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Open Safari without Restoring Tabs and Windows – Quick Tip

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Since the release of OS X Lion, Safari when launched will restore any windows and tabs you may have had open when it was last quit.

Occasionally this can be a really useful feature but it can also be a laborious task to close each tab individually, especially if like me you tend to keep lots of tabs open. Here is a really simple tip that allows you to choose whether you want to restore tabs or not on an “ad hoc”  basis:

When you want to open Safari without restoring tabs just hold down the shift key when launching the app from the dock.

This also works with the other Apple apps that take advantage of the OS X Auto Resume feature such as Text Edit.

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  1. maham khan (@mahamk89) says

    January 2, 2015 at 5:21 pm

    thank you for your post! exactly what i was looking for right now

  2. Tim says

    March 23, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    I got stuck on a site which wouldn’t let me close a box. I re-started 20 times, but couldn’t shake the old windows.
    I tried starting with every key except the Shift key. Thanks!!!

  3. Marcus says

    June 15, 2015 at 5:15 pm

    Thank you for posting this tip…very helpful after I click on a site infect with a phishing scam that hijacked Safari.

  4. Jenn says

    October 20, 2015 at 10:46 am

    Thank you! I also went to an infected site and was locked in. Your tip saves the day!

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