When surfing the Internet, users often open links in new tabs to return to viewing the current page or the newly opened tab later. As a result, sometimes there are situations when there are a lot of tabs open in the browser. Sometimes you can make a mistake and accidentally close the tab, then there is a problem, how to restore closed tab, with which key combination?
What keys can be used to restore a closed tab in Yandex, Chrome, Mozila and Opera browsers?
In all these browsers, you can use a single key combination - "Ctrl + Shift + T". It will restore the tab that the user closed the last time. Pressing this key combination again will open another, already the penultimate closed tab. Thus, you can move deeper through history and restore all tabs that were recently closed during the current session.
Also, in each browser, you can solve the problem without memorizing hotkeys by selecting the appropriate items in the browser menu. Let's consider each of them.
How to restore closed tabs in Yandex browser?
An accidentally closed tab can be restored by opening the "History" item in the browser menu. The order of the eight most recent tabs will be displayed directly in the dropdown submenu. By clicking on them, the corresponding page will open in the browser.
If this amount is not enough, then you can go to history by selecting the first item of the drop-down submenu (or the key combination Ctrl + H), and already there try to find the tab of interest. There will either be a "Recently Closed" tab, or you will have to search not by closed tabs, but by visited pages.
How to Recover Closed Tabs in Google Chrome?
You can restore a closed tab in Google Chrome without using keyboard shortcuts by selecting the "History" item in the main browser menu (located in the upper right corner of the window and indicated by the hamburger icon). Selecting this item will open a submenu containing the Recently Closed section. It is this list that interests us. It should be noted that not all are displayed here, but only a few of the last closed tabs, so if the tabs are not in the proposed list, then you should turn to the history tool.
Alternatively, there are more quick wayto reopen the just closed tab - right-click on any taboo. A menu will appear, in which there is the item we need - "Open a closed tab".
How do I recover closed Firefox tabs?
The hotkeys for restoring the tab are the same as in all other browsers "Ctrl + Shift + T".
If the user accidentally closed the tab in Firefox, then you should use the button for viewing history, bookmarks and other things on the toolbar. In the drop-down menu, select the "Journal" item.
This will open a list of history, recent history of visited web pages. At the same time, two items "Recently closed tabs" and "Recently closed windows" will be available from above.
By clicking on the appropriate item, the list of the last ten closed tabs that interests us will appear in Mazil. It remains to select the desired tab, and it will be restored. Also here at the bottom of the list is the "Restore all tabs" function.
How do I recover a closed tab in Explorer and Microsoft Edge?
To restore the last closed tab in the Explorer, you can still use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + Shift + T". However, other users are available at least simple ways... For example, by right-clicking on any open tab, a submenu will open, which will contain, among others, the following two items - "Reopen a closed tab" and "Recently closed tabs". Just like in other browsers, you can open all closed tabs with one action at once.
Interface Microsoft Edge slightly different from Explorer, but it does not change the essence. By clicking the right mouse button, the exact same menu appears.
How do I recover closed tabs in Safari?
Accidentally closed tabs on Mac in Safari can be recovered in several ways.
The first and main way is to go to the "History" menu and select "Recently closed" from the drop-down menu that appears. A list of closed tabs will open, it remains to select the one you need. This method is no different than in other browsers.
The second way is to right-click on the plus sign to the right of all tabs. This is analogous to clicking on a tab in Chrome. A contextual dropdown menu will appear with a list of closed tabs.
And the third is to go to the "History" item in the main browser menu, in which there will be a sub-item "Open again all tabs from the last session". If you select this action, Safari will open all sites that have been opened during operation since the beginning of the current session. This method will help even if the browser window was completely closed, for example, by mistakenly pressing "Cmd + Q".
In addition to the "Ctrl + Shift + T" cross-browser combination, the "Cmd + Z" keyboard shortcut works in Safari.
How to restore a closed tab in Opera?
IN opera browser reopening a tab that was accidentally closed is also easy. In the main browser menu in the upper left menu, look for the item "Recently closed". It will contain a list of the last few tabs.
You can also use an alternative option through history. Select the appropriate item in the menu or press Ctrl + H.
In the history window that opens, you should find in time the page that you viewed and you wanted to restore. Further clicking on the link with the left mouse button will lead to the transition to the selected page. Clicking the right mouse button will open the page in a new tab.
How do I recover a closed tab in Vivaldi?
The methods are similar to other browsers. For example, clicking on the right mouse button, as in Internet Explorer, leads to the appearance of a context menu, in which the last item contains the action "Restore closed".
Also, by going to the "View" section in the main browser menu, you can find the "History" section. In it you can find any tab that was opened earlier, not necessarily very recently, you can even yesterday or a few days ago.
Clicking with the left mouse button leads to a click on the link, and the right one opens a context menu that allows you to open the page in a new tab. This can be useful when searching for the desired closed page in case of the same page names.
Almost every Internet user had a need to restore the page they just closed. In this article, we will consider in what ways you can open and restore accidentally closed tabs in such browsers: Opera, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Yandex Browser.
In this case, you do not have to go to the web surfer's menu, it is enough to know the magic key combination.
How to open a closed tab using a keyboard shortcut
To restore accidentally closed tabs one by one, there is a key combination Ctrl + Shift + T. This combination works in absolutely all browsers discussed in this article.
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Yandex Browser support restoring closed tabs even after the browser is closed. For example, the user closed the tab and closed the browser, and after a while, opening the browser, he needed to restore the last closed tab of the previous session. In this case, you should use the key combination Ctrl + Shift + T.
This action does not apply to the following browsers: Opera, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. After closing the listed browsers and then opening them, it will be impossible to restore the tabs of the previous session using the keyboard shortcut.
How to restore pages using browser add-ons and extensions
Another way to restore closed tabs is to install the necessary add-ons to the browser, which will be discussed now.
SimpleUndoClose for Opera and Yandex Browser
This extension is developed for both Opera and Yandex Browser. It looks like a button with a rounded arrow, clicking on which brings up a list of closed tabs. At the bottom of this list is the search bar, with its help you can find the desired tab by keyword or a phrase. Before the search bar itself there is a "Clear" button, clicking on it deletes the entire history of previously closed tabs.
An example of an extension, SimpleUndoClose for Opera and Yandex Browser
In Mozilla Firefox
For Mozilla Firefox, an add-on called "Closed Tabs Menu" has been developed. It can be used to restore previously closed pages. In terms of functionality, this add-on is similar to the "SimpleUndoClose" extension for Opera and Yandex browsers.
By clicking on the corresponding button of the add-on installed in the browser, a list of previously closed tabs opens. At the bottom of the list is the inscription "Clear history", with the help of which the entire history of previously closed pages is deleted.
Example add-on, "Menu of closed tabs" for Mozilla Firefox
Google chrome
"Closed tabs" is an extension to restore previously viewed and closed pages in google browser Chrome. The extension looks like a basket, the figure at the bottom of the basket displays the number of pages available for recovery. By clicking on the trash can, a list of pages ready for recovery appears, at the bottom of which there is a link "Clear list". The function of this link is to clear the history of previously closed tabs.
The disadvantage of this extension is that after closing the browser, the list is automatically cleared. That is, the next time you turn on Google Chrome, the list of closed tabs will be empty.
Example extension, "Closed Tabs" for Google Chrome
Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge were not considered, since at the time of this writing, there were no add-ons for restoring closed tabs for these browsers.
Restore via the context menu
Using the context menu, you can restore the last closed page. It is necessary, on the browser title or on an open tab, to activate the context menu with the right mouse button, then select the "Open last closed tab" item. This action applies to the following browsers: Opera, Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, Mozilla Firefox. Restoring pages in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer is possible through the context menu of only active tabs.
Opera
An example of restoring a closed tab using the context menu in the Google Chrome browser
Yandex browser
An example of restoring a closed tab using the Yandex Browser context menu
Mozilla Firefox
An example of restoring accidentally closed pages using the context menu of a tab or the title of the browser Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Edge
An example of restoring a closed page using the context menu of the active tab microsoft browser Edge
Internet Explorer
An example of restoring a closed page using the context menu of the active tab of the Internet Explorer browser
Restore via browser history
Keyboard shortcuts, add-ons or extensions for restoring closed pages are not effective if the page we need was closed a few days or weeks ago. Browser history will help in restoring long-closed pages. a large number of previously closed pages that are restored with a mouse click.
On the history page of viewed web resources, you can restore tabs, delete unnecessary ones, delete the history of all tabs of a certain viewed resource, sort the visited pages by time. All these actions depend on the functionality of the browser.
For quick access to the history, there is a keyboard shortcut Ctrl + H, which is supported by all browsers listed in the article. There is another way to see the history of the pages viewed, which will be discussed later.
Opera
To access the history of the Opera browser, you must press the "Menu" button, then select the "History" item.
An example of going to the Opera browser history
Google Chrome and Yandex Browser
Access to the history of Google Chrome is similar to access to the history of Yandex Browser.
To get into the history of viewed google pages Chrome and Yandex Browser, you need to click on the browser menu, it is indicated by three dots in Google Chrome and horizontal stripes in Yandex Browser. Then, move the mouse cursor over the "History" menu item and select the "History" item from the drop-down menu.
An example of access to the history of Google Chrome and Yandex Browser
Mozilla Firefox
To go to the history of viewed pages in Mozilla Firefox, you need to click on the menu button located in the upper right corner and select "History". In the list of visited pages that appears, you can view the entire history by clicking on the "Show entire log" button at the bottom of the list.
Accidentally closed a tab or window in Google Chrome? Want to reopen a recently closed page without scouring your browsing history? This is possible and very simple.
If you have just closed the tab you want, press the Shift + Ctrl + T keys at the same time. Thus, you will open the last closed tab, if you click a second time - the penultimate, etc. You can restore a tab that was recently opened, even if several other tabs have already loaded and closed after that, by clicking on the "Customize and manage Google Chrome" button located in the upper right corner of the active browser window. You will see a menu of functions and tools. Hover your mouse over Recently Opened Tabs, which will take you to a list of matching tabs, starting with the one that was last closed. Click on the tab you want and it will be restored.
As you can see, it is not at all difficult to restore tabs in Chrome, there are many ways, depending on certain circumstances, which is described in detail in the instructions above. You can deal with this problem even if you are not very good at computers. Good luck!
The developers of desktop browsers have transferred the function of restoring accidentally closed tabs to Android. This function also works in mobile versions of Internet browsers. The article describes methods on how to restore Chrome, Opera and Firefox tabs, open closed browser pages using simple keyboard shortcuts.
Recover tabs closed in Google Chrome
You can restore a closed tab in Chrome in three ways, below we will tell you about each of them.
The first way to restore a tab in Chrome
The first method to restore Chrome tabs is pretty simple. It lies in the fact that you need to restore the browser tabs immediately after closing them, "in hot pursuit".
Try to close any tab in mobile version Chrome (i.e. Chrome for Android). To do this, tap on the button with the number of active tabs at the top and select the unnecessary Chrome browser tab. When you close it, a notification about the tab closing will be displayed at the bottom of the active form for a while. Immediately, in the browser window, you will see an immediate restore button labeled "Cancel". By clicking on this button, you will successfully bring back all the last tabs closed recently in the Google Chrome browser.
A good example of how to restore tabs in Google Chrome. List of recently closed browser tabs
The disadvantage of this method is that only recently closed Google Chrome tabs can be returned, and only in a limited number.
Advice... If you have closed the tabs for a long time, use it: there you will find an archive of visited pages. The probability of finding a closed tab depends only on the time elapsed since the history was cleared.
Second way to restore Google Chrome tabs
A bold plus of the second option is that it can be used to return any closed tab of the Chrome browser or, say, Opera Mini. Go to the form with recent tabs by clicking on the button with the clock at the bottom on start page... Alternatively, to return to the browser tab in Chrome, you can use the button with three vertical dots and select "Recent Tabs" from the application drop-down menu. If your android device synchronized with account Google, then in this window you can even restore the closed tab that you worked with on a PC or mobile device.
The third way how to open a closed page in the browser: browser history
The third way to return browser tabs is similar to the second. As with the desktop version of Chrome, you can bring back a tab using your browsing history on the Internet. The difference between history and recent tabs is that with the help of history you can find and return any tab, even a tab that was closed for a long time. You can open the browser history from the same menu.
As you can see, there are several ways to open the closed Chrome tab (however, the result is the same). ABOUT latest version Chrome for Android, so we advise you to learn about the new features of the mobile browser and update to the latest version. Please note that the ability to close tabs (in other words, open closed pages in the application window) is not available in all versions of Chrome, so be sure to update your browser to the latest version using the link:
Opening closed tabs in Opera
In the Opera browser, the mechanism for restoring closed tabs is implemented in almost the same way as in Google Chrome.
Method number 1
This method will help to return only the browser tab that was last closed in the Opera. To restore an application tab (or several tabs at once), tap on the button with a number open tabs at the bottom, then click on the button with three dots at the bottom and select the "Open last closed tab" option from the Opera menu that appears.
Restore tab menu in Opera browser Method number 2
How to restore tabs in Opera as quickly as possible? chrome app, resume browsing closed pages easily with the same browser history. The way to restore tabs works flawlessly, even if you decide not to sync. On the start page of the Opera, next to the Express panel, which is open in the default web browser, there is a section "History". Go to it and select any closed page - recently or for several weeks or months (it depends on how much history of visits is stored in your browser). After that, the desired Opera tab will be successfully restored.
How to open a closed tab in Firefox for Android
In the latest version of the mobile firefox browser there are three ways to return closed tabs. Essentially, they are absolutely identical to the same page recovery features built into Chrome. Nevertheless, in order for you to have a clear picture of the features available in Firefox, let's dwell on them in more detail.
1st method
Let's say your smartphone has several active tabs open in Firefox, and just a few seconds ago you accidentally closed one of them. How do I get the tab back in this browser? This can be done in one tap by clicking the "Cancel" button that appears immediately after closing one of the tabs. This method is inconvenient in that you need to react to the restoration of the desired tab in Mozilla quite quickly, and you can only return the last closed page.
How to restore a tab through history mozilla browser Firefox
2nd method
From the Firefox home screen (the developers themselves call it "smart"), scroll through the list of available categories to the right until you come across the "Recent Tabs" option. It is here, in the list, that you can see all the tabs recently opened by the user, and return them if necessary.
3rd method
Another category present on Smart Screen is browser history. By opening it in Mozilla, you can see a complete list of websites open on your mobile device, and in the case of preliminary synchronization of Firefox with cloud service, - and on a PC.
Summary. As you can see, there are quite a few options to restore the closed tab (we described 9 solutions - 3 for each browser, Chrome, Opera and Mozilla). All you have to do is choose for yourself the best way return a tab, and know that in the described mobile browsers any, even the oldest tabs are recoverable, you can return them fairly quickly with a minimum of effort.
Answers to readers' questions
I am accidentally in settings phone fly android 2.3.5 cleared browser data (normal) and so my bookmarks were deleted. Help restore them.
Answer... Alas, if you used the standard Android browser, you will not be able to restore bookmarks. Use Google Chrome and sync all data with google account, and such problems will no longer arise.
I have such a problem: there were many saved bookmarks in Google Chrome on Android, and they all closed: I cannot restore through history, since the tabs in Chrome have been open for a long time, and I have not visited them. But I needed them. How to restore tabs in Chrome? I do not know what to do.
Answer... To get a closed tab back, you can refer to Google history, it is possible that your search queries still stored in records search engine... Of course, you won't be able to recover a closed tab this way, but analyzing Google history will help you find sites that were in closed Chrome tabs.
It happens that you accidentally close desired page... How to be in such a situation? After all, it happens that it took a lot of time to find this particular site. Is it really necessary to start all over again? Fortunately, there is a "history of visits", it stores all the sites you visited for a certain period of time. This could be the last few days or months. In this article, we'll take a closer look at how to open a closed tab in different browsers. Let's start! Go!
There are three ways for Chrome in total. The first is the lightest and most convenient. As soon as you inadvertently closed the desired web page, press the key combination Ctrl + Shift + T and the site will immediately return to its place. The second method is basically the same thing, only you don't need keys for it. Go to the Google Chrome menu (the icon with three horizontal lines in the upper right corner) and select the "Open closed tab" item in the list. The third way is to open your browser history and restore the web page from there. You can go there through the Chrome menu or by pressing Ctrl + H. Next, in the list of recently closed pages that opens, select the one you need and double-click on it with the mouse.
In Mozilla Firefox
The approaches are similar for this product. As in the first case, just use the hotkeys or open the Firefox menu and go to the "Journal". There you will find the item "Recently closed tabs", in which you can view all the sites you have visited that you have recently visited. Just as in the case of Chrome, select the desired one and restore it with a double click. You can also go to the Firefox log using the same keyboard shortcut that is used in Chrome.
Opera
Now let's figure out how to return a closed site page to Opera. Again, the first way is to just press Ctrl + Shift + T. The second option is to right-click on the tab bar area. In the list that appears, select "Open the last closed tab". The third option is to go to Recently Closed. This can be done by clicking on the special icon in the upper left corner. And the fourth way is to go into the history of visits. You can get there through the Opera menu or the well-known combination mentioned above.
Yandex
Here the approaches remain standard. Press Ctrl + Shift + T to restore the recently viewed web page or go to your browser history. This can be done through the Yandex menu. Since Yandex was developed on the basis of Google Chrome, it is quite logical that such procedures are completely identical.
Internet Explorer
There are two methods for Internet Explorer users:
- Standard. With Ctrl + Shift + T.
- In the panel that is located under the address bar, select "Service", in the list that appears, click on the item "Reopen the last browsing session". This will open all the web pages that you visited during the last session in Internet Explorer at the time you closed the program.
As you can see, there is a common approach for all the most popular browsers. There are standard button combinations that work the same for Google Chrome, Opera Mozilla Firefox, Yandex, Internet Explorer and other less popular programs. The difference lies only in the features of the interface of each product. That is, the same buttons may have different names. Now inadvertently closed page will no longer be a nuisance for you. Write in the comments if this article was useful to you and ask all your questions on the topic considered.
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