At times while working on Notepad++ text/code editor, it may so happen that you close a tab for a file by mistake, or after closing a file you realize that you wanted to take a look at it again.
In such scenarios, it is possible to open the recently closed file back in Notepad++ using either the menu option or keyboard shortcut, let us take a look at both of them.
Restore closed file using Menu Option
- Be on Notepad++ Application.
- Now click on the Menu option File (or press Alt+F)
- Now select the option "Restore Recent Closed File"
- The last closed file will get loaded back as a tab.
![Notepad++ Restore Recent Closed File Notepad++ Restore Recent Closed File](https://code2care.org/howto/restore-closed-file-notepad-plus-plus/images/Notepad++ Restore Recent Closed File.png)
Restore closed file using Keyboard shortcut
- Be on Notepad++ Application.
- Now press the keys: Ctrl+ Shift+ T
- The will load the last closed file again.
![Notepad++ restored closed file using keyboard shortcut Notepad++ restored closed file using keyboard shortcut](https://code2care.org/howto/restore-closed-file-notepad-plus-plus/images/Notepad++ restored closed file using keyboard shortcut.png)
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