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I just opened Firefox and all my previous Tabs are not there. The Restore Previous session option is not available

I just opened Firefox and all my previous Tabs are not there. The Restore Previous session option is not available

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marcelnbp said

I have multiple tabs open ... some of these are pinned ... when I restore, only the pinned ones plus one or two others are restored ... I have edited my toolbar to include a Restore add-on called Session-Sync to provide a solution for me but the Firefox Restore would be preferrable

Hmm, usually it is just the pinned tabs, or it's all the tabs. It's not normal to be missing a few tabs here and there when Firefox restores the window.

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

  • "3-bar" menu button > History > Restore Previous Session
  • (menu bar) History > Restore Previous Session

If they are missing or grayed, are there any whole windows available to restore using either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > History > Recently Closed Windows
  • (menu bar or Alt+S) History > Recently Closed Windows
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Firefox settings > General > Startup > Open previous windows and tabs

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Mark Baker said

I just opened Firefox and all my previous Tabs are not there. The Restore Previous session option is not available

Post a screenshot showing it please.

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I have multiple tabs open ... some of these are pinned ... when I restore, only the pinned ones plus one or two others are restored ... I have edited my toolbar to include a Restore add-on called Session-Sync to provide a solution for me but the Firefox Restore would be preferrable

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marcelnbp said

I have multiple tabs open ... some of these are pinned ... when I restore, only the pinned ones plus one or two others are restored ... I have edited my toolbar to include a Restore add-on called Session-Sync to provide a solution for me but the Firefox Restore would be preferrable

Hmm, usually it is just the pinned tabs, or it's all the tabs. It's not normal to be missing a few tabs here and there when Firefox restores the window.

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

  • "3-bar" menu button > History > Restore Previous Session
  • (menu bar) History > Restore Previous Session

If they are missing or grayed, are there any whole windows available to restore using either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > History > Recently Closed Windows
  • (menu bar or Alt+S) History > Recently Closed Windows

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Thank You jscher, The restore previous session is hidden as in your point 1. Recently Closed Windows does show an entry, but it only includes the pinned tabs

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Could you check the "Open Tabs" panel of Firefox View to see whether there is a non-visible window with missing tabs? Firefox View - Access pages from open tabs, recently closed tabs, tabs from other devices and browsing history

If there aren't any closed windows, I don't have a theory.

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