How To Open All Recently Closed Apps On Mac

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Use the setting in the log out or restart dialog

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In the Safari app on your Mac, do any of the following: Control-click a bookmark, then choose Open in New Tab from the shortcut menu. Control-click a bookmarks folder, then choose Open in New Tabs. Each bookmark in the folder opens in a new tab. To open the bookmarks sidebar, click the Sidebar button in the toolbar, then click the Bookmarks. Right-click on any empty part of the tab bar and select “Command bar” from the popup menu. Click the “Tools” button on the Command bar and select “Reopen last browsing session” from the drop-down menu. The tabs from your last browsing session are all opened on new tabs in the current browser window.

  • On Mac do the followings to reopen the closed tab: Press “Command + Shift + T”. Go to the menu item “History Recently Closed”. On iOS devices like iPhone: Open Safari and tap on the “Tabs” icon to open new tab. Tap and hold on the “+” icon for long time. Tap and Long Hold to Open Recently Closed Tans in iOS Safari.
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When you log out of your Mac or restart it, deselect ”Reopen windows when logging back in” when prompted.

Or start up in safe mode, then restart normally. This doesn't change the setting, but your Mac forgets any windows that were open the last time you logged out or restarted.

If you deselect this setting and an app continues to open automatically:

  • The app might be a login item. You can add or remove login items in Users & Groups preferences.
  • The app might have installed its own startup software. Often this is controlled by a setting within the app. Check the app's preferences or documentation, or contact the app's developer.

Use the setting in General preferences

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To prevent apps from remembering the windows they had open, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click General, then select ”Close windows when quitting an app.”

Or press and hold the Shift key while opening an app. This doesn't change the setting, but the app forgets any windows that were open the last time you quit the app.

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If these steps don't work for an app, the app might have its own setting for reopening windows. Check the app's preferences or documentation, or contact the app's developer.