User level: Level 1 (4 points)Is it possible to view a history of window-opening and closing activity in Safari, including being able to see the tabs contained within? I would like to find a window of multiple tabs that was unintentionally closed sometime in the past 16 days.
Posted on Sep 21, 2026 9:13 AM
User level: Level 10 (242,520 points)Sep 21, 2026 9:17 AM in response to Simply_does_it
You can get a list of tabs opened in the past by going into the history menu item in Safari,. but there's no way to know which window they came from.
You can also click on Show All History to get a searchable list of websites but againbm, no way to know what window they came from.
User level: Level 10 (242,520 points)Sep 21, 2026 9:42 AM in response to Simply_does_it
Correct, as there is no link to a specific window for the tabs in thw list. You would need to manually reopen the tabs in a new window as you find them. Or open one tab in a new window and then open the rest in that window manually again.
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Sep 21, 2026 9:30 AM in response to Phil0124
Thanks, yes the history menu is good for viewing past tabs, but, as I suspected, there doesn't seem to be any way of finding and resurrecting a collection of tabs in a particular window.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256362008