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How to keep recent tabs on new tabs page? Every time I turn on cpu and go to new page all my tabs and recent tabs are gone.

How to keep recent tabs on new tabs page? Every time I turn on cpu and go to new page all my tabs and recent tabs are gone.

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In case you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" or otherwise clear history.

  • do not clear the "Browsing history"
  • using "Clear history when Firefox closes" in Firefox 102+ honors exceptions and keeps cookies with an allow exception, previous versions removed all cookies
  • clearing "Site settings" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data
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Hi, is your Firefox clearing your browsing history when it closes? You can check recent history in the sidebar (Ctrl+H) or the Library window (Ctrl+Shift+H).

Do you have any browsing history?

If you still have browsing history but open tabs were not restored:

Could you check whether either of these are available (not hidden or grayed out):

  • "3-bar" menu button > History > Restore Previous Session
  • (menu bar) History > Restore Previous Session

If they are missing or grayed, check either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > History > Recently Closed Windows
  • "Library" toolbar button > History > Recently Closed Windows
  • (menu bar) History > Recently Closed Windows

By default, Firefox remembers up to 3 closed windows.

Do you have any session history?