Backup and restore containers

[tukusejssirs]

I would be nice to have containers backed up and restored, although it might not be possible because currently we cannot open a URL in a specific container from terminal/command-line (mozilla/multi-account-containers #365). However, I have no idea if it is possible to at least backup them.

[stephan-dev]

@tukusejssirs I read that issue's thread (link you provided) and someone made an extension for it after your post : open-url-in-container. It adds a custom protocol to FF.
I'm quite interested in your feature request, too. I don't think I can use "Tab save and restore" extension without containers management, for security and privacy issues.
For some websites I use "always open in (x) container", but not for all.

[tukusejssirs]

Do as you think is the best. And thank you for that extension. 👍

BTW, I too use Always in x container, but I wish there would be an option to set it for entire URL, not only per host/domain (e.g. I’d like to open a specific Google Sheets document in Work Container, others in the Personal Container). That might be a separate issue. 😃

[avbhatt]

Thanks for the feedback!

I don't use containers much, so I want to get some clarity on the request: A tab that existed in a specific container should be restored to that same container.

Does that sound right?

[tukusejssirs]

@avbhatt, yeah, a tab that is open in a specific container should be open (upon restoration) in the same container (if it exists). But that is just the process how it should work. We might need also a UI where the user could select (all or some) tabs which the user wants to backup. The user should be also able to select which tabs (all/some) should be restored.