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Pin tabs in Safari

I regularly pinned tabs in Safari; however, after restarting the browser, the tabs were unpinned. How to avoid this?

MacBook Air

Posted on Dec 10, 2022 1:27 AM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2022 3:57 AM

Hi jozef77,


In Safari, you can pin tabs by right-clicking on the tab and selecting "Pin Tab" from the menu. Once a tab is pinned, it will remain pinned even if you close and reopen the browser. However, if you quit Safari completely, any pinned tabs will be unpinned when you restart the browser. To avoid this, you can use the "Reopen All Windows from Last Session" option in the History menu to restore your previous browsing session, including any pinned tabs. You can also use the "Show All Tabs" option in the Window menu to see all of your open tabs, including any pinned tabs, and easily switch between them.


If this doesn't work, there are a few other things you could try:


  1. Make sure you are using the latest version of Safari. Older versions of the browser may have bugs that can cause pinned tabs to become unpinned after a restart.
  2. Try closing all of your tabs and then re-pinning the ones you want to keep pinned. This can sometimes reset the pinning settings and prevent your tabs from becoming unpinned.
  3. If the above steps don't work, you can try resetting your Safari preferences. To do this, go to the "Safari" menu and select "Preferences". In the preferences window, go to the "Advanced" tab and check the box next to "Show Develop menu in menu bar". Then, go to the "Develop" menu and select "Reset Safari". This will reset all of your Safari preferences to their default values, which may fix any issues you're having with pinned tabs.


If none of these steps help, you may want to consider using a different web browser that supports pinned tabs, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Both of these browsers have the ability to pin tabs, and the pinned tabs will remain pinned even after you restart the browser.

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Dec 11, 2022 3:57 AM in response to jozef77

Hi jozef77,


In Safari, you can pin tabs by right-clicking on the tab and selecting "Pin Tab" from the menu. Once a tab is pinned, it will remain pinned even if you close and reopen the browser. However, if you quit Safari completely, any pinned tabs will be unpinned when you restart the browser. To avoid this, you can use the "Reopen All Windows from Last Session" option in the History menu to restore your previous browsing session, including any pinned tabs. You can also use the "Show All Tabs" option in the Window menu to see all of your open tabs, including any pinned tabs, and easily switch between them.


If this doesn't work, there are a few other things you could try:


  1. Make sure you are using the latest version of Safari. Older versions of the browser may have bugs that can cause pinned tabs to become unpinned after a restart.
  2. Try closing all of your tabs and then re-pinning the ones you want to keep pinned. This can sometimes reset the pinning settings and prevent your tabs from becoming unpinned.
  3. If the above steps don't work, you can try resetting your Safari preferences. To do this, go to the "Safari" menu and select "Preferences". In the preferences window, go to the "Advanced" tab and check the box next to "Show Develop menu in menu bar". Then, go to the "Develop" menu and select "Reset Safari". This will reset all of your Safari preferences to their default values, which may fix any issues you're having with pinned tabs.


If none of these steps help, you may want to consider using a different web browser that supports pinned tabs, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Both of these browsers have the ability to pin tabs, and the pinned tabs will remain pinned even after you restart the browser.

Pin tabs in Safari

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