Probably, each of us is aware of a situation where, when reading information for a long time, one of the browser tabs suddenly closes. Agree, not a very pleasant moment. However, it’s quite possible to restore this information, and you don’t have to re-type the request into the search engine or scroll through the sites in the visit log. How to open a recently closed tab in Google Chrome, Mozilla and Opera browsers?
You will learn the answers to these questions in our article today.
"Google Chrome"
So, how to open a randomly closed tab in the Google Chrome browser? To begin with, we note that Google Chrome has already implemented this function, with which you can restore a closed site in a window in a matter of seconds. You can open the closed Chrome tab by several methods, which we will consider separately.
The easiest way is to press the key combination Ctrl + Shift + T. By the way, this method can be used not only in the Google Chrome browser. However, there are some nuances. Firstly, this combination can restore only one page, that is, you can open the last closed Chrome tab, and not all at once. And secondly, you can apply it only when the browser continues to work further.
That is, if "Chrome" suddenly suddenly "freezes", and you had to disconnect it through the task manager, you will be able to restore all previous tabs only when viewing the visit log. The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + T is already useless here.
What are the odds?
The chances of restoring all the tabs in the browser when it “crashes” are sharply reduced. And this happens not only in Google Chrome, but in Opera, Mozile and many other programs. Why does this happen? The fact is that the browser can save only one backup, which is then overwritten at the next start. Thus, when resetting (reloading the program), you can hardly restore or open closed tabs.
Is it possible to open all sites that suddenly closed in a browser? Of course you can. But before you do this, you will need to create 4 backup copies of the files that are stored in the user data folder. Where exactly it is located depends on the type of program and OS version.
What do you need to copy?
You need to save files such as:
- Current Tabs.
- Current session
- Last tabs
- Last session
You can save them on almost any hard drive in any folder on your computer. And if something went wrong, you can at any time move the copied files to the original directory. If you have opened a lot of tabs in the browser (for example, 15-20 or more), you can use this way - copy all 4 files to a safe place. You should not have problems with this. However, if you log into the OS through an account that does not have administrator rights, then you may have difficulty copying these files.
How to open closed tabs in Chrome using this method? First, you will need to close the browser, copy all 4 of the above files, and then find “Local State” in the folder with the installed utility. We open it through notepad and find the following line:
exited_cleanly entry
The value of this line is changed to "false". Next, save the file and launch the browser again. Here on the screen should appear a message with the text "your Google Chrome did not close correctly." At the bottom, click the "restore" button and wait until all the tabs are restored in the browser. You do not need to do anything at this time, just wait until the program opens all the sites you need. It is possible that the utility will not display all http addresses and pages, but you still have chances.
Google Chrome Chrome Tab Restorer
In order for problems with closed sites and their restoration in the future not to bother you, it is best to install a special extension for "Gulg Chrome". It is called similarly to our subtitle - “Tab Restorer”. The most popular is Session Buddy. This program was originally developed to save the latest sessions in the browser. Using this extension, you can save and configure them both in manual and automatic mode with a certain frequency.
There is also another way to restore closed tabs. To do this, in the Google Chrome browser, do a few actions:
- Find the "Menu" icon (it is located in the upper right corner) and click on it with the left mouse button.
- Select "Settings."
- Go to the "Startup Group" section.
- Activate the "Last opened pages."
That's it, now every time you start the browser again, you will see all the tabs that you worked with in the previous session. This function does not always work, but only in those cases when the sites were closed without your confirmation, that is, suddenly. Each time you close the browser window, the program displays a window with text like “You are about to close 5 tabs. Do you want to do it right now? ” If Google Chrome closed without this message, you can safely restore the entire session even if you repeatedly restart the operating system.
It is also worth noting that when you open a large number of sites, if you have a weak computer or slow Internet, the OS may freeze for several minutes, so the function of opening all the tabs is not always useful.
How to open closed tabs in Mozilla Firefox? Method number 1: key combination
Everything here is also very simple. The most popular and easiest method to restore a session is a key combination.
You can open a closed tab by pressing Ctlr + Shift + T (similar to the Google Chrome browser). But again, this method will be effective only when the program is in working condition. Thus, when you restart the computer, the key combination Ctlr + Shift + T will already be useless.
Method number 2: we find the corresponding item in the main menu
This method is also widely popular among Internet users. It consists in using the main menu of the browser. How does it work? First, click RMB on the button of the main menu, which is located in the upper left corner, and look for the "Journal" section. After that, we hover over the “Recently Closed Tabs” item and select the sites that you suddenly disappeared a few minutes ago. Those who have good operating memory and high-speed Internet on their computers can use the function “open closed tabs in full”, namely “Restore all tabs”.
Method number 3: use the visit log
How to open a randomly closed tab? If you need to find only specific information on one site, it is best to find it through the visit log. To do this, press Ctrl + H and at the top enter the address (possibly incomplete) or the name of the site that you need. Immediately displays the time and number of visits, which is also very convenient for searching.
Supplement for Mozilla
Similar to the Google Chrome browser, you can install a similar closed tab remover in Mozilla, which is also an extension for this program. And if in the first case we used “Local State”, then for Firefox, experts recommend installing the Undo Closed Tabs Button.
As practice shows, using this extension is very simple. To increase the functionality, the developers of this utility made a special button for quickly opening closed tabs, which can be placed in any place convenient for you in the browser menu. If after installing this extension you did not see such a button, do not be alarmed - you can create it yourself. To do this, right-click on the part of the panel that is not filled with other shortcuts and bookmarks. After that, select the “Configure” item and find the icon with the inscription “Cancel closing tabs”. Drag it to the right place on the panel and open sites without any fear, since at any time the opened address can be restored with one click of this icon.
How to open the closed tab "Opera"?
Here you can go in two ways. The first is the classic Ctrl-Shift-T key combination. The second is more complex. Here, to restore closed sites, click on the "Closed tabs" icon and on the right side of the panel in the drop-down menu, select the page you want. However, the private tab cannot be restored.
As you can see, in the browser "Opera", "Google Chrome" and "Mozilla" you can use the same way to open closed sites. The developers of these programs did the right thing by making the general principle of restoring tabs.