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This article explains the different options you have for opening the tabs and windows you had open the last time you used Firefox.

Want to visit the pages you had open the last time you used Firefox? Here are some easy ways to do it. __TOC__ {for not fx57} =Restore the previous session from the default home page= If you had tabs and windows open when you closed Firefox, the default Firefox Start page will have a {button Restore Previous Session} button. To get your tabs and windows back, just click it. ;{for win}[[Image:Restore1 29 - Win]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Restore1 29 - Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Restore1 29 - Lin]]{/for} {note}'''Note:''' If you've set your home page to something other than the default Firefox home page, you can [[How to set the home page#w_restore-the-default-home-page|restore the default home page]].{/note} {/for} {for not fx57} = Restore the previous session from the History menu = Here's how to get back your tabs and windows from a previous session, if you don't use the default Firefox home page: # Click on the menu button [[Image:new fx menu]] on the right side of your toolbar. # Select {menu History} to expand the drop-down list and choose {menu Restore Previous Session}. #;{for win}[[Image:Restore2 29 - Win]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Restore2 29 - Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Restore2 29 - Lin]]{/for} {/for} {for fx57} = Restore the previous session from the Firefox menu= Here's how to get back your tabs and windows from a previous session using the Firefox menu: # Click the menu button [[Image:Fx57menu]] on the right side of your toolbar. # Select {menu Restore Previous Session}. #;[[Image:Fx57RestorePreviousSession]] {/for} = Restore the previous session every time you open Firefox = <!-- Based on https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-previous-session#w_configuring-session-restore --> When Firefox starts, a single window is opened by default, displaying your specified home page. You can set Firefox to always show your windows and tabs from your previous session each time you start Firefox. To change your Firefox startup settings: {for not fx57} # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # In the '''When Firefox starts''' drop-down menu, select {for not fx56}{menu Show my windows and tabs from last time}{/for}{for fx56}{menu Show your windows and tabs from last time}{/for}. #;{for not fx56}[[Image:General - Show my windows and tabs from last time - 38]]{/for}{for =fx56}[[Image:Fx56General-WhenFirefoxStarts-Show-windows-and-tabs]]{/for} # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for =fx57,=fx58,=fx59,=fx60} # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # Below '''When Firefox starts''' select {menu Show your windows and tabs from last time}. #;[[Image:Fx57General-WhenFirefoxStarts-Show-windows-and-tabs]] # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for fx61} # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel. # Below '''Startup''' select {menu Restore previous session}. #;[[Image:Restore2_61 - Mac]] # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {note}For more information about Session Restore, see the article [[Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows]].{/note}