How can I retrieve lost tabs on Safari in macOS 15.4?

macOS got stuck, pressed the reset button, and now my Safari shows no tabs. Safari did not cause the block, but it was open at the time.

How can I get back my tabs??


None of the solutions provided on this forum work:


1. "Reopen All Windows from last session" opens a Safari window with no tabs.

2. "Reopen last window" opens a Safari window with no tabs.

3. I cannot find all the opened webpages in the History menu because some tabs were old, maybe one year old, and I cannot remember which of the hundreds of pages in the history were open at the crash time.


How can I get back my lost tabs?

Don't tell me to update, I'm already at the latest macOS (15.4), or to use bookmarks, no one bookmarks hundrends of pages.



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Posted on Apr 13, 2025 07:56 AM

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Apr 13, 2025 09:29 AM in response to myintruder

myintruder wrote:

Long press on power button is reset on MacBooks and other computers.

Your advice about using Time Machine is useless, I don't need a lost file or previous versions, but the Safari Tabs.


it seems that would be a Force Shut down...not a reset...

Shut down or restart your Mac - Apple Support


please note in the above help topic—

"You may lose unsaved changes in open documents."



If restoring Safari.app to before you lost your window or Forced a Shutdown, and reopen last closed window does not prove fruitful with your lost " tabs were old, maybe one year old" ...than I suspect you are just out of luck. Full stop.


you can submit your Apple Feedback direct to the product team here: Feedback - Safari - Apple




Apr 13, 2025 09:44 AM in response to myintruder

myintruder wrote:
no one bookmarks hundrends of pages

Thank you but I won't submit any feedback, I found a lot!! of old topics on this forum about lost tabs, but Apple does not care. I'll switch to Chrome as my main driver.




if you use iCloud Tabs you can look there to restore..








I will add Firefox is my preferred working browser. Chrome seems to be a resource hog, but I hope it works better for you.


It is always recommended to have more than one browser.

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