Safari keeps opening tabs I've closed and closing tabs I've purposefully left open

Nothing much to say but the title - pretty frustrating as I've been using safari without issue for the last couple of months now.

Still working off Big Sur 11.6.6 with a MacBook Pro 2017.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Dec 4, 2022 1:16 PM

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Rob_H1

Community Specialist

Dec 6, 2022 3:04 PM in response to toluwanise

Hey there toluwanise,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We're happy to provide some assistance.

We noticed your macOS is out of date. Making sure it is updated can resolve many unexpected issues. Also, the most up-to-date version of Safari is included with the latest version of macOS:

Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support

Keep us posted.

Have a great day!

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