# Reset to the first page after a delay

Start over after can return a remembered grid position to the first page after CubbyPad has been closed for a chosen period.

Last updated 26 October 2026

## Follow these steps

1. Open Settings › Opening › Each time it opens.

1. Choose a mode that remembers a position instead of always opening the first page.

1. Set Start over after to Never, 5 Minutes or 1 Hour.

1. Test closing and reopening over the selected interval.

## What to expect

A brief return can preserve your place while a later session begins at page one. Never keeps this delay-based reset disabled.

The timer concerns how long the grid has been closed, not how long an unrelated app has been running. It does not delete pages or move their icons.

## If the result is different

If the delay control is not present, check whether Opens on already selects the first page. If a different set of apps appears, inspect the active layout and automatic rules; a page-position reset does not switch Work and Personal layouts by itself.

For the broader walkthrough, read [choose how to open the app grid](https://cubbypad.com/guides/opening/).

## Related answers.

[### Switch between full-screen and windowed CubbyPad

Choose the grid’s presentation in Settings › Opening › Window rather than changing the size of installed applications.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/fullscreen-window/)[### Keep the Dock visible below the grid

Use Show the Dock in the full-screen Window settings to leave space for the Dock while CubbyPad is open.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/show-dock-under-grid/)[### Open CubbyPad on the pointer’s display

Choose pointer-based opening if the grid should appear on whichever display currently holds your pointer.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/opening-display-pointer/)

Source: https://cubbypad.com/help/page-reset-delay/