EdgeTabGroupsBackup (Edge extension)

Back up the current Microsoft Edge window’s tabs and tab groups into favourites/bookmarks.

What it does

• Creates a backup folder named Backup YYYY-mm-DD_hhMM under the selected destination folder.
• Optionally appends a label when explicitly set using a marker tab, for example Backup YYYY-mm-DD_hhMM — Coding.
• Saves:
  • ungrouped tabs as bookmarks;
  • each tab group as a subfolder containing that group’s tab bookmarks.
• Shows a pre-backup preview with tab/group counts.
• Counts tabs that cannot be saved as favourites as Unsaved.
• Supports retention: keep only the newest N backups per destination folder.
• Always lists a default backup destination in the popup. The default folder is created under Other favourites / Other bookmarks only when selected and used.
• Includes an Options-page cleanup tool for removing backup folders where Edge allows deletion.

Screenshots

Destination discovery

If Edge Workspaces are available, workspace favourites can appear in either layout:

• Container layout: a top-level folder named Workspaces / Workspaces favourites/favorites containing workspace folders.
• Top-level layout: workspace folders appear directly at the top level.

The extension supports both, and also always offers the configurable default backup destination under Other favourites / Other bookmarks.

Window labels

Browser extension APIs do not expose a reliable user-visible Edge window name, so EdgeTabGroupsBackup uses explicit marker-tab labels instead.

• The Window label (optional) box is blank by default.
• Click Set marker to create/update a pinned extension marker tab such as [ETGB: Coding].
• The marker tab is excluded from backups.
• Backup folder names only include an appended label when:
  • a marker tab exists; or
  • the window is InPrivate, in which case the fixed label is In-Private.
• InPrivate marker controls are disabled because marker tabs cannot be reliably created there.

Unsaved tabs

Only normal web pages can be saved as bookmark/favourite URLs. Empty new tabs, extension pages, internal edge:// / chrome:// pages, and file:// URLs are counted as Unsaved and skipped.

Cleanup

The Options page includes cleanup tooling for:

• the configurable default backup folder under Other favourites / Other bookmarks;
• workspace folders, where Edge allows deletion.

For workspace folders, cleanup removes direct child backup folders matching Backup YYYY-mm-DD_hhMM first, then only attempts to delete the selected workspace folder if it is empty. Edge may block deletion of Workspace-managed folders.

Install from Microsoft Edge Add-ons

EdgeTabGroupsBackup is available from Microsoft Edge Add-ons:

https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/mebpcikopeeofpoafoicajeniemckkdd

To install from the Store:

1. Open the Microsoft Edge Add-ons listing.
2. Click Get.
3. Confirm the installation prompt in Microsoft Edge.
4. Pin EdgeTabGroupsBackup to the toolbar if you want quick access.
5. Open the extension popup and run your first backup.

Install (Developer mode)

1. Download and unzip the release.
2. Open edge://extensions/.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click Load unpacked and select the public/ folder.

Use

1. Open the window you want to back up.
2. Open the extension popup.
3. Select the destination folder.
4. Optionally enter a window label and click Set marker.
5. Review the preview counts.
6. Click Run backup now.

Options

• Maximum number of backups to keep (per destination) (default: 5).
• Default backup folder name (default: EdgeTabGroupsBackup).
• Workspace folder cleanup (best-effort; Edge may block deletion of Workspace-managed folders).

Privacy

This extension runs locally and uses Edge/Chromium extension APIs to read tabs/tab groups and write bookmarks. See PRIVACY.md.

Version: v1.0.0