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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

My tabs disappeared. Any way to get them back?

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ALL of my Firefox tabs have disappeared. Is there any way to retrieve them?

Not sure how and when I lost my tabs. I had closed all my programs and shut down my computer, and when I turned it back on and clicked on Firefox, there were no tabs at all.

I forgot that I'm not supposed to shut down Firefox when that happens, but I panicked. When I restarted, still no tabs, of course.

My bookmarks are also gone.

I can see some of my recent history, but that's really no help.

This is a disaster. If I'm really out of luck, is there an add-on I can install that will save my tabs and bookmarks, in case this happens again?

TIA for any suggestions.

ALL of my Firefox tabs have disappeared. Is there any way to retrieve them? Not sure how and when I lost my tabs. I had closed all my programs and shut down my computer, and when I turned it back on and clicked on Firefox, there were no tabs at all. I forgot that I'm not supposed to shut down Firefox when that happens, but I panicked. When I restarted, still no tabs, of course. My bookmarks are also gone. I can see some of my recent history, but that's really no help. This is a disaster. If I'm really out of luck, is there an add-on I can install that will save my tabs and bookmarks, in case this happens again? TIA for any suggestions.

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Did you use a profile and then perhaps you opened firefox in another profile after you shutdown your computer which displayed a fresh empty firefox?

I didn't find any add-ons that could help but I suggest that you sync your firefox with an email account so that all your preferences will be saved (bookmarks, add-ons, and history which basically includes your tabs).

Theres a profile-looking icon on the top right which you can click to sign-in or create a firefox account. You can also probably just search 'create firefox account' and you'll find a link that will lead you to it.

Goodluck