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I have set my OPTIONS to 'Show my windows and tabs from last time' when Firefox starts/restarts but Firefox is NOT recovering those windows/tabs - HELP!!!

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I clicked on 'Tools' - then scrolled down to 'Options', then when the window is open I set 'When Firefox Starts' to 'Show my windows and tabs from last time' and the 'Home page' is set to default. And occasionally the Firefox browser would crash or I would re-start my computer but Firefox does not recover my previous browsing windows/tabs. Please help!!!

I clicked on 'Tools' - then scrolled down to 'Options', then when the window is open I set 'When Firefox Starts' to 'Show my windows and tabs from last time' and the 'Home page' is set to default. And occasionally the Firefox browser would crash or I would re-start my computer but Firefox does not recover my previous browsing windows/tabs. Please help!!!

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If you use Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox to clear the 'Browsing History' when you close Firefox then restoring tabs from the last session ("Save & Quit" or "Show my windows and tabs from last time") doesn't work.

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Thank you cor-el for your reply. I don't think I cleared 'Recent History'. When I clicked on 'Tools', then 'Options', then 'Privacy' - History is set at Firefox will "Remember history". When I scroll down to "Use custom settings for history", the "Clear history when Firefox closes" option is not checked.

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@core-el, Clear Recent History is no longer capable of being set "on close" in 3.6.13 - it's a once off "run now" - hence your answer is invalid.

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Well - I think my Firefox 3.6.13 had a bug which prevented recovery of my recently opened tabs. NOTHING that I've tried worked to recover those tabs when/if Firefox quits/shuts down. So - I ended up uninstalling Firefox. Rebooting my computer. Then reinstalled Firefox 3.6.13. And now Firefox is working fine again - recovering my recently opened tabs after shutdowns/crashes/etc. Thank you to everyone who tried to help - I appreciate your concern and assistance. Regards, Michael

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PandaWood, how about the Tools > Options > Privacy setting for Clear history when Firefox closes?

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History#w_how-do-i-make-firefox-clear-my-history-automatically

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Trust me - I've tried that and every options that I could think of. I believe the problem was a bug in the system. The newly re-installed Firefox is working perfectly in recovering recently opened tabs. Again, thank you to all who offered suggestions and assistance.

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If Clear Recent History isn't used then check the setting in security software and cleanup software like CCleaner if you use such software.

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