View Poll Results: How many browser tabs do you have open right now?

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    3 12.50%
  • 6 to 10

    5 20.83%
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  • 15 to 20

    4 16.67%
  • 21 to 30

    5 20.83%
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    2 8.33%
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    Question How many browser tabs do you have open right now?

    My personal view is that most folks are challenged managing browser tabs. At least I know I certainly am.

    I'll work, adding new tabs and windows as I follow different paths to find information and make updates until I finally get to the point were I decide there are too many, and they are getting in my way. At which point I will take a short break to engage in garbage collection: closing tabs and windows that have just turned into clutter.

    PC Magazine wrote an article about a study on this topic a little over a year ago:

    All those open browser tabs are stressing you out, study says

    According to the study, 57% of people think browser clutter is a mild problem for them, 25% see it as a somewhat or serious concern, and 18% aren't bothered by browser clutter at all.

    According to the study, the average person had 5 to 10 open tabs and 1 to 3 open windows at a time. The extremes went from less than three open to more than 400.

    Besides voting in the poll, I invite you to share your thoughts about browser clutter, whether you consider it an issue, and how you handle it.

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    I surprised myself but honestly counted the tabs and was in the mid 20's.

    Normally I have at least double that in 6 or 8 browser sessions.

    I usually have at least 2 firefox sessions with 6 or 8 tabs in each one. I also usually have a few chrome sessions open, one regular and one incognito at youtube (works better with being logged in and ublock running at youtube) to allow me to keep up with news etc.

    Stacking the various tabs in different sessions allows for faster finding what you are working on by keeping specific types or topics of research etc in a single session. When I start a separate topic or say maybe I plan on reviewing a bunch of sites I usually do that in a different session as I know it will lead to another handful of tabs.

    Lately my biggest pet peeve is that windows keeps turning off taskbar icons display (display on all monitors) even though the setting doesn't change. A recent windows update changed that after years of working without flaw. Since I run some sessions on 2nd monitor etc it makes finding sessions faster just clicking on a specific session on a different monitor.

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    Right now I've just shut down a bunch so I "only" have 13 open across two windows.

    Before that I'd probably stab a guess at around 50-100. I tend to jump between tasks and keep bits open for later.
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    Interesting, I tend to be completely the other way and close a browser tab as soon as I've finished with it, even if that means that I open it afresh again a short time afterwards if I need it. I currently have 3 tabs open only and when I post this reply it will quickly become 2!
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    Average is: 11 to 15.

    Sometimes max 20 open tabs.
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    17 in Safari ... but this just thanks to manageWP which i use since 3 days with an instant access to all WP sites/dashoards from one place.
    Otherwise it would be more.

    Another 5 in an inkognito Chrome with different Google TLD's to see unbiased serps (with matching VPN location)
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    Usually about a dozen. I will on occasion run two different browsers at the same time but the second one will only have 3-4 tabs open.
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    I usually have between 20-50 open, currently 27 at the time of writing. I use three screens so I don't see it as cluttered. Leaving tabs open often reminds me to do things I've been distracted from.

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    I don't collect tabs like most other people seem to do, but I do open every new link in a new tab (19 open right now). Or for example, every new active discussion at GPWA goes into a new tab. Then I just cycle through them and close every and each one once done with them. Ie. reply here, and close this tab.

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    I usually only have a few tabs open at any given time. If I have too many of them open, I lose track of them too easily and I can get them confused and mixed up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MichaelCorfman View Post
    My personal view is that most folks are challenged managing browser tabs. At least I know I certainly am.

    I'll work, adding new tabs and windows as I follow different paths to find information and make updates until I finally get to the point were I decide there are too many, and they are getting in my way. At which point I will take a short break to engage in garbage collection: closing tabs and windows that have just turned into clutter.

    PC Magazine wrote an article about a study on this topic a little over a year ago:

    All those open browser tabs are stressing you out, study says

    According to the study, 57% of people think browser clutter is a mild problem for them, 25% see it as a somewhat or serious concern, and 18% aren't bothered by browser clutter at all.

    According to the study, the average person had 5 to 10 open tabs and 1 to 3 open windows at a time. The extremes went from less than three open to more than 400.

    Besides voting in the poll, I invite you to share your thoughts about browser clutter, whether you consider it an issue, and how you handle it.

    Michael
    At the moment, I’ve got eight tabs open, even though it’s Saturday morning and I’m not working right now. Normally, I keep around 20 tabs open, and when I’m researching for writing that number can easily double. It’s not an issue for me; it’s just how I work, and I know it is temporary.

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    A relief knowing I wasn't the only one with 20+ tabs open on my browser (permanently pinned). Personally, I'd add few more but my pc runs out of RAM memory fairly quickly...so I can just open an extra 3 or 4 while I'm working. It does the job though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Javig View Post
    A relief knowing I wasn't the only one with 20+ tabs open on my browser (permanently pinned). Personally, I'd add few more but my pc runs out of RAM memory fairly quickly...so I can just open an extra 3 or 4 while I'm working. It does the job though.
    I think being +20 permanently pinned adds something extra haha. Having said that, I get it, the only reason I'm doing it differently now is because I found that I needed to have more and more tabs open and it really wasn't working for me anymore.

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    I usually keep around 15–20 tabs open, but when I’m switching between tasks or doing research, that number easily jumps to 50. Honestly, it doesn’t really bother me – I use open tabs as a sort of to-do list. Still, every now and then, I have to set aside some time to "clean up the mess."
    By the way, that study you shared is pretty interesting! Looks like it’s a common issue, but everyone seems to have their own way of dealing with it. ��

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    Always keeping 30-50 tabs open... I just can’t shake this bad habit!

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    I counted the number of open tabs and was horrified - 28 I usually try to keep no more than 15, otherwise I just get lost in them. I can't even imagine how I would cope with 50+ open tabs

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    Interesting poll ... I always try to minimize the number of tabs open and minimize clutter.
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