How to Recover Typed Text in Chrome on PC or Mac

Using Typio Form Recovery

1. Open Chrome. This application is represented by a green, blue, yellow, and red circular icon found in your dock (Mac) or on your desktop (PC).

2. Go to the Chrome Web Store. This is Chrome's website for adding different extensions, including text recovery options.

3. Navigate to Typio Form Recovery. Simply type 'typio' into the search bar in the top-left corner to pull it up in the search results as Typio Form Recovery" and click the extension's icon (a gradient blue rectangle with the extension's name in white lettering).

   1. Since extensions like Typio capture everything you type into a form (including passwords and other sensitive info), it's recommended that you read all user reviews for any text recovery extensions before installing them on Chrome.

4. Click Add to Chrome. This will prompt a pop-up message asking you to confirm the extension's installation. Click Add Extension in this window to add Typio to Chrome.

   1. Once installed, Typio will be automatically enabled for any website you go to that has text forms.

5. Click on the Typio icon. This has an uppercase and lowercase 'a' in a blue gradient square and is located in the top-right corner of Chrome. A pop-up menu will appear once you do so.

6. Click Open Recovery in the menu. This will open a new page displaying any text entered into an online form that Typio saved.

   1. This page can only be accessed once you have text that's been entered into an online and won't open if there isn't any text to recover.

7. Click Restore Session. This will re-enter the text Typio saved into the form you were using.

   1. If you have more than one entry saved but only want to restore one, click on the entry you want to restore from the list on the left side of the Recovery menu and click Restore only this above the list on the right side.