Did you have a million tabs open on Chrome and close them by accident? You are not alone in this dilemma. It happens to me often, and it looks like this isn’t stopping anytime soon.
What do I do then? Use Chrome’s History tool and get all opened tabs back. This works on every platform Chrome is available such as Windows and Chromebook.
So, let’s look at how you can do that right in this article.
How to Restore Tabs on Chromebook
If you have closed tabs unintentionally, luckily, Chrome has a History tool that records all browsing activity. While this is nothing revolutionary, what makes it special is that it also has all information about which tabs were open during a session.
Imagine having 20 tabs open, and you need to go through History and click on each individual tabs to open them. What a waste of time that would be!
That’s where this History feature shines brightly.
Before taking a look at that, I suggest a quick workaround to this.
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1. Use the Keyboard Shortcut
Press Ctrl + Shift + T on your keyboard, and you should see all closed tabs from your last session restored. This is the quickest way to do it.
However, if you wish to open only the last closed tab, Right-click on the Chrome top bar and select Reopen closed tab. And there you go, the tab opens up instantaneously.
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2. From Chrome’s History
This method takes a bit longer than the first one, but I still prefer it. Call me old school or anything, but I like to see which tabs I closed before reopening them.
Another great thing is you can restore multiple sessions from the past. If you habitually close tabs frequently, they will appear here. Then you can choose which session you wish to recover.
If you are on a school Chromebook that ran out of battery or closed suddenly, the History tool can reopen all the tabs.
Follow the steps to restore Chrome tabs from the History toolbar on Chromebook:
- Open Chrome.
- Press the three-dot icon in the top right.
- Click on History.
- Select the number of tabs that were closed accidentally.
- Click the Restore Window button.
The closed tabs will appear right back on your browser.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get my tabs back on my Chromebook?
Press Ctrl + Shift + T to restore closed Chromebook tabs. Alternatively, go to History > Recently Closed and select the session you want to restore. This also brings back your tabs.
Why can’t I restore tabs on Chrome?
If your last session was in incognito mode, then Chrome will not remember the browsing history. It has no data on which tabs were opened, so you cannot them.
Why did my tabs disappear on my Chromebook?
If you accidentally press the close button on Chrome, then it closes all opened tabs. You may have done it while doing something else, and that’s why all opened tabs disappeared.
Final Words
Now you can be assured that all your tab data are safe even with accidental presses.
This article shows you all the ways to bring back your lost tabs in Chromebooks. Since Chrome remains the same whether you are on Windows or Mac, the same methods will also work on those platforms.
That’s all for this article.
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