If you’ve ever accidentally closed a Safari window loaded with dozens of tabs, you know how daunting a task recreating them from your browsing history can be. Like many people, I used to be a huge fan of Google’s Chrome before I eventually made a switch to Safari.
One of Chrome’s simple yet tremendously useful features that I’ve always valued is a switch in settings telling the app to open with all the windows from your last browsing session.
Apple’s desktop Safari, too, has had that feature for a while now but did you know of a hidden option for reopening all windows from the last session?
Here’s what you can do in case you close a Safari window full of tabs by accident, or a single tab for that matter.
How to reopen all Safari windows from last session
Step 1: Launch Safari on your Mac.
Step 2: Choose an option labeled Reopen All Windows from Last Session in Safari’s History menu.
This productivity tip is especially useful for those who keep all their tabs consolidated in a single window. After accidentally clicking the window’s close button, or hitting the Command (⌘) – W combination on your keyboard (which does the same thing), simply use Safari’s menu item to reopen them all in one fell swoop.
Related tutorial: 10 useful keyboard shortcuts in Safari for Mac
How to reopen last closed Safari window
Step 1: Launch Safari on your Mac.
Step 2: Choose an option labeled Reopen Last Closed Window in History menu.
How to tell Safari to always open with all windows from last session
Step 1: Launch Safari on your Mac.
Step 2: Access Preferences in the Safari menu.
Step 3: Click the General tab.
Step 4: Click the pop-up menu next to the Safari opens with section and choose All windows from last session.
How to reopen last closed Safari tab
Step 1: Launch Safari on your Mac.
Step 2: After accidentally closing a tab, press Command (⌘) – Z on your keyboard, or choose Undo Close Tab from the Edit menu to bring it back.
Related tutorial: How to reopen closed tabs in Safari for iOS
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If you like this how-to, check out the following tutorials from our archive:
- How to request desktop website in Safari for iPhone and iPad
- How to reopen closed tabs in Safari for iPhone and iPad
- 10 useful keyboard shortcuts in Safari for Mac
- How to mute Safari tabs in OS X. El Capitan
- How to pin Safari tabs
- How to show the full website address in Safari for Mac
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