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Are tabs saved during an update?

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jakeee
jakeee

I've had tabs/browsing sessions lost during previous updates. When new updates come along I look thru FAQ etc to see if they'll be preserved. I never find anything about that, so I never update. Well, that's not true. FF invariably crashes and trashes the session. That's when I know I can update without avoidably losing anything more. Now I'm bothering to ask if my tabs will be saved. Improved restoration is available. Yay!

Let me also ask: (I know this is too much for one submission but I've had these questions too) - That this be put in the FAQ. - How to restore a session? I've found and followed the instructions to get and install a session.something file but it didn't work. - If I do that, will they add to my present tabs or will they replace them. I'd like to be able to add them in. I've found several session files. - Managing tabs has so many tabs there. But it has them by when I last loaded the page. It'd be wonderful if the last session was available to restore since restore session fails often enough. - Can we use our email as a login? I've asked questions before but don't remember the logins. FF doesn't remember as it's crashed and burned a few times. - Can we get emails when our questions get a response. Forums may be a natural thing to developers. I'd love to be able to code, and forum use may become natural to me then. But now I don't use anyone's forums regularly for anything, or even often enough to be called occasionally. So I can easily miss a response.

Maybe this has been changed since it's been ages since I last asked for help.

Thank you

I've had tabs/browsing sessions lost during previous updates. When new updates come along I look thru FAQ etc to see if they'll be preserved. I never find anything about that, so I never update. Well, that's not true. FF invariably crashes and trashes the session. That's when I know I can update without avoidably losing anything more. Now I'm bothering to ask if my tabs will be saved. Improved restoration is available. Yay! Let me also ask: (I know this is too much for one submission but I've had these questions too) - That this be put in the FAQ. - How to restore a session? I've found and followed the instructions to get and install a session.something file but it didn't work. - If I do that, will they add to my present tabs or will they replace them. I'd like to be able to add them in. I've found several session files. - Managing tabs has so many tabs there. But it has them by when I last loaded the page. It'd be wonderful if the last session was available to restore since restore session fails often enough. - Can we use our email as a login? I've asked questions before but don't remember the logins. FF doesn't remember as it's crashed and burned a few times. - Can we get emails when our questions get a response. Forums may be a natural thing to developers. I'd love to be able to code, and forum use may become natural to me then. But now I don't use anyone's forums regularly for anything, or even often enough to be called occasionally. So I can easily miss a response. Maybe this has been changed since it's been ages since I last asked for help. Thank you

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Hello,

Unless you are running in Private Browsing mode, your session is always saved - including after you update. If you have about:home (or "Firefox start page") set as your home page, the bottom right button "Restore previous session" will open all your tabs and windows from your last session (minus the session cookies if you chose to delete them every time Firefox is closed). If you have a different home page set, you can always load your previous session by going to:

Firefox 33 has several security fixes since version 30, so you should definitely update immediately. If you are worried about your tabs, I believe version 30 already includes the feature where you can right click on your tab bar and "Bookmark All Tabs" to a folder. If you find that your previous session isn't being saved and you are not running in Private Browsing mode, then when you restart Firefox, you can navigate to that folder in your bookmarks menu and "Open All in Tabs". Please post back if you are not running in Private Browsing and find that Firefox is not remembering sessions - we can help figure out what is going on and help you fix that.

I am assuming you are asking about the login for the forums - you can sign in using your username, and if you are having trouble remembering usernames just use the local part of your email address (the "aaa" part of "aaa@bbb.com"), assuming it is not already taken. The sign-in page also gives you the option to email your username if you have forgotten it, as well as steps to reset your password.

Whenever you receive a response in the forums, it will email you, so you do not need to provide your email address in your post as it will only attract spam.

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CoryMH
CoryMH

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Hello,

Unless you are running in Private Browsing mode, your session is always saved - including after you update. If you have about:home (or "Firefox start page") set as your home page, the bottom right button "Restore previous session" will open all your tabs and windows from your last session (minus the session cookies if you chose to delete them every time Firefox is closed). If you have a different home page set, you can always load your previous session by going to:

Firefox 33 has several security fixes since version 30, so you should definitely update immediately. If you are worried about your tabs, I believe version 30 already includes the feature where you can right click on your tab bar and "Bookmark All Tabs" to a folder. If you find that your previous session isn't being saved and you are not running in Private Browsing mode, then when you restart Firefox, you can navigate to that folder in your bookmarks menu and "Open All in Tabs". Please post back if you are not running in Private Browsing and find that Firefox is not remembering sessions - we can help figure out what is going on and help you fix that.

I am assuming you are asking about the login for the forums - you can sign in using your username, and if you are having trouble remembering usernames just use the local part of your email address (the "aaa" part of "aaa@bbb.com"), assuming it is not already taken. The sign-in page also gives you the option to email your username if you have forgotten it, as well as steps to reset your password.

Whenever you receive a response in the forums, it will email you, so you do not need to provide your email address in your post as it will only attract spam.

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jakeee
jakeee Question owner

Hi CoryMH,

So I can update and keep my session these days? Cool.

Wasn't in Private Browsing. Read up on it. Learned something new.

It looks like I should change my home page. I've been shutting down my computer with FF open. I set FF to open to the last browsing session but it wouldn't do it. Now I see I have to ask even though I spelled it out ahead of time. Oops this is reminding me of my last girlfriend. What a pain she was.

Haven't used the new 3-bar icon much (I tried to copy it from your post..). I guess that's what happens when you can't find answers and I don't update. I'm used to the older version without the restore.

I've used that trick of just using the login of an email address. But I have to remember when I've done that. I like it when the login box says "login or email address" or eddress as I like to write. You see I can't be sure of the password I used. But if I know the login is at least good then I probably guess which password I used.

--deep breath-- I guess it's time to update. Thank you especially for the quick answer.

jakeee
jakeee Question owner

CoryMH,

It's just like you said. My most hated part of FF is gone. It updated and saved my tabs.

Thanks