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Warning: this will result in the entire window the tab was located in, to be deleted Warning: windows.plist is invalid without its data.data file. Back up both before proceeding. Skip the first t...
#3: Post edited
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Andreas demands justice for humanity
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2025-05-23T13:19:45Z (8 days ago)
- #### Warning: this will result in the entire window the tab was located in, to be deleted
- #### Warning: `windows.plist` is invalid without its `data.data` file. Back up both before proceeding.
- Skip the first two steps if you remember the name of the tab.
- 1. Find and inspect `~/Library/Safari/History.db `
- A suitable application is DB4S, which can be installed with `brew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite`
- 2. Inspect `history_visits` and sort by `visit_time` to find the latest entry. Use `title` in the next step.
- 3. Open `~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Safari.savedState/windows.plist`
4. Search for the page title from the previous state. It's the value for an `NSTitle` key. Once found, delete the enclosing dict.- 5. Start Safari. Every window except the one with the latest tab should now open. The window is likely lost because `data.data` now has a mismatch with entries for that window in `windows.plist`.
- The window may be recoverable by using the application menu to choose to open the last closed window. I made too many mistakes in the process and lost this chance.
- #### Warning: this will result in the entire window the tab was located in, to be deleted
- #### Warning: `windows.plist` is invalid without its `data.data` file. Back up both before proceeding.
- Skip the first two steps if you remember the name of the tab.
- 1. Find and inspect `~/Library/Safari/History.db `
- A suitable application is DB4S, which can be installed with `brew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite`
- 2. Inspect `history_visits` and sort by `visit_time` to find the latest entry. Use `title` in the next step.
- 3. Open `~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Safari.savedState/windows.plist`
- 4. Search for the page title from the previous step. It's the value for an `NSTitle` key. Once found, delete the enclosing dict.
- 5. Start Safari. Every window except the one with the latest tab should now open. The window is likely lost because `data.data` now has a mismatch with entries for that window in `windows.plist`.
- The window may be recoverable by using the application menu to choose to open the last closed window. I made too many mistakes in the process and lost this chance.
#2: Post edited
by
Andreas demands justice for humanity
·
2025-05-23T05:03:43Z (8 days ago)
- #### Warning: this will result in the entire window the tab was located in, to be deleted
- #### Warning: `windows.plist` is invalid without its `data.data` file. Back up both before proceeding.
- 1. Find and inspect `~/Library/Safari/History.db `
- A suitable application is DB4S, which can be installed with `brew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite`
- 2. Inspect `history_visits` and sort by `visit_time` to find the latest entry. Use `title` in the next step.
- 3. Open `~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Safari.savedState/windows.plist`
- 4. Search for the page title from the previous state. It's the value for an `NSTitle` key. Once found, delete the enclosing dict.
- 5. Start Safari. Every window except the one with the latest tab should now open. The window is likely lost because `data.data` now has a mismatch with entries for that window in `windows.plist`.
- The window may be recoverable by using the application menu to choose to open the last closed window. I made too many mistakes in the process and lost this chance.
- #### Warning: this will result in the entire window the tab was located in, to be deleted
- #### Warning: `windows.plist` is invalid without its `data.data` file. Back up both before proceeding.
- Skip the first two steps if you remember the name of the tab.
- 1. Find and inspect `~/Library/Safari/History.db `
- A suitable application is DB4S, which can be installed with `brew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite`
- 2. Inspect `history_visits` and sort by `visit_time` to find the latest entry. Use `title` in the next step.
- 3. Open `~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Safari.savedState/windows.plist`
- 4. Search for the page title from the previous state. It's the value for an `NSTitle` key. Once found, delete the enclosing dict.
- 5. Start Safari. Every window except the one with the latest tab should now open. The window is likely lost because `data.data` now has a mismatch with entries for that window in `windows.plist`.
- The window may be recoverable by using the application menu to choose to open the last closed window. I made too many mistakes in the process and lost this chance.
#1: Initial revision
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Andreas demands justice for humanity
·
2025-05-23T05:02:15Z (8 days ago)
#### Warning: this will result in the entire window the tab was located in, to be deleted
#### Warning: `windows.plist` is invalid without its `data.data` file. Back up both before proceeding.
1. Find and inspect `~/Library/Safari/History.db
`
A suitable application is DB4S, which can be installed with `brew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite`
2. Inspect `history_visits` and sort by `visit_time` to find the latest entry. Use `title` in the next step.
3. Open `~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Safari.savedState/windows.plist`
4. Search for the page title from the previous state. It's the value for an `NSTitle` key. Once found, delete the enclosing dict.
5. Start Safari. Every window except the one with the latest tab should now open. The window is likely lost because `data.data` now has a mismatch with entries for that window in `windows.plist`.
The window may be recoverable by using the application menu to choose to open the last closed window. I made too many mistakes in the process and lost this chance.