Reset Image Downloader Extension, Keep Your License

Sometimes the fastest fix is a clean slate. When tasks pile up, settings get tangled, or the side panel behaves oddly, the cleanest move is to reset image downloader extension state entirely. The good news is that the reset method clears your tasks without throwing away your license, so you can start fresh and still be activated.

What reset actually does

The reset is straightforward: remove the extension and reinstall it. This clears the local task data and settings that may have gotten into a bad state, while your license is preserved through reinstall. In other words, when you reset image downloader extension this way, you lose the clutter but not your activation. Your tasks, drafts, and saved configurations are cleared, so treat this as a deliberate wipe of your working data rather than a soft refresh.

Back up before you reset image downloader extension

Because the reset clears tasks, take a snapshot first if there is anything you want to keep. The Export Tasks feature produces a UTF-8 CSV that acts as your backup template, capturing your task list along with custom filenames and the watermark-enabled flag. Save that file somewhere safe before you remove anything.

Export Tasks: generate the CSV backup of your current tasks.
Save sessions: if you use scraper sessions, export them to JSON so you can re-import later.
Note saved rules: jot down any custom CSS selectors or settings you rely on for specific sites.

With those in hand, a reset costs you nothing but a few minutes of setup afterward.

Steps to reset cleanly

The process is short and predictable.

Export your tasks to CSV and any sessions to JSON.
Remove the extension from your browser’s extensions page.
Reinstall it from the Chrome Web Store. Your license is preserved.
Re-import your tasks from the CSV and your sessions from JSON if you want them back.

After reinstalling, the extension comes up with cleared tasks, which is exactly the point when something was stuck. Because the license rides through the reinstall, you skip any reactivation hassle and land back in your full tier immediately.

Lighter fixes to try first

A full reset is the heavy option, so it is worth ruling out smaller fixes before you wipe everything. Often the problem is one bad task rather than the whole install.

Remove one task: delete the single task that is misbehaving instead of all of them.
Duplicate and rebuild: copy a working task and adjust it, leaving the broken one aside.
Restart the browser: clear a temporary glitch without touching your data.
Re-import a session: restore a known-good scraper session from JSON.

If none of those settle things, the clean reinstall is your reliable fallback.

When a reset is the right call

Reach for a reset when targeted fixes have not worked: corrupted task data, a setting you cannot undo, or unexpected behavior that survives a browser restart. For routine housekeeping you usually do not need to go this far, since you can remove or duplicate individual tasks instead. But when you genuinely want a clean start, the remove-and-reinstall path lets you reset image downloader extension data while keeping your license. Install or reinstall Bulk Image Downloader From URL List, then re-import your backup and you are back to work in minutes.