restore safari time machine

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restore safari time machine

Hi,

How can I use Time Machine to find about 40 Safari tabs I lost when I accidentally closed the window but didn't realize it for a couple of weeks?

Thanks!

macOS High Sierra (10.13.6), Safari 12.0

Posted on Oct 12, 2018 10:50 AM

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Eric Root

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Oct 12, 2018 11:37 AM in response to BillMcD

If you are syncing with iCloud, you can try restoring the iCloud tabs.db files. There are 3 of them. If you restore them, that will remove the existing iCloud tabs.

Enter Time Machine and go to a backup where the tabs were open. Paste the below into the search bar and then restore the three files.

~/Library/Safari

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BillMcD Author

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Oct 12, 2018 12:07 PM in response to Eric Root

Thank you. I went into Time Machine to a date I thought would have the tabs. I went to Library/Safari and found the three files. I highlighted all three and clicked" Restore." Assuming I did the right thing, where will the tabs appear? They're not in any of the Safari windows that were open before I entered Time Machine.

Thanks again.

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Eric Root

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Oct 12, 2018 5:39 PM in response to BillMcD

You are welcome. Quit and reopen Safari if you haven't done so already. Try opening a new tab, then go Safari/View/Show Tab Overview and see if they show there.

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