How do I permanently save my pinned tabs?

When Safari re-opens it doesn't always have my pinned tabs and I have to open all the sites and re-pin. I now save the links in a folder, but there must be a way of just permanently always opening them or having the available?

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 2:05 PM

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Posted on Feb 11, 2022 5:03 PM

RonEdwards,


Pins are essentially mini tabs that you want to appear permanently in Safari, and setting them up to save your settings when you close and re-open Safari should reinforce the pin.


Are you following the guidance here to save the pins?

Pin frequently visited websites in Safari on Mac - Apple Support


If you are, and the pins are gone when you close Safari and re-open it, we'd like to learn more about your setup.



Regards.

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Feb 11, 2022 5:03 PM in response to RonEdwards

RonEdwards,


Pins are essentially mini tabs that you want to appear permanently in Safari, and setting them up to save your settings when you close and re-open Safari should reinforce the pin.


Are you following the guidance here to save the pins?

Pin frequently visited websites in Safari on Mac - Apple Support


If you are, and the pins are gone when you close Safari and re-open it, we'd like to learn more about your setup.



Regards.

Feb 11, 2022 2:10 PM in response to RonEdwards

Hi, RonEdwards. 


Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you’re wanting your Safari pages to open to the same tabs, and we would like to offer our assistance. 


Have you had a chance to review the options outlined here?

Change General preferences in Safari on Mac - Apple Support


You should be able to set Safari to open with a new window, and then set new windows to open with your Tabs folder. Note that it’s important to have “Close windows when quitting an app” selected in System Preferences > General, too.


Warmest Regards.

Feb 11, 2022 5:18 PM in response to Ali_E1

Thanks for your reply again! Yep, that's how I have the pins set up and saved. I also have iCloud/Tabs/Safari setup.


They don't disappear every time either. Yesterday I updated to OS 15.3 and my Mac restarted and when Safari came back up, they were gone. Generally when I manually close Safari and re-open they're still there.


Maybe it's just updates and crashes that wipe them, not sure I've paid attention to when and why, maybe that's the reason?

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