Recent answers to Firefox 4.ob10 Mac: The "Save Tabs?" does not appear when quitting FFhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/7806012011-11-09T21:27:33-08:00tabs can be saved, read other posts in this thread or better still ask a separate question explainin2011-11-09T21:27:33-08:00John99https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-272580<p>tabs can be saved, read other posts in this thread or better still ask a separate question explaining exactly what problems you are having. Please use <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/ask" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/ask</a>
</p>no save tabs?? why why why...
2011-11-09T21:05:26-08:00rocknjuliushttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-272570<p>no save tabs?? why why why...
</p>I'm glad I continued reading up to this post. I was about to give up after seeing no one found the s2011-06-02T07:59:04-07:00ntrigue75https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-193170<p>I'm glad I continued reading up to this post. I was about to give up after seeing no one found the solution until you put it on here. Thanks a bunch. I am a happy camper again.
</p>The App tabs don't work on my computer nor does the "Restore Sessions" on the Firefox homepage 2011-05-23T12:21:48-07:00Napkinmousehttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-187687<p>The App tabs don't work on my computer nor does the "Restore Sessions" on the Firefox homepage&nbsp;:(
It only works as long as I keep it on. It no longer sees it once I shut off the computer
(I hope that makes sense)
</p><p>Even so, I would only use an App tab when I am on something constantly. And half the time I only have something on there for about 2 days - but I still want it their the next day! I don't want to have to go and find it again&nbsp;:'(
</p>Firefox 4 saves the previous session automatically, so there is no longer need for the dialog asking2011-04-22T07:51:33-07:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-171251<p>Firefox 4 saves the previous session automatically, so there is no longer need for the dialog asking if you want to save the current session.<br>
You can use "Firefox &gt; History &gt; Restore Previous Session" to get the previous session.<br>
There is also a "Restore Previous Session" button on the default <b>about:home</b> Home page.<br>
</p><p>Another possibility is to use:
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<ul><li><a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences" rel="nofollow">Tools &gt; Options</a> &gt; General &gt; Startup: "When Firefox Starts": "Show my windows and tabs from last time"
</li></ul>For anyone trying the options and setting Firefox to start with previous tabs rather than a Homepage2011-04-21T17:41:04-07:00John99https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-170987<p>For anyone trying the <strong>options</strong> and setting Firefox to start with previous tabs rather than a Homepage see <a href="/en-US/kb/startup-home-page-tabs-download-settings" rel="nofollow">Startup, home page, tabs, and download settings</a>. Note the Knowledge Base article should, by default, provide the menu names used in your OS and version of Firefox. (clicking on the options with the + signs will display the others - some of the menu names will differ in say Windows compared with Linux.)
</p><p>This discussion started because of changes introduced with Firefox 4. The method <em>nterr</em> is using means that a set of default Home Pages is not set. Prior to Firefox 4 Homepages may be set and there was still the option, by default, to restart on previous tabs and Windows by making a choice on an explicit question asked on closedown.
</p><p>IIRC the development decision regarding a key part of the change was deliberate based on the premise that the user should not need to decide each time on closedown whether tabs and Windows be saved. Instead the premise was that, if the user had correct settings, the decision could be deferred and made on startup. In firefox 5.0a2 I believe this still applies and the default setup will still display a big restore button in the centre of the startup screen.
</p><p>The original solution <a href="/questions/780601#answer-133882" rel="nofollow">chosen</a>, provides a lot of background info on the settings, and one of the changes involved in this problem.
</p><p>This is now rather a long thread, and if you read through it most questions about this problem are probably answered, but if anyone can not see an answer, then as this thread is already marked as solved it may be better to post a new question.
</p>You guys, I just figured out the trick to getting simple automatic saving of all tabs without the un2011-04-21T10:20:06-07:00nterrhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-170905<p>You guys, I just figured out the trick to getting simple automatic saving of all tabs without the unnecessary "about:config" editing &amp; without using the new "app tab" function:
</p><p>1. At the top menu, go "Firefox" -&gt; "Preferences"
</p><p>2. On "General" tab, under "Startup" -&gt; "When Firefox starts:" select "Show my windows and tabs from last time" from the drop-down menu
</p><p>3. Please note <em>you must quit Firefox completely to save all of your tabs</em>: Go up to "Firefox" -&gt; "Quit Firefox" for tabs to save automatically. Don't just close the window you're using. That's the trick here.
</p><p>Hope this helps!
</p>You need to type about:config in the location bar to open the about:config page and type the name of2011-04-21T07:25:46-07:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-170827<p>You need to type <b>about:config</b> in the location bar to open the about:config page and type the name of the pref in the Filter bar at the top of that page.
</p><p>See:
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<ul><li> <a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config" rel="nofollow">http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config</a>
</li></ul>I would love to try this. Could you help me out? I have typed browser.showQuitWarning where you usua2011-04-21T04:30:05-07:00HMaringhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-170766<p>I would love to try this. Could you help me out? I have typed browser.showQuitWarning where you usually have an URL, but the page that comes up is the cable provider support page. Do I need to add anything to the phrase browser.showQuitWarning?
</p>App tabs and Tab Groups (Panorama) are stored as part of the session data in the file sessionstore.j2011-04-08T10:02:56-07:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-164588<p>App tabs and Tab Groups (Panorama) are stored as part of the session data in the file sessionstore.js in the <a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox" rel="nofollow">Firefox Profile Folder</a>
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<ul><li> <a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore" rel="nofollow">http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore</a>
</li></ul>
<p>You have to make sure not to use <a href="/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox" rel="nofollow">Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox</a> to clear the "Browsing History" if Firefox is closed.
</p>Hi i had the same problem when was saving tabs, i had find out a answer on the web myself and rememb2011-04-08T07:09:37-07:00Pattsworldhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-164518<p>Hi i had the same problem when was saving tabs, i had find out a answer on the web myself and remember not to change any other files in about:config in Firefox. I notice that people getting blue letters in the menu bar say Msn or Google this how you fix the problem, at to of menu bar on right side click right mouse and go to customize toolbar click on stylish drag to menu bar and close the toolbar open up choose your style and blue letters are gone. Do the same way to put back stylish in Customize toolbar close the file the problem is fix.
</p>Pattsworld
Hi i had the same problem about Firefox not saving my tabs the problem is fix i found a s2011-04-08T07:06:41-07:00Pattsworldhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=3#answer-164514<p>Pattsworld
</p><p>Hi i had the same problem about Firefox not saving my tabs the problem is fix i found a site that fix it
<a href="http://browsers.about.com/od/f.....ions_6.htm" rel="nofollow">http://browsers.about.com/od/f.....ions_6.htm</a>
</p><p>1)One of the most popular features in the newly released Firefox 4 are its Tab Groups, better known as Panorama. Unfortunately, many readers have been complaining that their Tab Groups are not being saved after closing their browser. What good is taking the time to create these Tab Groups if they are just erased when you shut down Firefox? Fear not, as About Web Browsers has you covered. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to ensure that your Tab Groups get saved between browsing sessions.
</p><p>2)First, type the following into your browser’s address bar and hit Enter: about:config. You should now see the warning message shown in the screen shot above. Click on the button labeled I’ll be careful, I promise!
</p><p>3)Firefox’s about:config interface should now be displayed, listing a large number of internal browser preferences. Scroll down until you locate the browser.showQuitWarning preference, circled in the example above. The default value of this preference is false. If the value is already true within this preference, then you can skip the remainder of this tutorial.
</p><p>4)Double-click on the browser.showQuitWarning preference. The value should now be true, as shown in the example above.
</p><p>5)In the screen shot above, I have created two Tab Groups. I would like these Tab Groups to be available each and every time I launch my Firefox 4 browser. By following the steps in this tutorial they will be.
</p><p>Close your Firefox 4 browser.
</p><p>6)Firefox 4 will now prompt you regarding the status of your open tabs and Tab Groups. Click on the button labeled Save and Quit. Your browser will now close, but your Tab Groups will be available the next time you launch Firefox 4.
</p><p>By Scott Orgera
Web Browsers Guide I want thank him.
</p>This worked for me Vista64, about:config toggle to true.
Thanks!
2011-03-31T06:53:28-07:00Zombo81https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=2#answer-159169<p>This worked for me Vista64, about:config toggle to true.
</p><p>Thanks!
</p>I followed ALL the troubleshooting ideas and NOTHING helped. I went back to the old version and gav2011-03-28T05:32:17-07:00Shoshana416https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=2#answer-156492<p>I followed ALL the troubleshooting ideas and NOTHING helped. I went back to the old version and gave up on the 4.0 version. That was the difference I saw and it wasn't convenient at all.
</p>@Anney,
don't know if your reply was an ironic one to mmarchid. If you solved your tabs situation, 2011-03-27T18:37:47-07:00yleglerhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=2#answer-156129<p>@Anney,
don't know if your reply was an ironic one to mmarchid. If you solved your tabs situation, fine. If not, please go to the top of this forum and select 'Solution Chosen by ylegler' which contains the links to the tabs solution.
Yve
</p>Just a short note to mmarchid:
This is a problem solving/discussing Forum, not a public display of a2011-03-27T18:22:29-07:00yleglerhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=2#answer-156127<p>Just a short note to <strong>mmarchid</strong>:
This is a problem solving/discussing Forum, not a public display of anger site. You don't like Firefox? Use another browser, that simple. There are millions of people who use FF. There must be a reason for this!
</p>Hi Yve and Johnsilla. Thank you indeed for your input on this problem. I now have the "Save and Quit2011-03-27T18:09:54-07:00daverhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=2#answer-156125<p>Hi Yve and Johnsilla. Thank you indeed for your input on this problem. I now have the "Save and Quit" function back. I have NO idea why the Mozilla Team would have removed this (or left the config default as "false"). It is one of the best features on FF and why I have always preferred FF to IE9. Come on Mozilla - put the function back as a default. Daver
</p>Best answer, it works and it's easy, thanks a lot!
2011-03-27T11:32:05-07:00Anneyhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=2#answer-155920<p>Best answer, it works and it's easy, thanks a lot!
</p>I completely disagree with all these gymnastics flip-flops of emulating some real useful functionali2011-03-27T06:26:00-07:00mmarchidhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=2#answer-155694<p>I completely disagree with all these gymnastics flip-flops of emulating some real useful functionality. How about just restore that simple, clear and useful functionality?
</p><p>All your posts and answers that nothing is lost do not address the scenarios mentioned here
<a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/ask/discuss/616#post-940" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/ask/discuss/616#post-940</a>
</p><p>therefore I am pleading to you to cave in to your loyal users' requests for the return of that functionality.
I am not really asking for support here, this is a last minute call for a reality touch on Mozilla behalf or bye-bye FF after 6 years.
</p><p>I have never thought I would be so angry about any product, yet alone about FF, that aberrant are these decisions you made in the past 2 months.
You could have done a million other changes and I wouldn't have cared, that is what loyalty by inertia is, there were VERY FEW STUPID decisions you could have done to completely annoy your users and you have just done that very well.
</p>If those solutions don't work:
Load about:config toggle browser.startup.page to 3.
FF will automat2011-03-25T12:56:25-07:00estumpohttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/780601?page=2#answer-154190<p>If those solutions don't work:<br>
Load about:config toggle browser.startup.page to 3.<br>
FF will automatically restore your last session on start up (rather than your home page).
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