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FireFox crashed and when I opened it the only way to get my tabs back was to restore them in a new window,how do I fix this?

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This Isn't the first time this has happened to me. The tabs have to be restored in a new window Instead of the main one witch just displays my home page.I have to restore my tabs in a new window every time I open Firefox and the only way I have found to fix this is to open all my tabs one by one in the main window. I just want an easier way to transfer my tabs so they open every time I open Firefox.Is there a way to do this other than the method I mentioned because its annoying to have to open all my tabs one by one every time this hapens

This Isn't the first time this has happened to me. The tabs have to be restored in a new window Instead of the main one witch just displays my home page.I have to restore my tabs in a new window every time I open Firefox and the only way I have found to fix this is to open all my tabs one by one in the main window. I just want an easier way to transfer my tabs so they open every time I open Firefox.Is there a way to do this other than the method I mentioned because its annoying to have to open all my tabs one by one every time this hapens

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Hi Steeloid

click on the Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Options > General panel > Startup > Show my windows and tabs from last time .

see for more info : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/startup-home-page-download-settings#w_startup

see also: Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows


thank you