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Lost all my tabs after closing FF when having a private window open

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jscher2000 -... replied
tanin
tanin

Hello,

I just closed FF (latest version) and opened it again and all my tabs are gone. I had a private FF window open, so I am guessing this is the cause.

Is there a way to get get them back?

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Thanks

Hello, I just closed FF (latest version) and opened it again and all my tabs are gone. I had a private FF window open, so I am guessing this is the cause. Is there a way to get get them back? :/ Thanks

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer

It might not be too late.

Could you check whether either of these are available (not hidden or grayed out):

  • "3-bar" menu button > History > Restore Previous Session
  • (menu bar or Alt+S) History > Restore Previous Session

If they are missing or grayed, check either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > History > Recently Closed Windows
  • (menu bar or Alt+S) History > Recently Closed Windows
  • Ctrl+Shift+N [reopen last closed window]
tanin
tanin Mwenye swali

I successfully restored by going to the session backup folder and replacing with the before update backup file.

I wonder what made this happen and I am wondering if I should install an add on just to backup my tabs.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer

If it happens again, immediately Ctrl+Shift+N so you can close the private window first. Or get used to quitting Firefox using either:

  • menu button > Exit
  • (menu bar or Alt+F) File > Exit

Or look at an extension like https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-session-manager/ that has an independent tab store. (I don't use it myself, so I don't know how automatic it is.)