I have had close to 1000 but not in one window. I have several clients who regularly ask me to do random things that necessitate a lot of tabs, so that all adds

I have had close to 1000 but not in one window. I have several clients who regularly ask me to do random things that necessitate a lot of tabs, so that all adds up. A lot of times it is unclear when that project or task is actually "done" (I wait on feedback or requests further work) so they accumulate. I eventually got smart and put the tabs for one project/task in a new window. Then I can just close the window to get rid of those tabs. Then I also have the problem of finding links relating to my personal computing interests, so those build up also until I read them in my free time or reorganize them. To answer the original question, tab search is entirely necessary.