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Firefox does not save my tabs or sessions when I shut down my computer

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To be more clear: Yes, I have set my options to "show windows and tabs from last time". No, I did not check "clear memory on shut down" or "start private session"

Also, it saves my tabs when I restart the browser, but when I shut down my computer and start up again, Firefox does not show my tabs from last time. The same thing happens with sites I've logged onto before; it logs me out after I shut down my computer.

To be more clear: Yes, I have set my options to "show windows and tabs from last time". No, I did not check "clear memory on shut down" or "start private session" Also, it saves my tabs when I restart the browser, but when I shut down my computer and start up again, Firefox does not show my tabs from last time. The same thing happens with sites I've logged onto before; it logs me out after I shut down my computer.

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Did you check the "Clear Recent History" settings to be sure cthat you do not clear the Browser history and the cookies?

See Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox

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No it's not checked.