Mojave Finder Tabs Reopen

Finder behavior has definitely changed in Mojave!

In case you haven't found a solution, try the following.

Leave your Finder window open with all your preferred Tabs open.

Shut Down, make sure the box "Reopen windows when logging back in" is checked.

When you Start Up again, the Finder window will reopen with all your preferred Tabs.

I wasn't satisfied with this solution, but at least I don't have to reopen every Finder Tab I was working on after Restarting.

Hopefully it works for you.

Yeah. I meant that if an answer gets the most clicks on the "helpful" button, then it will be at the top of the discussion forum like it's the solution to the question. And then next to it you see the "Apple Recommended" icon. Look:

But saying "There is no setting to change it back" is not fixing the problem at all.

And later on in this thread, I found out that, from another user, that you can leave Finder open when you shut down your computer and then tick the "re-open windows" option. So then Finder will open with all the tabs that you had before.
I tried it, it works. It's all I wanted. A way for Mojave to remember my open tabs in Finder when I turn the computer on in the morning.
So that should be the "Apple recommended" answer, it's all I'm saying.

Glad you feel safe.

Thanks, but holding the option key does nothing.

right/control click on the folder, while holding the contextual menu open, press the option key.

Oooooooo, NOW THAT WORKS!!! WOW!! It just changed automatically with that contextual menu open, so I can choose right there!! WOW!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! PERFECT!!!! EXACTLY what I needed!! YESS!

You're welcome.

Finder needs a reopne last tab comand as ALL other soft in the wolrd, maybe cmd+shift+T..

this drive me nuts every time

2. mouse click Finder's red-circle-X to close it; or press cmd-q to close Finder completely;

The Finder has no "cmd-q" shortcut to "close Finder completely".

Perhaps they don't feel it needs fixed. Maybe they're fixing other issues. Personally I think they "fixed" the previous incorrect behavior.

Seriously? Then why have tabs at all if the system won't retain them?

...and in High Sierra Finder retained them, just fine, when you clicked the red close button.

That's okay. I can do it for you.

Agree. This was High Sierra behavior which has changed in Mojave when using red x button.

High Sierra:

• Red x button: restores all tabs
• Re-launch app or restart Mac: restores all tabs

Mojave:

• Red x button: doesn't restore all tabs; closes them
• Re-launch app or restart: restores all tabs

I doubt this behavior is intended

1. OS X remembered the tabs that were open and restored them with a click on the Finder icon in the Dock
2. It worked this way since Finder tabs were introduced in ~2013 (Mavericks), but they broke in Yosemite (~2014) when it also did not remember to save the tabs, just like it's failing in Mojave
3. Besides the workaround suggested in this thread RE: leaving the window open when you shutdown/restart,
4. I created an AppleScript workaround for myself in 2014 and saved it as an Application for easy one-click restoration of my Finder window setup. Happy to share since Apple has made it useful again.
5. The line near the end about setting "bounds of the front Finder window" needs to be adjusted for your screen. See explanation for the Bounds property: https://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/firsttutorial/11.html

AppleScript:

1. Copy/paste the code block into Script Editor, modifying the paths as needed for your own tab setup
2. Save As & choose File Format of "Application"
3. Put it someplace accessible

Note, testing in Script Editor or running the Application for the first time will cause an error / permission prompt since Apple now requires apps get explicit permission to send System Events in Mojave. To fix:

1. Open Mojave's System Preferences - Security & Privacy
2. Authenticate with an administrator account
3. Click the "Privacy" tab
4. In the left sidebar, click "Accessibility"
5. In the box at the right, click the plus button and then add Applications - Utilities - Script Editor (and make sure the box is checked)
6. OS X will prompt you to grant access for the app to control other apps. Once granted it will be listed in the Privacy tab under Automation with a checkmark next to the items it now can access. Review the AppleScript below and you can see it does nothing shady or dangerous beyond opening the exact windows and tabs you want it to.

Notes:

if you need to open a tab to a folder located on an external but physically attached disk modify the location for the last command group or delete the group entirely.

You can't say Finder behavior changed in Mojave. Using Alt-Option + mouse click on Finder and doing re-launch, Finder restores all the Tabs without any issue.

The bug/issue is when one uses the red x button to close Finder. Then nothing is restored