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    Import/Export Settings in Auto Refresh: Back Up and Restore Your Entire Configuration

    Import/Export Auto Refresh

    Once you have built a Refresh List with the right URLs, intervals, and per-page options, you do not want to lose it — or rebuild it by hand on another computer.

    Auto Refresh import/export feature saves your entire configuration to a file you can back up, move to another browser or device, and restore in one click. Your URL list, timers, and settings travel with you.

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    How to export and import your settings

    1. Open the Auto Refresh popup and switch to the Refresh List tab.
    2. Click Export to download your configuration as a file.
    3. On the other browser or device, open the same Refresh List tab.
    4. Click Import and choose the file you exported.
    5. Your URLs, intervals, and options are restored — you will see "Data imported successfully".

    Notes

    • Export captures your saved URLs and their per-URL intervals and Advance Options.
    • Use it as a backup before reinstalling Chrome or switching machines.
    • Import can also add a single URL or bulk URLs via a CSV file into your list.
    • Keep the exported file somewhere safe — it is the fastest way to rebuild your setup.

    Back up once, restore anywhere

    Your Refresh List can represent real work — many URLs, each with its own interval, Advance Options, and keyword settings. Rebuilding that by hand on a new laptop, after reinstalling Chrome, or when setting up a second browser is tedious and easy to get wrong. Export turns the whole configuration into a single file you can keep.

    When you import that file on another browser or device, your URLs, timers, and per-URL options come back exactly as they were. It is the fastest way to move your setup between machines, share a standard configuration with a teammate, or simply keep a safe backup before making big changes.

    Good moments to export your settings

    It is worth exporting whenever your configuration represents effort you would not want to recreate: after building out a Refresh List, before reinstalling Chrome or switching to a new computer, and before any big change to your settings so you have a known-good copy to fall back on. The export is a single file, so keeping a few dated copies is easy.

    Import is just as useful for rolling a setup out. If a team needs to monitor the same pages, one person can build and export the configuration and everyone else can import it in seconds — no manual re-entry, and no risk of someone mistyping a URL or interval.

    Treat your Refresh List like any configuration worth keeping: export it once, store the file, and you can restore your whole auto-refresh setup on any device in seconds.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    1. 1. How do I back up my auto refresh settings?

      In the Refresh List tab of Auto Refresh Page, click Export to download your entire configuration — URLs, intervals, and options — as a single file.

    2. 2. How do I restore or move my settings to another browser?

      Open the Refresh List tab on the other browser or device, click Import, and choose the file you exported. Your setup is restored.

    3. 3. Can I import a list of URLs from a spreadsheet?

      Yes. The Import button also accepts a CSV file, so you can add a single URL or bulk URLs at once.

    4. 4. What does the export file include?

      Your saved URLs along with their per-URL intervals and Advance Options.

    5. 5. Is import/export free?

      Yes, backing up and restoring your Refresh List is available to all users.