I used to use CMD + Z to reopen a recently closed tab. From what I can tell - this feature has been removed from Safari at some point. Now seemingly the only option is CMD+SHIFT+T which exclusively reopens the last closed window. Is there any way to natively reopen last closed tab in Safari?
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Great answers will come of this. In a nutshell, many actions get queued for undo. This requires a dedicated last window shortcut since you can’t skip past all the other items queued by undo/redo. Why not map the exclusive command to shift+command+Z or option+command+Z?– bmike ♦Commented Nov 17, 2021 at 13:16
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As far as I can tell - reopening closed tabs has been entirely removed from the cmd+z queue. Nothing I do can bring this back. I am not sure if this is specific to the latest Safari on Monterey– Ben DodsonCommented Nov 18, 2021 at 12:19
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You will want to change your browser or if you stick with safari, or change the shortcuts and/or habits. I’m not sure there’s another way yet…– bmike ♦Commented Nov 18, 2021 at 13:20
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This isn't a new feature. Cmd/Z is a kind of 'smart' undo [& also universal to all apps & indeed all platforms]
Cmd/Shift/T is a specific command [though it does change between Tab & Window depending on what was last closed.] It's located in the History menu rather than Edit.
To test -
Start to type an answer or comment into this page. Check the Edit menu.
Close this tab, check the menu again.
Undo…
In other apps it can do even more, it is context-sensitive…
History Undo…
I've checked this back to Safari 11 on El Capitan.
It is possible to change these commands in System Prefs > Keyboard > Shortcuts but I would advise against it.
answered Nov 17, 2021 at 12:46
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I understand this functionality - and this is what I used to expect when using the command. However, it has now been removed entirely as far as I can tell - hence me making this post. I have just tested to make absolutely sure - directly after closing a tab - the History menu bar only has Reopen Last Closed Window (SHIFT+CMD+T) and the edit menu only has a greyed-out 'Undo (CMD+Z) option. There is no functional way to reopen a closed tab outside if finding the url in your history. Commented Nov 18, 2021 at 12:12
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Okay upon further inspection I have figured out what happened. However, I still believe this to be a bug. macOS seems to get hung on a certain window closing sometimes. Regardless of how many tabs you open in other windows after closing that window - that window is always brought back, with further CMD+shift+T's then reopening that windows closed tabs. If I go to the previous window I wanted to reopen closed tabs from, exit it (so that it is the most recently closed window) and hit the shortcut now - it only reopens tabs from window I'm already in, not reopening the last closed window Commented Nov 18, 2021 at 12:41
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That, as far as I can determine from your description, Is also expected behaviour. I’ll need to have a closer look when I get back to my computer.– TetsujinCommented Nov 18, 2021 at 13:54