Why do pinned tabs disappear in Safari?

I've been using pinned tabs for a long time, and normally they work reliably. But, just yesterday, when I rebooted my computer and opened Safari, an empty window appeared (no tabs at all) and all PINNED tabs were gone. I was able to recover some of the tabs, but the PINNED ones are gone for good - nothing I tried has brought them back. This is really disturbing - I always assumed pinning them would keep them safe no matter what!

Details: MacBook Pro M3 (11/23) running Sonoma 14.7.2, Safari 18.2

MacBook Pro (M3 Pro, 2023)

Posted on Jan 14, 2025 6:21 AM

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