How do I restore my tabs from last time?

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  • Revision id: 10705
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  • Creator: kevm66
  • Comment: fixed the forum issue (original resolution was incorrect)
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  • Reviewed by: scoobidiver
  • Is approved? No
  • Is current revision? No
  • Ready for localization: No
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If you have stopped receiving a "Do you want Firefox to save your tabs for the next time it starts" prompt when you exitquit Firefox, this problem could be due to incorrect settings. To fix this, please do the following: Show for text.

  • type "about:config" (without marks) into the address bar
  • you will see a page with a warning, click "i'll be careful, i promise!"
  • scroll down the page or type into the filter, and find "browser.showQuitWarning"
  • if the value (the filter at the top of the page) is "false" then double click "browser.showQuitWarning" and it will change to "true"
  • also the status will change from "default" to "user set"
  • done! :)

now when you go to close firefox with multiple tabs open, a window will pop up saying: "Do you want Firefox to save your tabs for the next time it starts?" and you can choose to "save and quit" or just "quit".