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when i close firefox with multiple active tabs, it doesn't offer a "save tabs and close" option, how to fix it and to save tabs when exit?

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i have installed Firefox 4.0.1 Now, when i close the program with multiple opened tabs, it doesn't offer an option to Save Tabs and Quit. Could not find anything about it in Security or Privacy Options. How can i make it save opened tabs when i quit, so that a will not need to enter all needed sites again when i reopen the program?

i have installed Firefox 4.0.1 Now, when i close the program with multiple opened tabs, it doesn't offer an option to Save Tabs and Quit. Could not find anything about it in Security or Privacy Options. How can i make it save opened tabs when i quit, so that a will not need to enter all needed sites again when i reopen the program?

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By default, Firefox 4 will not ask to save tabs, but instead it will always save your tabs on exit unless you are in Private Browsing mode. You can restore them next time by:

  1. clicking Firefox button > History >"Restore Previous Session", or
  2. type about:home in the URL bar and press the Enter key, then press the "Restore Previous Session" button

Note: This was a decision by the developers. On this forum, we are all uncompensated volunteers here to help other users. The developes/employees of Mozilla/Firefox rarely, if ever visit here.

Some things to check:

  1. Browsing history must be saved
    • Firefox button: Firefox button > Options > Options > Privacy > [X] Remember my browsing history
    • Menu Bar: Tools > Options > Privacy > [X] Remember my browsing history
  2. Also make sure you do not clear "Browsing History" when using Clear Recent History or when closing Firefox
    • Using Clear Recent History
      • Firefox button: Firefox button > History >Clear Recent History
      • Menu Bar: Tools > Clear Recent History
    • When closing Firefox
  3. Make sure you are not in Private Browsing mode or in permanent Private Browsing mode:
  4. If you have theTab Mix Plus extension, then disable the built-in session restore.

To display the "Save Tabs and Exit" message when closing multiple tabs, you can do the following:

  1. Type about:config in the URL/Location/Address bar and press the Enter key
  2. Accept the warning message (promise to be careful)
  3. The preferences page/list will open
  4. Filter = browser.tabs.warnOnClose
  5. If its value is set to false, double-click on it (in the lower panel) to toggle its value to true
  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for these following 3 preferences also:
    • browser.warnOnQuit
    • browser.warnOnRestart
    • browser.showQuitWarning
  7. See:




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  • Shockwave Flash 10.2 r159 (security update version 10.3.181.14 released 2011-05-12)
  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_16 for Mozilla browsers
  1. Check your plugin versions on either of the following links':
  2. Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.
    • Download and SAVE to your Desktop so you can find the installer later
    • If you do not have the current version, click on the "Player Download Center" link on the "Download and information" or "Download Manual installers" below
    • After download is complete, exit Firefox
    • Click on the installer you just downloaded and install
      • Windows 7 and Vista: may need to right-click the installer and choose "Run as Administrator"
    • Start Firefox and check your version again or test the installation by going back to the download link below
    • Download and information: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
      • Use Firefox to go to the above site to update the Firefox plugin (will also install plugin for most other browsers; except IE)
      • Use IE to go to the above site to update the IE ActiveX
    • Download Manual installers.
  3. Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

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Guys,, here is the simple solution... jus follow the below instructions. u need to do the above said any wayz.. thts total faltu...


  1. Type about:config at the address bar and hit enter.
   2. Click the “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button
   3. At the filter bar, type browser.showQuitWarning and hit enter.
   4. You can either double click on it to change the value from false to true, or right click on it and select Toggle.
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If any of the other 3 prefs are not correctly set, OR
the user uses Private Browsing, OR
the user clears or is not saving history, OR
the user has the Tab Mix Plus extension setting, THEN
that one item will not make a difference!