Stop Backspace key shortcut taking you back to previous page.

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3.0.1
Update
October 1, 2015
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183KiB
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5,000+
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3.45455 ★
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2
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Backstay Extension

Have you ever pressed the \"backspace\" key only to find that Chrome has taken you to the previous page?

Chrome has a keyboard shortcut for the \"Backspace\" button which when pressed takes you to the previous web address. Most users don't use this and to their frustration and probably yours, Chrome takes you to the previous page. This often happens when you have spent time to type something lengthy in an online form only to lose all that work.

This extension mediates in those cases and disables the backspace key shortcut from ruining your productivity. It allows the conventional use of the backspace key as a text delete key.

NO ADWARE. NO TROJANS. NO VIRUSES.

This is an update to the BackStop extension developed by Matt Cranham. It fixes the issues brought up in the comments.
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Source Manifest.json

{ "content_scripts": [ { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "jquery.js", "content.js" ], "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ] } ], "description": "Stop Backspace key shortcut taking you back to previous page.", "icons": { "128": "logo128.png", "16": "logo16.png", "48": "logo48.png" }, "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Backstay", "update_url": "http://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "version": "3.0.1"}
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How to download and manually install Backstay extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Backstay extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Backstay extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Backstay extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Backstay extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Backstay extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Backstay Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Backstay extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Backstay extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Backstay extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Backstay extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Backstay extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Backstay extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Backstay extension file

Select and download the Backstay extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Backstay extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Backstay extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Backstay extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Backstay extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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Thomas Bombadillio (ID: 0000006fe2f5325e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/20/2023 I can't stand computers that do what they think is helpful rather than just doing what you tell it to. Losing a page of typing because the browser thought it should go back a page instead of erase a typo, is total garbage. This was not an easy fix to find, as web searches kept showing me results for people that wanted the exact opposite. Apparently there's too many people that think backspace is just a browser button and can't survive the internet with out it. I'm not sure what's so hard about clicking the browser back button with a mouse. This extension does what it's supposed to; make my backspace button do what it's supposed to. BTW works on brave, i'm not on chrome.

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Empurror Katz (Empurror Meow) (ID: 000000947763a7ea) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/01/2017 You are my savior! You should win a Nobel Peace Award!

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Kesler (ID: 000000fdf7fe0168) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/07/2017 doesnt work

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James Parks (ID: 00000002364b8778) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/31/2016 This has worked for me in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10. Essentially, if you're typing in a text box and your cursor wanders to the main page and out of the text box, then pressing the 'backspace' button takes you back to the previous page rather than the previous space inside the text, thus losing all the work you've created. This stopped that problem just as advertised.

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Mitchell Barker (ID: 0000002a1fbf4e11) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 06/27/2016 It didn't work. I agree with Plankton Jr. I must type this comment without mistakes because I ei will not be able to fis fix them grrrrrrrrrrr! FIXED IT! Turned out all I had to do was restart my computer and it went back to normal. If that didn't work, my next step would have been to uninstall and reinstall Chrome.