OneTab page and then choose ‘Star this tab group’, a star icon will be displayed next to the tab group and it will always appear at the top of your list of tab groups. If you have multiple starred tab groups, they will appear in the order that you set them as starred.

If you choose ‘Lock this tab group’, a lock icon will be displayed next to the tab group. Locking a tab group prevents you from accidentally deleting it. When you restore any tabs from this tab group, they will remain in your OneTab list instead of being removed.

You can use the following keyboard shortcut:
Alt + Shift + 1 Display OneTab

You can configure keyboard shortcuts for quick access to OneTab functionality, by going to the address chrome://extensions/shortcuts (or by right-clicking on the OneTab icon at the top of your browser, then clicking “Manage Extensions”, then clicking the triple-bar icon in the top left and then clicking “Keyboard shortcuts”)

You can also set your own keyboard shortcut to mimic the effect of clicking the blue OneTab icon which will send all tabs in the current window to OneTab. To do this, from the keyboard shortcuts settings screen described above, specify a shortcut in the box where it says “Activate the extension”.

Click the ‘Options’ link in the top right corner of your OneTab page. You can set your preferences for pinned tabs, choosing which window to restore tabs to, startup preferences and for handling of duplicate tabs. See the options screen for more detailed information.

You can drag and drop tabs in your OneTab list to reorder them

Don’t worry about closing OneTab – you will not lose your stored tabs. Even if you close all tabs and exit your web browser and restart your computer, the tabs you have stored in OneTab will not be lost.

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By Phillip Tracy published 15 January 20

It’s a simple process

Chrome users who want to sync their preferences to Edge don’t need to worry about losing their bookmarks and extensions. Now that Edge is built on Google’s Chromium platform, you can simply import all of your settings from Chrome to Edge.

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to import from Chrome to Edge so you can switch to Microsoft’s new browser without starting from scratch.

How to import Chrome bookmarks to Edge

1. If you haven’t downloaded the new Edge yet, follow our guide on how to download Edge for Windows, Mac, iOS or Android.

2. When you launch the browser for the first time, it will ask if you want to sync from Chrome. Make sure this option is selected.

3. After you’ve completed the next few prompts, Edge will set up your bookmarks. In our experience, your Chrome bookmarks should appear instantly just beneath the URL address line.

4. If the import didn’t work or you want to import after the initial setup, click on the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner of your window.

5. Select Settings (look for the gear icon). From the profiles tab, press Import Browser Data (the last option).

6. A pop-up will appear. Choose Chrome from the “Import from” box and make sure “Favorites or Bookmarks” is selected below. Press Import.

How to import Chrome extensions to Edge

Don’t worry if your Chrome extensions didn’t appear as they will need to be added manually. Here’s how:

1. Select the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner of the browser. Choose “Extensions” from the drop-down. Again, don’t worry if there aren’t any extensions yet.

2. Before you add your Chrome extensions, turn on the “Allow extensions from other stores” slider on the bottom-right corner of the Extensions page.

3. From there, you can either press “Learn more” or jump directly to the Chrome Web Store using this link.

4. Sign in to your Google email if you aren’t already. Once you’ve logged in, press the gear icon next to your address.

5. Press “My Extensions and App” then the “Library tab” next to “Installed.”

6. You should now see a list of all of your Chrome apps. Press the “Add to Chrome” button next to your extension to add them to Edge.

Phillip Tracy is the assistant managing editor at Laptop Mag where he reviews laptops, phones and other gadgets while covering the latest industry news. After graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Phillip became a tech reporter at the Daily Dot. There, he wrote reviews for a range of gadgets and covered everything from social media trends to cybersecurity. Prior to that, he wrote for RCR Wireless News covering 5G and IoT. When he’s not tinkering with devices, you can find Phillip playing video games, reading, traveling or watching soccer.

Is Google Chrome causing your laptop to freeze? Keep reading to find out how to fix it.

David Darlington

Apr 20, 2022 • Filed to: Windows Computer Solutions • Proven solutions

As perhaps the most popular web browser in the market, users expect that Google Chrome will always work and for the most part the browser doesn’t disappoint. But lately, Windows 10 users have reported that the browser has been causing their computers to freeze. This problem has affected a lot of Google Chrome users who complain that it can occur right in the middle of their work, causing them to have to start over or even causing data loss.

Although it has been blamed on a bug that tells your computer to treat Chrome like a virus, this problem can also be caused by several other issues. But fortunately, the problem can also be easily fixed by some of the solutions we shall see in this article.

• Part 1: Why does Chrome cause my computer to freeze?
• Part 2: How do I fix Google Chrome from freezing on Windows 10?

Part 1: Why does Chrome cause my computer to freeze?

The major cause of this problem is a new bug that first appeared in December 2018. Like most bugs that may infiltrate your system, this bug affecting Google Chrome, in particular, appeared as a phishing scam that was related to Microsoft tech support. It appeared as a dialogue box that claimed to be from Microsoft warning you that your computer is infected with a virus that may compromise the system, passwords, and any other personal information you may have on your computer.

When you try to close the dialogue box, it just pops up again since it is designed to loop instead of close. The recurrent loop of this fraudulent message can case Google Chrome’s usage in Windows 10 to surge to 100% causing Chrome and the system itself to crash.

Part 2: How do I fix Google Chrome from freezing on Windows 10?

But like we mentioned above, there are several things you can do to fix this problem and keep your Windows 10 computer from freezing. They include the following;

Method 1: End Task to Fix Chrome Freezes Windows 10

One of the best solutions to this problem is using the task manager to effectively close Google Chrome. This solution is effective because it prevents Chrome from using your system’s resources. To use “End Task” to fix Chrome freezing Windows 10, follow these simple steps;

Step 1: Right-click on the Windows 10 taskbar to open the Task Manager. You can also use the keys “Ctrl + Alt + Delete” to open Task Manager.

Step 2: Click on the “Processes” tab

Step 3: Locate “Google Chrome” or “GoogleChrome.exe” and select it. Click on “End Task” at the bottom right corner.

You can use Google Chrome again by re-launching the program as long as you haven’t set Chrome to automatically restore tabs.

Method 2: Clear Browsing Data

This issue can also occur if you open too many tabs at once and Google Chrome is sort of overloaded. The best way to remove the excess data that can bog down Chrome is to clear the browsing data regularly. Follow these simple steps to do it;

Step 1: Open Chrome on your computer and then click on the three dots at the top right corner.

Step 2: Click on “More” and then click “Clear Browsing Data”. You can also use the “Ctrl + Shift + Delete” keyboard shortcut

Step 3: Click on the “Advanced” tab and then select the items you would like to remove and click on “Clear Data.”

Method 3: Disable Chrome Add-Ons and Extensions

Although Chrome extensions and add-ons can be very helpful in helping users access some useful services, they can also really bog down Chrome, causing it to freeze sometimes. Therefore, it may be useful to disable these extensions and add-ons particularly if Chrome has been experiencing issues lately. Here’s how to disable Chrome Add-Ons and Extensions;

Step 1: Open Chrome on your computer and type in “chrome: //extensions” in the address bar and press “Enter” to access all extensions and add-ons in Chrome. You can also click on the three dots in the right corner and choose “More Tools” to find “Extensions”

Step 2: In the pop-up window that appears and turn off extensions to disable them.

Step 3: Restart the browser to complete the process.

Method 4: Check for Malware

This problem can also occur when Chrome is infected by Malware and Viruses or if Chrome is somehow in conflict with other programs on your computer. Both of these problems can be easily fixed by resetting Chrome to its default settings. Here’s how to do it;

Step 1: Open Chrome and then click on the three dots at the top right corner. Select “Settings” to continue.

Step 2: Click on “Advanced”

Step 3: Go to the “Reset and clean-up” section and click on “Reset Settings to their Original Defaults”

Step 4: Click on “Reset Settings” to complete the process.

Method 5: Uninstall and Reinstall Google Chrome

If Google Chrome is still freezing even after you try all the solutions above, it may be time to reinstall the browser. A clean reinstall will clear any malware, viruses, and settings issues that could be causing the problem. Follow these simple steps to uninstall and then reinstall Chrome;

Step 1: Open Windows 10 Settings (You can do that from the “Start Menu”) and then click on “Apps”

Step 2: Locate Google Chrome under the “Apps & Features” tab. Click on it and then click “Uninstall”

Step 3: Once the program has been fully uninstalled, restart your computer, and then reinstall windows from the official Chrome installation website.

Chrome can freeze from time to time and even if you don’t see the warning message we talked about above. But one or more of the solutions we’ve described above should be able to help you fix this problem once and for all. By the way, you can also fix Google Chrome black screen issue.

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Many desktop browsers allow you to sync tabs between your devices using their built-in protocol. Sending a tab from one computer to another manually, is slightly different. It’s sort of like sharing a link with your friend in a chat.

Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox both support sending tabs to other devices, and Microsoft’s browser is the latest to join the fray.

The latest stable version, Microsoft Edge 91.0.864.54, has introduced support for Tab Sharing. It’s quite convenient to

How to use Tab Sharing in Microsoft Edge

1. Open a webpage in Edge browser.

2. Mouse over the icon that has a computer and phone, in the address bar. This is the “Send this page” button. Or, right-click anywhere on the page and select “Send page to devices” from the context-menu.

3. Click it and choose the device that you want to share the tab with. If your device isn’t listed, check if you’re signed in to your account on both devices. You may have to restart the browser to get it working.

The process is a bit different on mobile devices. Open the page in the Microsoft Edge app on your phone, and tap the share button in the bottom right corner. The “Send to devices” option will appear in a small pop-up. Tap on it, and your devices will be listed in the next pop-up. Select it and tap on send.

4. Switch to the other device and open Microsoft Edge on it, and you’ll find a notification with a link to the page that you shared. Click on it to load the page.

The browser has to be open on your computer, for the notification to appear. If Edge is closed, you will see the banner pop-up the next time you start the browser. If you don’t click on the notification, the link persists and can be accessed from the Action Center.

The stable version of the Microsoft Edge app on Android does not support Tab sharing yet. However, the Microsoft Edge Dev version does. I also tried this on my iPad, but the app doesn’t support it yet. I don’t have access to the browser’s Testflight program, but Windows Latest reports that the tab sharing feature is available in the preview build aka Microsoft Edge Dev version on iOS.

Tab Sharing does not require the Sync Tabs option to be enabled in your browser. However, you will need to be signed in to your Microsoft account on both devices for the sharing to work.

The new feature isn’t perfect, at least not on the mobile version. Sometimes the Edge Dev app doesn’t display the notification at all, even if the browser is currently in focus. But I had no trouble sending tabs from my phone to my computer. The notifications for the desktop version worked as intended. That might explain why the feature is not available on the stable version of the mobile browser.

I think that Microsoft should reduce the number of steps required to share a page, especially from the mobile browser. It currently takes 3 taps to share, four if you have to select the device.

By Phillip Tracy published 21 February 19

The Timeline feature Microsoft added to Windows 10 a year ago keeps track of the webpages, files, and apps you’ve viewed so you can quickly return to them later on. It also syncs your web browsing history and app usage across all devices, including your Windows 10 PC and iOS or Android smartphone.

While it’s a useful tool for organizing your online activities, Timeline’s browsing history functionality has been limited to only the websites you visited on Microsoft’s Edge browser.

Fortunately, that’s no longer the case. Microsoft has released a Chrome extension that syncs your Chrome browsing history between your Windows 10 devices and the Microsoft Launcher for Android so you can return to recently-visited webpages on the Timeline interface.

The extension will track your browsing history automatically, but there are a few steps you’ll need to take to get everything set up. Below is a guide on how to use Microsoft’s Chrome Extension so you can stop browsing on one device and pick up where you left off on another.

How to Sync Chrome Browsing History to Your Windows 10 Timeline

1. You’ll first need to download Microsoft’s Web Activities Chrome extension from this link. Note, this will give Microsoft permission to send your Chrome browsing history to its servers.

2. Once you’ve downloaded the plug-in, select the blue Web Activities icon from the top-right corner of your Chrome browser.

3. In the drop down, log into your Microsoft account.

4. Select the drop down menu. Under “New web browsing opens in” choose “Default browser” if you want to sync your Chrome history.

5. Make sure Chrome is your default browser. The easiest way to do this is to search “Default browser” in the Windows 10 search bar and press on “Choose a default web browser.” Make sure Google Chrome is selected under the “Web browser” heading.

6. If you want your Chrome history to sync between Windows 10 computers or tablets, then complete steps 1 through 5 on each device. The websites you visit on Chrome will be added to your Windows 10 Timeline, which you can access by pressing the Win key+Tab or by selecting the Task View button on your taskbar.

How to sync Windows 10 Chrome browsing history to your Android phone

1. You can also sync the Chrome web pages you visited on a Windows 10 devices to your Android. First download the Windows Launcher (this will change your Android interface).

2. Once you’re signed into your Microsoft account, swipe right to your news feed and press the Timeline tab. Here, you should see the Chrome tabs you viewed on your Windows 10 PC or tablet.

Microsoft confirmed to Laptop Mag that you can’t sync Chrome browsing history from an Android smartphone to a Windows 10 PC because Google does not support extensions on its mobile browser app. We’ve also got instructions for how to enable Chrome’s dark mode too.

Credit: Laptop Mag

Phillip Tracy is the assistant managing editor at Laptop Mag where he reviews laptops, phones and other gadgets while covering the latest industry news. After graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Phillip became a tech reporter at the Daily Dot. There, he wrote reviews for a range of gadgets and covered everything from social media trends to cybersecurity. Prior to that, he wrote for RCR Wireless News covering 5G and IoT. When he’s not tinkering with devices, you can find Phillip playing video games, reading, traveling or watching soccer.

Save and restore the state of windows and tabs. It also supports automatic saving and cloud sync.

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Save and restore the state of windows and tabs. It also supports automatic saving and cloud sync.

• Save and restore windows and tabs
• Manage sessions with name and tags
• Auto save when window is closed
• Auto save at regular intervals
• Import and export sessions
• Compatibility with Chrome extension
• Cloud sync
• Support tab groups
• Import Session Buddy

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USERS:

• Since updating to version 3.0.0, there is a problem that the session list can not be opened. Please see here for solutions.
• Vote on Mozilla website for APIs/bug fixes needed by session managers, so they can be better.

Version 6.12.0

• Implemented Tracking Session
  • You can set a session as a tracking session from the session menu.
  • When you open a tracking session, changes in the window are automatically reflected in the session.
  • This allows for efficient workspace switching!
• Added option to track newly opened windows
  • You can choose if newly opened windows in the tracking session should be included in the tracking

Version 6.11.0

• Supported importing Firefox session store backups files
• Improved login prompt not to appear during automatic cloud sync
  • A red badge on the extension icon will notify you when manual login is required.
• Improved the appearance of tags in autosaved and startup sessions
  • Shortened the tag name and changed the tag icon.
• Adjusted the color of the session list to improve visibility
• Fixed an issue where importing Session Buddy files failed
• Fixed an issue where upload of sessions with long names failed in cloud sync
• Fixed an issue where “Open in current window” opens different order tabs when pinned tabs exists

Version 6.10.0

• Added the ability to import and export settings
• Supported the import of Session Buddy session files

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In a web-application implemented in java using JSP and Servlets; if I store information in the user session, this information is shared from all the tabs from the same browser. How to differ sessions in the browser-tabs? In this example:

Copy this code in a jsp page ( testpage.jsp ), deploy this file in an existing context of a web application on the server (I use Apache Tomcat), then open a browser (FF, IE7 or Opera) using the correct URL ( localhost/context1/testpage.jsp ), type your name in the input and submit the form. Then open a new tab in the same browser, and then you can see your name (get from the session) on the new tab. Be careful with the browser-cache, sometimes seems that it doesn’t happen, but it’s in the cache, refresh the second tab.

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You can use HTML5 SessionStorage (window.sessionStorage). You will generate a random id and save in session Storage per Browser Tab. Then each browser tab has his own Id.

Data stored using sessionStorage do not persist across browser tabs, even if two tabs both contain webpages from the same domain origin. In other words, data inside sessionStorage is confined to not just the domain and directory of the invoking page, but the browser tab in which the page is contained in. Contrast that to session cookies, which do persist data from tab to tab.

You have to realize that server-side sessions are an artificial add-on to HTTP. Since HTTP is stateless, the server needs to somehow recognize that a request belongs to a particular user it knows and has a session for. There are 2 ways to do this:

• Cookies. The cleaner and more popular method, but it means that all browser tabs and windows by one user share the session – IMO this is in fact desirable, and I would be very annoyed at a site that made me login for each new tab, since I use tabs very intensively
• URL rewriting. Any URL on the site has a session ID appended to it. This is more work (you have to do something everywhere you have a site-internal link), but makes it possible to have separate sessions in different tabs, though tabs opened through link will still share the session. It also means the user always has to log in when he comes to your site.

What are you trying to do anyway? Why would you want tabs to have separate sessions? Maybe there’s a way to achieve your goal without using sessions at all?

Edit: For testing, other solutions can be found (such as running several browser instances on separate VMs). If one user needs to act in different roles at the same time, then the “role” concept should be handled in the app so that one login can have several roles. You’ll have to decide whether this, using URL rewriting, or just living with the current situation is more acceptable, because it’s simply not possible to handle browser tabs separately with cookie-based sessions.

The window.name Javascript property, is the only thing that will persist across tab activity, but can remain independent (instead of URL guff).

You shouldn’t. If you want to do such a thing either you need to force user to use a single instance of your application by writing URLs on the fly use a sessionID alike (not sessionid it won’t work) id and pass it in every URL.

I don’t know why you need it but unless you need make a totally unusable application don’t do it.

I’ve come up with a new solution, which has a tiny bit of overhead, but seems to be working so far as a prototype. One assumption is that you’re in an honour system environment for logging in, although this could be adapted by rerequesting a password whenever you switch tabs.

Use localStorage (or equivalent) and the HTML5 storage event to detect when a new browser tab has switched which user is active. When that happens, create a ghost overlay with a message saying you can’t use the current window (or otherwise disable the window temporarily, you might not want it to be this conspicuous.) When the window regains focus, send an AJAX request logging the user back in.

One caveat to this approach: you can’t have any normal AJAX calls (i.e., ones that depend on your session) happen in a window that doesn’t have the focus (e.g. if you had a call happening after a delay), unless you manually make an AJAX re-login call before that. So really all you need do is have your AJAX function check first to make sure localStorage.currently_logged_in_user_id === window.yourAppNameSpace.user_id, and if not, log in first via AJAX.

Another is race conditions: if you can switch windows fast enough to confuse it, you may end up with a relogin1->relogin2->ajax1->ajax2 sequence, with ajax1 being made under the wrong session. Work around this by pushing login AJAX requests onto an array, and then onstorage and before issuing a new login request, abort all current requests.

The last gotcha to look out for is window refreshes. If someone refreshes the window while you’ve got an AJAX login request active but not completed, it’ll be refreshed in the name of the wrong person. In this case you can use the nonstandard beforeunload event to warn the user about the potential mixup and ask them to click Cancel, meanwhile reissuing an AJAX login request. Then the only way they can botch it is by clicking OK before the request completes (or by accidentally hitting enter/spacebar, because OK is–unfortunately for this case–the default.) There are other ways to handle this case, like detecting F5 and Ctrl+R/Alt+R presses, which will work in most cases but could be thwarted by user keyboard shortcut reconfiguration or alternative OS use. However, this is a bit of an edge case in reality, and the worst case scenarios are never that bad: in an honour system configuration, you’d be logged in as the wrong person (but you can make it obvious that this is the case by personalizing pages with colours, styles, prominently displayed names, etc.); in a password configuration, the onus is on the last person who entered their password to have logged out or shared their session, or if this person is actually the current user, then there’s no breach.

But in the end you have a one-user-per-tab application that (hopefully) just acts as it should, without having to necessarily set up profiles, use IE, or rewrite URLs. Make sure you make it obvious in each tab who is logged into that particular tab, though.