How to Recover Closed Tabs in Any Web Browser

Save yourself hours of time and heartache

The number of times I’ve closed my browser or shut off my computer, forgetting that I have dozens of open tabs borders on embarrassing. Sometimes it took hours of research to find all the tabs again.

Most browsers now sport features that allow you to recover closed tabs quickly. If you weren’t aware of this, read on to see how to recover closed tabs in any web browser.

1. Microsoft Edge

Follow one of these steps to reopen tabs in Microsoft Edge.

Note: This works for Microsoft Edge on your Android as well.

If you want to close Edge and reopen it with the previously open tabs, use this setting.

When you open Microsoft Edge, it will automatically reload any open tabs when you previously closed the browser.

2. Mozilla Firefox

Recovering closed tabs in Firefox is very similar to Microsoft Edge.

Firefox will now automatically reload any tabs that were open when you closed it previously.

3. Google Chrome

Google Chrome offers four simple ways toreopen closed tabs.

4. Safari

Safari is a little different from the other browsers, but it’s just as easy to recover closed tabs.

If these methods don’t work, repair Safari and then try again.

Never Lose Your Tabs Again

Everyone’s been there, but luckily it’s now easy toreopen closed tabs in any current web browser. If you have other tips, let us know in the comments below!

Jake Harfield is an Australian freelance writer whose passion is finding out how different technologies work. He has written for several online publications, focusing on explaining what he has learned to help others with their tech problems. He’s an avid hiker and birder, and in his spare time you’ll find him in the Aussie bush listening to the birdsong.Read Jake’s Full Bio

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How to Recover Closed Tabs in Any Web Browser#

1. Microsoft Edge#

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3. Google Chrome#

4. Safari#

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