How to Restore Chrome Tabs

Few things can make a heart stop like closing a browser with dozens of tabs open by accident.
If you know how to restore tabs, closing your browser wonât be a traumatic event. See all the easy ways to recover closed tabs in Chrome below.
How to restore previous Chrome tabs
When you close a tab or window by accident, you can restore it with a keyboard shortcut:
Restore previous tabs on Mac:
 â + Shift + tÂ
Restore previous tabs on Windows, Chrome OS, and Linux:
Ctrl + Shift + t
How to restore Chrome tabs using âSearch tabsâ
You can restore tabs with your browserâs âSearch tabsâ functionality too.Â
Step 1: Click the âVâ icon in the right corner of your browser
Step 2: Enter the tabâs site name or page title
Step 3: Click results to reopen closed tabs
How to reopen all tabs using Right-click
If you closed your browser accidentally, you can restore all closed tabs with right-click.
Step 1: Open a new chrome window
Step 2: Right-click the browser bar
Step 2: Click âReopen Windowâ
How to restore closed tabs using History
After a browser crash or computer restart, you can navigate back to all your tabs from your Chrome browser history.
Step 1: Click the three dots in the menu
Step 2: Hover over History
Step 3: Click a result to open the tab
Step 4: Tap â+Y (Mac) or Ctrl+Y (Windows, Chrome OS, and Linux) to view full tab history
How to restore closed tabs using âContinue where you left offâ
Simply by changing a setting in your browser, you can restore all the tabs that you had opened when you closed your browser by default.
Step 1: Click the three vertical does in your browser
Step 2: Click âSettingsâ
Step 3: Select âOn startupâ
Step 4: Select âContinue where you left offâ
How to recover closed tabs using âRestore pagesâ
Even in the unfortunate case that your computer has crashed, there is a way to restore your tabs.
Step 1: Restart your computer
Step 2: Open your Chrome browser
Step 3: Click Restore when the âRestore pages?â prompt appears
How to restore closed tabs using Heyday
Itâs impossible to remember all the tabs youâve ever seen, but sometimes the tab you need most is the one you canât find.
The Heyday Chrome extension automatically saves all the tabs you view and resurfaces them when youâre Googling. Itâs like cheat codes for your memory.
Cheat codes for your memory
Heyday resurfaces your tabs when you're Googling and reading online so you never forget them. Get early access to Heyday today.