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If you share your computer with others, you should delete the data from recently closed tabs in your Google Chrome browser to keep your information secure. When you close a tab while browsing the Web with Google Chrome, the URL and cached data from the sites you visited in the tabbed window are saved in several locations. To completely delete all data for recently closed tabs, clear all history, cache, URLs and thumbnails associated with the sites browsed in the tabs you closed. Clear sites in the browser‘s Most Visited page and then delete the history and cache.
Clear Most Visited Page
1.Click the “New Tab” icon to the right of the last open tab in Google Chrome. The New Tab page opens to display your “Most Visited” thumbnails from recent sites. If the Most Visited page is collapsed, the link will display in the lower left corner of the New Tab page. Click the “Most Visited” link to expand the page.
2.Hover the cursor over an individual thumbnail to reveal the “X” in the upper right corner of the image.
3.Click the “X” to delete the thumbnail. The site is removed from the Most Visited page. You can also drag the thumbnail into the “Remove From Chrome” area in the bottom right corner of the browser to delete the image.
4.Repeat to remove all desired thumbnails from the New Tab page.
Clear Recently Closed List, History and Cache
1.Click the “Chrome” button on the top toolbar in Google Chrome.
2.Click the “History” option to open the Browser History list.
3.Hover the cursor over the entry for the first page you visited in the closed tabs. A check box for the page appears. Click the check box to select it.
4.Repeat the process for each page in your History list to remove.
5.Click the “Remove Selected Items” option and then click “OK” to delete the selected pages.
Tips
- You can also press the “Ctrl” and the “T” keys simultaneously to open the New Tab page in the browser.
- To remove all browsing data at once, click “Tools” in the Chrome menu and then click “Clear Browsing Data.” The Clear Browsing Data options are displayed. Check the check box next to “Clear Browsing Data” and then click “Beginning of Time.” Click “Clear Browsing Data.” Your entire browsing history is deleted.
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UPDATE: Keyboard shortcut CTRL + Shift + T works on all modern browsers.
By mistake, we may close a web tab which is hard to find again. It is a very common problem and waste our time for repeating some complex navigation or research. Following tips will help in recovering lost tabs:
Restoring most recent closed tab in Firefox:
All the recent closed tabs can be viewed through the menu History > Recently Closed Tabs. Alternatively, you can right click on any tab and select to reopen last closed tab as shown in above image. Much faster way to reopen only last tab is using keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T . Keep holding down Ctrl+Shift and press T repeatedly for reopening upto last 10 closed tabs.
Restoring most recent closed tabs in Google Chrome:
A new tab in Google Chrome displays list of recent three closed tabs at bottom of the blank page. However to view more recent closed tabs and other information about them either go to Tools > History or used keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H. Alternate way is to type chrome://history/ at address bar.
Simple and quick way to reopen last closed tab is as same as in Firefox, which is by using Ctrl+Shift+T. Or else, right click on any tab to select reopen last tab from the options as shown in above picture.
Simple and quick way to reopen last closed tab is as same as in Firefox, which is by using Ctrl+Shift+T. Or else, right click on any tab to select reopen last tab from the options as shown in above picture.
Restoring most recent closed tabs in Internet Explorer 6 or 7:
For IE6 or IE7, third party add-on has to be installed. This add-on will reopen last closed tab on pressing Alt+X. [Download IE Open Last Closed Tab add-on]
For IE8, opening a new tab will automatically display list of recent tabs. Else press Ctrl+Shift+H to view History
For IE8, opening a new tab will automatically display list of recent tabs. Else press Ctrl+Shift+H to view History
Sometimes when you have too many tabs open in Google Chrome, you tend to close some of them by accident. With Chrome’s interface, there is no shortcut or easily accessible button to reopen closed tabs. Whether you prefer the proper method or use helpful extensions to make it quicker and more accessible, this guide will help you through the process.
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Here are two ways to reopen an accidentally closed tab in Google Chrome.
From the Chrome Menu
This is the proper way of reoping a closed tab without the use of external tools. To reopen the last tab you closed, use this shortcut key:
Ctrl + Shift + T
You can also right-click on any open tab and select “Reopen closed tab”.
If you want to open more than one tab, you can do either of the two actions repeatedly to open other tabs you’ve closed.
Another way to recover closed tabs would be by accessing the Menu icon (three horizontal lines) located at the top-right corner.
Go to History and find the website which you accidentally closed from the list under “Recently closed”. Click on the item on the list and it should open in a new tab. The last closed tab normally appears on the top of the list.
Using Chrome extensions
There are several extensions that you can install which makes reopening closed tabs a bit faster and easier than usual. Some of these extensions are triggered by a hot key, and others with icons that are accessible from the extension section beside the URL field.
Reopen Last Closed Window Google Chrome
Ctrl-Z Reopen Closed Tab
This extension, as its name suggests, reopens only the last closed tab. You only need to use the hotkey, Ctrl-Z to bring back a closed tab. There’s not much you can tweak for this extension, as it doesn’t have a Settings page. However, you can press Ctrl-Z several times to bring back all or some of the other tabs you’ve closed, if you’ve closed more than one tab.
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Reopen closed tab Button
This extension functions exactly the same way as the previous methods mentioned above. The only difference is you only need to click one button located on the top-right corner of the browser. The button, an orange curved arrow, is an alternative to hotkeys, as some users might prefer using the mouse.
Closed Tabs
Closed Tabs lets users pick from a list of recently closed tabs with little effort. The extension puts a trash bin icon located on the top-right corner of the browser. When you click on it, it shows you a list of tabs you’ve closed. Click on an item on the list to bring it back to a new tab. The icon will also display the number of tabs that were closed per session.
Navigating with Chrome is usually fast and convenient, but if you get bogged down by accidentally closing tabs, then this guide should help you out with that. It can be a simple thing, but it’s still great to know there’s more than one way to go about it.
UPDATE: Keyboard shortcut CTRL + Shift + T works on all modern browsers.
How To Open Closed Window
By mistake, we may close a web tab which is hard to find again. It is a very common problem and waste our time for repeating some complex navigation or research. Following tips will help in recovering lost tabs:
Restoring most recent closed tab in Firefox:
All the recent closed tabs can be viewed through the menu History > Recently Closed Tabs. Alternatively, you can right click on any tab and select to reopen last closed tab as shown in above image. Much faster way to reopen only last tab is using keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T . Keep holding down Ctrl+Shift and press T repeatedly for reopening upto last 10 closed tabs.
Restoring most recent closed tabs in Google Chrome:
A new tab in Google Chrome displays list of recent three closed tabs at bottom of the blank page. However to view more recent closed tabs and other information about them either go to Tools > History or used keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H. Alternate way is to type chrome://history/ at address bar.
Simple and quick way to reopen last closed tab is as same as in Firefox, which is by using Ctrl+Shift+T. Or else, right click on any tab to select reopen last tab from the options as shown in above picture.
Simple and quick way to reopen last closed tab is as same as in Firefox, which is by using Ctrl+Shift+T. Or else, right click on any tab to select reopen last tab from the options as shown in above picture.
Restoring most recent closed tabs in Internet Explorer 6 or 7:
For IE6 or IE7, third party add-on has to be installed. This add-on will reopen last closed tab on pressing Alt+X. [Download IE Open Last Closed Tab add-on]
For IE8, opening a new tab will automatically display list of recent tabs. Else press Ctrl+Shift+H to view History
For IE8, opening a new tab will automatically display list of recent tabs. Else press Ctrl+Shift+H to view History