

The content of a discarded tab is removed from memory and is not visible to the user.
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Tab discarding is a feature that allows the browser to automatically discard tabs that are not being used to free up system resources such as memory and CPU. The extension continuously monitors tabs and requests the discarding of inactive ones when appropriate. This native method helps prevent unwanted activities from running in the background and potentially slowing down your browser. A discarded tab is removed from memory and can no longer run any background scripts. This discarding helps reduce the amount of memory and CPU usage used by these inactive tabs, which can lead to better overall performance. The "Auto Tab Discard" extension is designed to help improve the performance of your browser by discarding tabs that have not been used for a certain amount of time. What is the "Auto Tab Discard" extension and how does it work? Provides options to prevent certain tabs from being discarded, such as pinned tabs, tabs with media playing, and or pauses discarding when not connected to a power source.Can be set to exclude certain websites from being discarded.Allows the user to manually discard all or some of the tabs in the current window.Automatically discards tabs that have not been used in a certain amount of time.The extension also allows you to configure an exception list and specify types of tabs that should not be discarded, such as pinned tabs or tabs that are playing media.

When a tab is discarded by the native method, it is completely removed from memory and does not use any resources, but it can be restored to its previous state, including preserving page state such as scroll position. This extension uses the native method for tab discarding, which means it does not suffer from the same issues as other extensions that use custom methods. The "Auto Tab Discard" extension is designed to automatically discard inactive tabs after a specified amount of time to reduce memory usage and prevent background scripts from consuming computational resources when it is not in use.
