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Chrome: pause before redirect
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debugger pause beforeunload
// Run this in the F12 javascript console in chrome
// if a redirect happens, the page will pause
// this helps because chrome's network tab's
// "preserve log" seems to technically preserve the log
// but you can't actually LOOK at it...
// also the "replay xhr" feature does not work after reload
// even if you "preserve log".
window.addEventListener("beforeunload", function() { debugger; }, false)
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Directory commented May 23, 2019

Im having a bit of trouble interacting with the website in this state. im trying to copy a string

@Pysis868
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Pysis868 commented Jun 28, 2019

Chrome has a UI in the DevTools Sources panel for Event Listener Breakpoints which has the various Load > * events like the one mentioned here. Not sure it's working though..

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ottokruse commented Jul 30, 2019

Cool. And where do you see what page it would be redirecting to then, had it not paused?

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maxploter commented Jul 31, 2019

Thanks!

@aghArdeshir
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aghArdeshir commented Sep 1, 2019

Haha. Baahaal 👍

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chenyong commented Sep 10, 2019

https://stackoverflow.com/a/37290059/883571

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StefanRudvin commented Oct 24, 2019

Thanks!

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OdedYaron commented Nov 6, 2019

so simple so genius!

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steffi-gruen commented Dec 27, 2019

Very helpful!

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landonbar commented Feb 3, 2020

!!

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TheReincarnator commented Feb 8, 2020

👍

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qwqVictor commented Apr 11, 2020

What a genius!

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dennisat commented May 22, 2020

Brilliant

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xiaokaike commented May 23, 2020

Brilliant

@przemek-nowicki
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przemek-nowicki commented Jul 17, 2020

You can also check Preserve Log checkbox in Network Settings (Chrome DevTools plugin)

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carcinocron commented Jul 18, 2020

Actually the whole point of this is that the "Preserve Log" checkbox doesn't actually work...

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BennyPolak commented Sep 16, 2020

Thanks! Saved the day!

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garronej commented Oct 12, 2020

You are beautiful, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!

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bigDP commented Oct 16, 2020

cool!

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ramphub commented Jan 9, 2021

Wow.. thanks!

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Mutefish0 commented Jan 23, 2021

Thanks! Saved the day!

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vuhanguyen commented May 24, 2021

Awesome!!

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ot-johnny-davila commented Jul 14, 2021

thank you

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ducqhl commented Aug 29, 2021

Thank a lot, man.

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4amparaboy commented Feb 4, 2022

Awesome

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chenxiaoyao6228 commented Mar 7, 2022

Thank a lot, man.

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shinusuresh commented Mar 10, 2022

That's so nice

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jasonleow commented Jan 3, 2023

Saved my life! Thank you 💪💪💪

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snowman commented Mar 11, 2023 •
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bump, really save life, otherwise the original URL is lost when 302 auto redirected to page saying this region is not available, and there is not the history entry for original URL, neither switch back.

-- Edit
okay, I did not try it before I reply, what I saying here is not the feature to pause redirection automatically in the background, means you have to open devtools console beforehand to run the code first. Google leads me to here, but now it's time to go

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jrt324 commented Mar 15, 2023

greate idea

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