Save previous state "Expanded View in Inventory"

[DRO34]

Hello,
Not sure if its possible, but is there a way to save your previous view in inventory so if you had everything expanded it stays that way and stops collapsing on each exit? It becomes cumbersome to have to expand everything each time, especially if you have a lot of nodes, storage and network configurations. Would be great to maintain the expanded view.. I know there is an expand and collapse all which helps.. but it still is required to use it each time.. Previous state would be ideal.. Thank you.

[adminsyspro]

Hi! Thanks for the feedback.

This feature is actually already implemented — the expanded/collapsed state of the inventory tree is automatically saved to your browser's local storage and restored when you come back.

This includes:

• Expanded items (which nodes/VMs/CTs are expanded)
• Collapsed sections (Storage, Network, etc.)
• View mode (tree vs flat)

If it's not working for you, could you help us troubleshoot?

1. Which version are you running? (check in Settings > About)
2. How are you navigating away? (clicking another menu item, refreshing the page, closing the tab?)
3. Does it reset every time, or only in specific cases?
4. Are you using multiple browser tabs?

This will help us figure out if there's an edge case we need to fix. Thanks!

[DRO34]

1. Latest Version just updated
2. Closing the browser
3. Everytime
4. Yes

It looks like its mostly for the Storage and Network section but collasping and expanding all only impacts the Node inventory, not the storage or network part of it.

[adminsyspro]

Thanks for the details! That helps a lot.

You're right — we found the issue. The Storage section sub-items (expanded clusters/nodes inside the Storage tree) were not being persisted. Only the main inventory tree (nodes/VMs) and the section headers (Storage open/closed) were saved.

We've just pushed a fix that now persists the expanded state of items inside the Storage tree as well. It will be included in the next release.

For the Network section: this one is intentionally not persisted since the data is lazy-loaded on click (not fetched by default), so it resets by design.

Let us know if the fix resolves your issue once you update!

[DRO34]

Thanks the storage section now persists, however, expand/collapse all still only expands/collapses the VM inventory, not the storage or network inventory. If i manually expand the Storage inventory it does stay on close and reopen which is good. Just need the expand/collapse all to impact the other sections.

[adminsyspro]

Great feedback! We just pushed another update that addresses this:

Expand/Collapse All now covers all sections:

• Storage — expands all clusters/nodes in the storage tree
• Backup (PBS) — expands all PBS servers to show datastores
• Network — opens the section and automatically fetches network data
• Migrations — expands all hypervisor types and hosts

Additionally, the Backup and Migration tree expanded states are now also persisted in localStorage, so they survive browser restarts just like Storage.

This will be in the next release. Let us know how it goes!

[DRO34]

ok, getting there =) VM inventory and storage now Expand/Collapse all and persist on close, network section does not collaspe/expand all.. I know this section will not persist but does not seem to be expanding/collapsing all.

[adminsyspro]

Good catch — the Network tree items (connections, nodes, VLANs) were not being expanded by the button. Just pushed a fix for that too.

Expand All now also:

• Opens the Network section header
• Triggers the network data fetch if not already loaded
• Auto-expands all connections and nodes once the data loads

Collapse All resets the Network tree as well.

Should be in the next build!

[DRO34]

Good catch — the Network tree items (connections, nodes, VLANs) were not being expanded by the button. Just pushed a fix for that too.

Expand All now also:

• Opens the Network section header
• Triggers the network data fetch if not already loaded
• Auto-expands all connections and nodes once the data loads

Collapse All resets the Network tree as well.

Should be in the next build!

Thank you! I updated but don't see it applied yet.

[DRO34]

Piggy backing off this since its kind of related - is it possible to add the expand/collapse all basically to all these other sections? so you don't have to manually drill down eveyrytime and persist?

[adminsyspro]

Got it — you meant the right panel (the detail view), not the left tree!

We just added:

• An Expand/Collapse All button next to the "Proxmox VE" header in the right panel — it expands/collapses all clusters and hosts in one click
• Persistence — the expanded/collapsed state of clusters and hosts in this view is now saved to localStorage, so it survives browser restarts

Next build will have it. Let us know if that covers your use case!

[DRO34]

Sorry to confuse, both trees actually, left side and right side with expand/collaspe all for both sides.. The left side looks to be fixed now, other then then "untagged" VLAN section expanding any of the VM's located under there. Otherwise, most of the network section does expand and collaspe.

[DRO34]

Right side now expands/collaspes and persists! SO much better, thank you for the effort!

[adminsyspro]

Glad the right side is working!

For the left tree Network section — good catch on the VLANs. Expand All was only opening connections and nodes, but not the VLAN groups (like "untagged"). Just pushed a fix — it now expands all the way down to VLANs so you can see the VMs underneath.

Next build will have it!

[DRO34]

There we go! Perfect.. Thank you! Looks great..