Tab/workspace unload issue

[DRYN07]

I’ve always been using Sidebery with Zen until now. After many updates I thought I’d try the native Zen sidebar, but I ran into a rather annoying issue. Is it possible that there’s no shortcut for any of these?

• unload tab
• unload all other tabs
• unload workspace (no right click menu either)
  etc

I have 8 workspaces and about 200 tabs. Is it possible that every single time I have to open the workspace, expand each group, select every tab, right-click and only then can I unload?

Obviously this much active tab takes up about 15GB RAM unloaded. With sidebery it was just a press of a button.

Help me with this please or I go crazy.

[dosubot[bot]]

You're right—currently, Zen's native sidebar does not offer shortcuts or context menu options for unloading tabs, unloading all other tabs, or unloading entire workspaces in bulk. Each tab must be unloaded manually, which can be tedious with many tabs and workspaces. This is a known limitation compared to Sidebery, which provides much more efficient tab unloading features with single-button actions.

There is an advanced preference you can adjust in about:config to change tab unloading behavior, which might help a bit, but there are no built-in bulk actions or shortcuts for unloading tabs or workspaces at this time. Tabs are not unloaded by default on launch and appear as active unless you explicitly unload them yourself. Essentials (pinned tabs) also require manual unloading and are designed to always stay loaded unless you use the right-click menu on them see details more info.

At the moment, there aren't any documented workarounds or features for bulk unloading in the native sidebar. If you rely heavily on this workflow, Sidebery remains the more efficient option for now.

To reply, just mention @dosu.

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