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[Feature Request] Manually Save open tabs and Restore saved tabs

Open MyYoo168 opened this issue 4 years ago • 2 comments

This is a feature request.

Background:

  1. I use the option "Load previous tabs" OnStart and "Replace Explorer for all folders (Vista or later)".
  2. I have some open tabs on Explorer++
  3. Then I close the Explorer++ (my open tabs are saved automatically by Explorer++)
  4. On my desktop I have some shortcuts to folders, that I frequently use. Let's say: shortcut of folder "Transfer"
  5. I double-click that shortcut, the Explorer++ opens that folder correctly on a tab "Transfer" and no other previous tabs are shown.
  6. I close the Explorer++.
  7. now I lost all my open tabs (in step 2) when I open the Explorer++, since it shows only the tab of "Transfer", which is correct by design!

My feature request: Feature 1: Manually Save open tabs User can save their open tabs as one group anytime in a xml (or registry) and can give it a name e.g. "Work tabs", "Entertainment tabs", etc. Example: Two open tabs "Source code" and "sheets" are saved as "Work tabs"

So if the case (see Step 4 to 6) happens, Feature 2: Manually Restore saved tabs: user can restore their saved tabs easily, that was saved by feature 1, by choosing the name. Example: User clicks "manual restore saved tabs" and chooses "Work tabs", then the tabs "Source code" and "sheets" are restored on Explorer++. If there is already other opened tab (e.g. "transfer" tab) shown on explorer++, the restored tabs are simply added to it, that there are totally 3 tabs shown on Explorer++ now: "transfer", "Source Code" and "sheets".

OS: Windows 10 Version of Explorer++: Explorer++Version

MyYoo168 avatar Feb 15 '21 15:02 MyYoo168

Should this be labeled "feature" instead of "bug"? I would love this feature too. Or even better, restore tabs from previous session automatically and add the newly opened folder as a new tab.

Kilo19 avatar Jan 05 '22 18:01 Kilo19

Or even better, restore tabs from previous session automatically and add the newly opened folder as a new tab.

Now that is the perfect feature right there.

Robby- avatar Oct 05 '22 15:10 Robby-