How do I restore my tabs from last time?
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Want to visit the pages you had open the last time you used Firefox? Here are some easy ways to do it.
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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. To get your tabs and windows back, just click it.Note: If you've set your home page to something other than the default Firefox home page, you can restore the default home page.
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 The image "new fx menu" does not exist. on the right side of your toolbar.
- Select
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 The image "Fx57menu" does not exist. on the right side of your toolbar.
- Select
Restore the previous session every time you open Firefox
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:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- In the When Firefox starts drop-down menu, select .
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- Below When Firefox starts select
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- Below Startup select
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
For more information about Session Restore, see the article Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows.