Clicking on the red dot actually quit my apps

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Clicking on the red dot actually quit my apps

hello everyone

I'm fairly new to the mac (one month) . (I'm on Yosemite MBP retina 13 mid 2014)

whenever I close an app by clicking the red dot it close the window, I understand this is how mac works, and i like it like that.

but i've noticed today that when I'm on safari and i click the red dot, it closes the window, there is still that little dot below the app on the dock to show me that the app didn't quit, but when I click on the app to open it, it show my favorite tab, so all of my tabs are gone/ i tried with chrome, same thing/ the app store same thing.

It basically close the window and when I open it, it starts fresh, it wasn't doing that. it used to open my apps as I left them off.

Please help me, I read countless of forums and all without the solution

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 17, 2015 3:12 PM

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Answer 1

tygb

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Jan 29, 2017 12:49 AM in response to Roger marc

If, you open an app calendar and press the red dot only the window is closed and the application remains opened .

The calendar application is still in the dock having a white dot beneath it .

To close the calendar application , either right click on it & quit or take your cursor on the top menu bar > click on calendar and quit .

But , if you close the safari , it will be started as fresh but the applications are running in the background , so the right method is close all applications before quitting the safari .

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Niel

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Apr 17, 2015 3:15 PM in response to Roger marc

It depends on whether or not the application can potentually have multiple windows open. If it can, closing one won't quit it.

For Safari, the last used window can be reopened from the History menu.

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Roger marc Author

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Apr 17, 2015 3:18 PM in response to Niel

Hello Niel

the thing is , even with multiple windows open, it quits the app.

before i used to click the red dot, it would just close the window, and reopen it with all my tabs. since today, it just starts from zero,like i quitted it. safari, chrome, app store...

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Roger marc Author

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Apr 17, 2015 4:17 PM in response to Roger marc

any help

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Raicya

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Apr 18, 2015 1:18 AM in response to Roger marc

Will this help you:

Open the Safari Preferences >> click on Search tab.

Uncheck Show favorites.

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Roger marc Author

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Apr 18, 2015 2:03 AM in response to Raicya

Hi

I just tried it, doesn't work.

I dont think it's only a safari issue, it does this on chrome too, on my i work apps and all.

In my researches I foundthis thread with the same issue, but it wasn't resolved

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Raicya

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Apr 18, 2015 2:55 AM in response to Roger marc

What happend if you click on the orange button (minimize) Safari? after that click on the minimize Safari window?

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Roger marc Author

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Apr 18, 2015 3:04 AM in response to Raicya

the orange dot minimize the app to the right side of the dock/ just like it used to/

The red "quits" app : the little dot at the bottom on the app in the dock is there when I click the red, but when I open the app (safari, chrome, photoshop) all my work is gone. it used to just close the window without affecting my tabs or work

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Raicya

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Apr 18, 2015 3:26 AM in response to Roger marc

The red "quits" app : the little dot at the bottom on the app in the dock is there when I click the red

What do mean with: the little dot at the bottom on the app in the dock is there when I click the red, . . . ?

When I quite Safari ( ⌘ + Q or click on the red button) Safari wil closed.

To open Safari again, I do have to click on Safari icon from the dock.

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Roger marc Author

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Apr 18, 2015 3:54 AM in response to Raicya

then I close it using the red dot

when closed it shows that little dot in the dock to tell me that the app is still opened

When I reopen the app all my tabs are gone

it used to reopen the app as I left it, now it "quits" them, I've noticed that with safari, chrome, photoshop, lightroom, the i work apps, app store

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Raicya

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Apr 18, 2015 4:16 AM in response to Roger marc

OK, according to your last screenshot when you open Safari again , Safari open the Favorites.

Like I say earlier Uncheck Show favorites.

After uncheck Show favorites >> Close Safari (⌘ + Q)

Then open Safari again >> click on Safari icon from the Dock.

Have you set a Home page?

Here Show favorites is unchecked and I set up a home page.

Safari will always open with the home page.

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Roger marc Author

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Apr 18, 2015 4:52 AM in response to Raicya

Tried everything you said, its not working, I have a homepage, its the apple one

On safari or all the others apps

I think I'll give up, this is driving me crazy, the red cross quits apps, it used to just close windows and put me back where I was. I'll just use the orange until apple comes out with an update or something

I even want to reset the mac

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