Saving Your Chrome Tabs

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Managing a bunch of open tabs in Chrome can get tricky, especially when you need to keep important pages handy. Let’s explore some ways you can save your tabs, so you don’t lose your place!

Method 1: Resuming Tabs on Startup

Chrome has a built-in feature that lets you pick up right where you left off. This is super handy for those of us who always have multiple tabs open.

1. First, open Chrome and click the three dots at the top-right corner.
   
   
2. From the dropdown, select ‘Settings’.
   
   
3. In the settings menu, on the left, find and click ‘On startup’.
   
   
4. Now, pick ‘Continue where you left off’. Chrome will now automatically reopen your tabs from the last session each time you launch it.
   
   

Note: Keep in mind, this method will only restore tabs that were open during a proper shutdown. If Chrome crashes or tabs are closed individually, they won’t be recovered.

Method 2: Saving Tabs Using Tab Groups

This method is great for organizing tabs and saving them for later use.

1. Right-click on any tab you’d like to include in a group. This will bring up a menu with different options.
   
   
2. Choose ‘Add tab to new group’ to start a new group.
   
   
3. Give your new group a name and a color. For example, you could call it “Research” and select a color, then press Enter or Return.
   
   
4. Now you can drag other related tabs into that group. You’ll see an underline in the color you picked below the tabs in the group.
   
   
5. To save the group for future use, right-click on the group’s name and select ‘Save group’.
   
   
6. The saved group will now be visible on your bookmarks bar. Just click it anytime to reopen all the tabs in that group.
   
   

Method 3: Using the OneTab Extension

If you like using extensions, OneTab is a solid choice for managing tabs.

1. Go to the OneTab extension page in the Chrome Web Store, then click ‘Add to Chrome’.
   
   
2. A pop-up will appear asking you to confirm. Select ‘Add extension’ to install it.
   
   
3. After installation, click the extensions icon by your address bar, then select ‘OneTab’.
   
   
4. When it asks for permission to manage tabs, click ‘Allow’.
   
   
5. OneTab will now show a list of your currently opened tabs. You can restore them one at a time, or all at once, as you need them.
   
   
6. To save your tab URLs, click on ‘Export/Import URLs’ on the right side of the OneTab page.
   
   
7. Copy the list of URLs that shows up and save them in a text file.
   
   
8. You can also click ‘Share all as web page’ which generates a QR code that you can scan to open the tabs again.
   
   
9. Scanning the QR code will bring up a page with all your saved tabs, which you can then open.
   
   
10. For a quick way to reopen the tabs, just use ‘Copy links to clipboard’ to copy all the URLs and paste them into your browser as needed.
    
    

Method 4: Bookmark All Open Tabs

Chrome also has a built-in way to bookmark all open tabs in a window.

1. When you have all your tabs open that you want to save, click the three-dot menu at the top-right of Chrome.
   
   
2. Hover over ‘Bookmarks and Lists’ in the menu to see the bookmark options.
   
   
3. Choose ‘Bookmark all tabs’ or just press Ctrl + Shift + D (on Windows) or Cmd + Shift + D (on Mac).
   
   
4. Pick a folder to save your bookmarks, and give it a name. Keep in mind you’ll need to do this for each Chrome window separately.

Note: This method can be a bit cumbersome if you’re saving a lot of bookmarks, and you might forget why you saved them in the first place.

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By using these different methods, you can make sure all your important tabs in Chrome are saved and easy to access whenever you need them!