• interdimensionalmeme
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    6 months ago

    Why can’t browsers discard tabs to disk instead of this ridiculous assumption that the server will still exist to redownload the tab content rom.

    • slacktoid
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      6 months ago

      Autodiscard. Its a plugin i use that helps most of the time.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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      6 months ago

      Well… though there are reasons to save pages to disk, the server being still up is a fair assumption, really.

      • biddy@feddit.nl
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        6 months ago

        It isn’t on a mobile device where you might go out of wifi or cellular coverage. But it’s probably a good thing as I don’t want my tab habit wearing out my disk