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Reviews for Tab Save & Restore

Tab Save & Restore by Adit Bhatt

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  • by Firefox user 17229001, 3 years ago
    do not use it, it does absolutely nothing its my 3rd time and its my fault i trusted it, i see in comments of 1 star the owner reply that you need to see a "saved" flash well this idiots if nothing is saved should warn you with another flush "nothing is saved" dont use it its just no worth the tabs lost.. i've lost more than 150 tabs using this shit
  • by Firefox user 15297747, 6 years ago
    If you turn off your computer it deletes all the tabs you saved. Trash extension.

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    Sorry you had a bad experience with this extension. The extension was definitely designed to persist tabs after computer shutdown. It uses `localStorage` (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Storage_API) to save URLs for each tab. This is designed to "persist even when the browser is closed and reopened." This storage can be cleared through the browser settings or through another Javascript extension.

    Feel free to file an issue (https://github.com/avbhatt/tabs/issues). If you include some more information with your issue I can try and replicate the issue on my end.
  • by Firefox user 13212610, 6 years ago
    This extension failed me, just when I wanted to restore a bunch tabs, clicking on the Restore button does NOTHING. I can only assume that it "lost" my saved tab state, but there's no message if that is the trouble. So my search for a reliable means to save a complete browsing session continues, for sure Firefox itself is useless at that task.

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    Sorry that you lost your tabs. This extension uses `localStorage` (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Storage_API) to save URLs for each tab. It is possible that this got cleared somehow. According to the linked docs, `localStorage`: "Stores data with no expiration date, and gets cleared only through JavaScript, or clearing the Browser cache / Locally Stored Data"

    If you submit an issue (https://github.com/avbhatt/tabs/issues) with some more information about your Firefox configuration, especially any other extensions that you have installed that interact with `localStorage` I can try and replicate this problem on my end.

    Another thing you can look for is the "Saved!" flash after clicking the "Save" button. This means that each tab has been successfully saved. For additional confirmation that tabs have been saved, try clicking "Restore" right after saving. This will open a window with a list of your tabs.
  • by derdritte, 6 years ago
    This addon appears to save all open tabs and then allows you to select them by url to reopen them. I currently have 8 firefox-windows open and it saves the tabs of all windows.

    Sadly, for my use-case of essentially saving a "window's worth" of tabs to get back to later, it is completely useless. On my firefox it also had graphics-glitches which is amazing since it's literally a list with "checkboxes" (they are really tiny buttons) and two buttons to save and "restore".

    Edit 13.07.2019:
    I have tried the extension again, and the buttons for saving/restoring did not render in properly, I had to focus any part of the extension (using a keyboard or clicking blind) to make it render. Functionality was non-existent or at least there was no feedback when I clicked on the save button.

    Developer response

    posted 6 years ago
    Thanks for the feedback! Your use case of saving a window's worth of tabs makes a lot of sense. In the new update of this extension, tabs are grouped by what window they were in and you have the option of restoring to your active window or a brand new window. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the update if you get a chance. Thanks again for the review.

    Edit:
    I really appreciate you taking the time to try this extension again. I can't seem to replicate the problem of improper rendering on my machine. If you have time, please file an issue (https://github.com/avbhatt/tabs/issues) with your Firefox configuration. In terms of "Save" feedback, there should be a flash to "Saved!" after clicking.