Chrome Tabs Keep Auto-Refreshing? Here’s How to Fix It
If you’re switching between tabs in Chrome, some of them might reload automatically. This happens because of Chrome’s memory management, and it can quickly get annoying. Here’s how to prevent this from happening.
1Close Unnecessary Tabs
When you open too many Chrome tabs, the browser will “discard” the inactive ones. This will unload them from physical memory to free up RAM for the active tabs. To give Chrome more memory resources to work with, try closing all the tabs you don’t need and see if that helps.
You can bookmark the ones you might need later. And if you have bookmarked many of them, you can use abookmark organizer extensionto make managing and finding them easier.
2Restart Google Chrome
If the tabs are still automatically reloading when you haven’t opened many of them, it could be a temporary glitch. Restarting Chrome can help fix this.
So, close Chrome, but before you relaunch it, open the Task Manager on Windows or Activity Monitor on macOS and close any background processes that the browser is still running.
If that doesn’t work, we recommend updating Chrome (in case Google has fixed bugs and made performance improvements) and restarting it. To do that, click thethree-dot iconin the top-right corner and selectHelp > About Google Chrome.
Chrome will update itself if an update is available. Afterward, clickRelaunchon theAbout Chromescreen to restart the browser. Hopefully, that will fix the problem.
3Check Google Chrome Extensions
While extensions enhance the browsing experience on Google, some might interfere with Chrome’s tab management. There could also be some that use a lot of RAM. All this can cause Chrome to auto-refresh some tabs.
To fix it, try closing all the extensions. You can use the built-in Task Manager to find the culprit. To access it, click thethree-dot iconin the top-right corner of the screen and selectMore Tools > Task Manager.
In the Task Manager, select an extension you suspect is interfering with Chrome or consuming too much RAM and clickEnd process.
You can also try enabling and disabling the extensions one-by-one to identify the problematic ones. To do that, click thethree-dot iconin the top-right corner and selectExtensions > Manage Extensions.
To enable an extension, click the toggle in the bottom right corner of its card (it will turn blue when on). After you are satisfied the extension is not causing the problem, click the toggle again to disable it.
This can be time-consuming if you have many extensions, but it can potentially fix the issue.
4Use a Tab Management Extension
If your system has enough resources, you can install the Tab Auto Refresh extension and let it manage your tabs. Tab Auto Refresh allows you to set the exact time the extension should reload the tab. This can allow you to stop certain tabs from reloading for a long time or have them reload every few seconds if you’re waiting for a big update or announcement.
To do that, open the extension on the tab you want it to manage. Then, select or enter the time you want Tab Auto Refresh to reload the tab and clickApply.
Download:Tab Auto Refresh(Free)
5Disable Automatic Tab Discarding
If you’re confident your system has enough resources but don’t want to install another extension, it’s possible to try disabling the automatic tab discarding feature. This will stop Chrome from auto-reloading the tabs.
To do that, enterchrome://discardsin the address bar and hit theEnterkey to see a table of your active tabs. By default, each one will have a checkmark in theAuto Discardablecolumn. To disable automatic tab discarding for a particular tab, click theTogglelink below the checkmark (it will become anX).
Remember that this is not a permanent solution. If you close a tab and re-open it, you’d have to go through the above steps again to keep it from refreshing.
6Turn Off Chrome’s Memory Saver
Chrome’s Memory Saver is the feature that unloads tabs you aren’t using. Turning it off will stop tabs from being discarded. However, this will mean Chrome will operate without worrying about memory management.
To turn off Memory Saver, click thethree-dot iconin the top-right corner and selectSettings.
On the left pane, clickPerformanceand turn off the toggle next toMemory Saver.
If you still want to use Memory Saver, you can keep it on and create a list of websites that Chrome should always keep active. This will prevent them from being unloaded. To do that, click theAddbutton next toAlways keep these sites active.
In theAdd current sitestab, it’s possible to select one of your opened tabs. Alternatively, you can choose theAdd sites manuallytab and type the URL of the website instead. Afterwards, clickAdd.
To keep active domains and subdomains, type in the website’s main domain. For example, if you type ingoogle.com, Chrome will keep its subdomains, such ashttps://maps.google.com, active even if you’re running low on memory.
Additionally, you could use asterisks to tell Chrome which tabs to keep active. The asterisk works as a wildcard, and you may add it to keep a specific website’s tabs active. If you type in Twitch.com/*, Chrome will keep any Twitch tab active.
7Reset Google Chrome
If the previous solutions haven’t worked, you could try resetting Chrome. But before you do, remember that this will return Chrome to its default settings, disable all extensions, and clear the cache and cookies. Some data, such as history, bookmarks, and passwords will remain intact.
To reset Chrome, click thethree-dot iconin the top-right corner and selectSettingsin the menu. In the menu on the left, selectReset settingsand clickRestore settings to their original defaultsin the right panel.
In the pop-up, clickReset settingsto reset Chrome and potentially revert any changes that could cause tabs to auto-refresh.
8Add More RAM
If the problem persists, or you want to open as many tabs as you want without worrying about Chrome’s memory management, you canincrease the amount of RAM on your computer. This will give it more memory to keep your tabs open while running other applications on the computer smoothly.
If you tend to let tabs build up, then you should try sometab management tips for Chrome. Not only will this improve the performance of the browser, but it will also help you be more organized and productive.
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what this entire article says too me, GOOGLE SUCKS STOP USING THEM.
If it takes a dissertation like this to stop google from a refresh loop and even then there is no guarantee this bargain basement solution will ever work.
in other words Google is horrible
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