Save specific Safari windows to different desktops in MAC OS

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Save specific Safari windows to different desktops in MAC OS

I have a huge amount of windows open in Safari v10.0.3 EL Captain that I need to keep open over several weeks for certain projects/research. This can be very distracting when working on different jobs, does anyone know how to best handle this?

- Provide a Safari specific solution (not using other browsers)

- Tried desktops but perhaps I am not using this properly? (Safari windows keep appearing on the same desktop)

Pintrest is an eventual solution but I need something to manage all the windows whilst I go through all the information, this can take many days and I am trying to avoid the distraction this can cause...

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Mar 8, 2017 6:25 PM

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Mar 8, 2017 6:49 PM in response to Stuart423

Thanks for the quick reply but when I quit and restart Safari, the windows moved to another desktop open in the one single desktop, defeating the purpose of the exercise. I need to keep 2 desktops open with separate Safari windows even after quitting/restarting.

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Stuart423

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Mar 8, 2017 6:31 PM in response to TEMPERARY

From the top right of the Safari window, tap the + sign to create a new tab. Hold down the Control key and click the new tab...a menu will appear. Choose 'move tab to new window'.

Click the F3 key to open Mission Control and grab the new window. Drag it to a new desktop at the top of the screen. Control+arrow will let you shift between desktops.

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Mar 13, 2017 5:32 PM in response to Eric Root

Thanks for your input;

1. I already that that option unchecked in the System preferences

2. Full screen view does not help as this reveals even more the opened pages I don't want to see.

The challenge here is to keep certain pages open whilst I am processing the information, without having these pages be a distraction from my other web work at hand.

- Saving links is not the best option because links are visually sterile.

- Using another browser is not the best option because I want to continue my work across various Apple devices.

- Using different accounts is apparently not that easy in Safari and probably defeats the purpose.

The only hack I have come up with is opening a large window that covers all other windows on my iMac. This creates a sort of blanket that opens a Top Sites "generic view" and allows me to focus on my work until I can then get back to the other project I was working on. Hope this makes sense and perhaps inspires other solutions?

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Mar 13, 2017 5:35 PM in response to TEMPERARY

Some additional information;

- Saving links is not the best option because links are visually sterile, then I have to reopen all the links.

- Using another browser is not the best option because I want to continue my work across various Apple devices.

- Using different accounts is apparently not easy in Safari and probably defeats the purpose.

The only hack I have come up with is opening a large window that covers all other windows on my iMac. This creates a sort of blanket that opens a Top Sites "generic view" and allows me to focus on my work/new work until I can then get back to the other project I was working on. Hope this makes sense and perhaps inspires other solutions?

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Mar 14, 2017 5:25 PM in response to Eric Root

There are challenges with that approach:

1. When you have a ton of web pages this can heavily increase the amount of icons in the Dock (I have a 27" iMac but have heaps of professional software, like Adobe CC. Last thing I need is more icons)

2. When you re-start the MAC all the windows re appear, they don't automatically go back into the Dock as per the last view set-up. This creates distraction.

Hopefully there will be other ideas/work arounds?

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