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old tabs wont save new web sites.

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BladeBreakerMaxy
BladeBreakerMaxy
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almost every time i have new tabs and i close out of it. it keeps it, BUT when ever i go to a different website on that tab and close out of it when i open ff again it has the web site of the original before i went to a new site.

almost every time i have new tabs and i close out of it. it keeps it, BUT when ever i go to a different website on that tab and close out of it when i open ff again it has the web site of the original before i went to a new site.

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Aman Routh
Aman Routh
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hello,

do you mean Firefox is not retaining your browsing history??

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in (permanent) Private Browsing mode (Never remember history). Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history"
  • Deselect: [ ] "Always use private browsing mode"

In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":

  • do not clear the Browsing History
  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" > Settings


Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.