pro_grammer@programming.dev to Firefox@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoFirefox Power User Keeps 7,400+ Browser Tabs Open for 2 Yearswww.pcmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down115cross-posted to: firefox@fedia.io
arrow-up1323arrow-down1external-linkFirefox Power User Keeps 7,400+ Browser Tabs Open for 2 Yearswww.pcmag.compro_grammer@programming.dev to Firefox@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square98fedilinkcross-posted to: firefox@fedia.io
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·6 months agoi appreciate ff can do this and all, but isnt this usecase covered by you know, the browser history?
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoI find bookmarks simply useless compared to tabs. Massive cognitive burden to sort and categorize. Also can’t search the content text. I prefer textfiles full of urls more than bookmarks
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·6 months agoI find bookmarks simply useless compared to tabs. Massive cognitive burden to sort and categorize. Also can’t search the content text. I prefer textfiles full of urls more than bookmarks
minus-squarehackerwacker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·6 months agoWell, no. Firefox deletes entries older than 6 months from history and there’s no way to change this or to export the data.
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoThis says its not time limited, but firefox will start purging once it starts effecting performance: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1410679
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoAlso history search is terrible
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoYeah, if I’m trying history search, I know I’ve already lost.
minus-squaremac@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-26 months agoYou can change how often it deletes history items, I’m sure I’ve done that before
minus-square2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoMine has history going back to Nov 2022 (though I’m not entirely sure why it stops there).
i appreciate ff can do this and all, but isnt this usecase covered by you know, the browser history?
Bookmarks
I find bookmarks simply useless compared to tabs. Massive cognitive burden to sort and categorize. Also can’t search the content text.
I prefer textfiles full of urls more than bookmarks
I find bookmarks simply useless compared to tabs. Massive cognitive burden to sort and categorize. Also can’t search the content text.
I prefer textfiles full of urls more than bookmarks
Well, no. Firefox deletes entries older than 6 months from history and there’s no way to change this or to export the data.
This says its not time limited, but firefox will start purging once it starts effecting performance:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1410679
Also history search is terrible
Yeah, if I’m trying history search, I know I’ve already lost.
You can change how often it deletes history items, I’m sure I’ve done that before
Mine has history going back to Nov 2022 (though I’m not entirely sure why it stops there).