Join the AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the Firefox leadership team to celebrate Firefox 20th anniversary and discuss Firefox’s future on Mozilla Connect. Mark your calendar on Thursday, November 14, 18:00 - 20:00 UTC!

This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

How can I retain App Tab's if Firefox is set to clear history on close?

  • 1 reply
  • 22 have this problem
  • 12 views
  • Last reply by firehandle

kradberg
kradberg
more options

I like the new App Tab feature, but I also like the idea of clearing my browsing history when Firefox closes.

Is there any way to have the browsing history cleared, but retain the App Tabs?

I like the new App Tab feature, but I also like the idea of clearing my browsing history when Firefox closes. Is there any way to have the browsing history cleared, but retain the App Tabs?

All Replies (1)

firehandle
firehandle
more options

This addon is the fix you need: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/app-tab-initializer/