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This article explains the startup and home page options in Firefox. It also covers settings for where downloaded files go.

This article describes the settings that are available in the '''General''' panel of the Firefox [[Firefox options, preferences and settings|{for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for} window]]. {for fx18} The General panel allows you to: * Set what page(s) Firefox displays when you start your browser or click the Home icon * Set what Firefox should do when downloading files {/for} {for not fx18} The General panel allows you to: * Set what page(s) Firefox displays when you start your browser or click the Home icon * Set what Firefox should do when downloading files * Manage your [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox|add-ons]] {/for} __TOC__ {for fx18}{for win}[[Image:Options General Win 18]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Options General Mac 18]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Options General Lin 18]]{/for}{/for} {for =fx15,=fx16,=fx17}{for win}[[Image:Options - General - Win]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Prefs - General - Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Prefs - General - Lin]]{/for}{/for} {for =fx13,=fx14}{for win}[[Image:Options - General - Win Fx13]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Options - General - Mac Fx13]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Options - General - Lin Fx13]]{/for}{/for}{for =fx8,=fx9,=fx10,=fx11,=fx12}{for win}[[Image:Options - General - Win Fx8]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Preferences - General - Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Preferences - General - Linux]]{/for}{/for}{for not fx8}{for win}[[Image:Options - General - Win]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Prefs - General - Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Prefs - General - Lin]]{/for}{/for} = Startup = * '''When Firefox starts''': Controls what Firefox displays when you open it. ** '''Show my home page''' - Displays the home page, which is set below. ** '''Show a blank page''' - Displays a blank page, which is fastest to load. ** '''Show my windows and tabs from last time''' - Restores the pages you were visiting the last time you closed Firefox. For more information, see [[Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows]]. {for =fx8,=fx9,=fx10,=fx11,=fx12,=fx13,=fx14} * '''Don't load tabs until selected''': <br>This option can't be selected unless you have also set Firefox to '''Show my windows and tabs from last time''' (see above). When it's selected, Firefox will only load the active tab when it starts. This can make startup much faster if you are restoring many tabs. The other open tabs will be loaded as you click on them. {/for} * '''Home page''': <br/> Controls what page(s) Firefox displays when you click the Home icon on the [[Customize navigation buttons like back, home, bookmarks and reload|Navigation toolbar]]. If you set '''When Firefox starts''' (above) to '''Show my home page''', the specified page(s) will load when Firefox starts. For more information, see [[How to set the home page]]. {warning}'''Important:''' If your home page keeps automatically changing, see [[How to remove the Babylon toolbar, home page and search engine]] or [[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]].{/warning} = Downloads = * '''Show the Downloads window when downloading a file''': <br/> Controls whether Firefox will display the Downloads window when you download a file. For more information, see [[Use the Downloads window to manage downloaded files]]. * '''Close it when all downloads are finished''': <br/> If you have selected '''Show the Downloads window when downloading a file''' (above), this setting controls whether Firefox will automatically close the Downloads window after all the files you're downloading have completed. * '''Save files to''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will automatically save all downloads to the specified folder (such as the desktop or your downloads folder). To change which folder is used, click {button {for win,linux}Browse...{/for}{for mac}Choose...{/for}}. * '''Always ask me where to save files''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will ask you to select a folder for every download you wish to save. {for not fx18} = Add-ons = Click {button Manage Add-ons...} to open the Add-ons window, which allows you to configure your extensions, themes, and plugins. For more information, see [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox]]. {/for} [[Template:backtoOptionsPreferences]] [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/LFsPtG]]