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On the flip side, this has always been an infuriating default for me. If I hit CMD+Q, that means I want the program to quit. Not prompt me or make me hold it down or use a different command. CMD+Q = Quit on Mac. Overriding that behavior is annoying and one of the first things I disable on nearly every program I install.

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Do you also use CMD+W to close tabs/modal windows? Because I do, and it's very easy to accidentally press Q instead of W.

Losing dozens of tabs because of that is so damn infuriating that it ruins my entire day when it happens.

When you do that, open your browser, and either hit the hamburger menu on the right and go to History or Alt and go to History, and then click "Restore Previous Session".

It's not perfect (sites lose unsaved state usually), but I know that pain and it's not so bad when you know you can just recall all the tabs.

Or worse, you just want to use literally any other shortcut (Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab/Ctrl+1/Ctrl+A).

Yes, I use CMD+W and CMD+# and CMD+A and CMD+~ and CMD+Tab all day long. I rarely (once every few months) miss and hit CMD+Q. I also have it set up so that my tabs restore on restart, which makes it a minor annoyance at best. I quit Firefox purposefully once or twice a day, so overriding the default Mac behavior is a much more significant pain for me.

I recommend having “Startup: Restore previous session” checked in your settings.

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