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I do not want to restore when starting pc. Where do I disable

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When starting firefox it has a box that asks to restore previous session. I do not want this. I have set it to open at my home page but it never does. I always get the option of restoring previous session.

When starting firefox it has a box that asks to restore previous session. I do not want this. I have set it to open at my home page but it never does. I always get the option of restoring previous session.

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In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter. The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page. Find browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash in the list Double-click on browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash to set it to false.

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Check that you have not only set the home page, but have also set firefox to use that home page or homepages.

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It is possible that there is a problem with the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Profile Folder

Delete the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.

If you see files sessionstore-##.js with a number in the left part of the name like sessionstore-1.js then delete those as well.
Deleting sessionstore.js will cause App Tabs and Tab Groups to get lost, so you will have to create them again (make a note).

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Modified by cor-el