# Preserve DOM updates with back button on all browsers

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/preserve-dom-updates-with-back-button-on-all-browsers/145164>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 6, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/preserve-dom-updates-with-back-button-on-all-browsers/145164 "2008-08-06T16:35:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![dino\_d](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@dino\_d](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dino_d)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/preserve-dom-updates-with-back-button-on-all-browsers/145164/1 "2008-08-06T16:35:39Z")

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Hi -

Is there a simple way to preserve Ajax DOM updates when hitting the  
back button? This works fine with FF, but not IE and I suspect other  
browsers. Is there something like page.save or something like this?

Thanks for any advice,  
Dino