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my app tabs keep disappearing after i pin them and restart they are not loading :(

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just upgraded to 5.0 and tried 2x to set app tabs for facebook, gmail, yahoo mail and the weather channel. when i close firefox and re-open app tabs are gone.

just upgraded to 5.0 and tried 2x to set app tabs for facebook, gmail, yahoo mail and the weather channel. when i close firefox and re-open app tabs are gone.

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Although I don't have a problem with them disappearing when I start Firefox, they always seemed like a potential problem over time. I use them but I often do start them over from a bookmarked folder so the are "clean" only one page per app-tab. Besides app-tabs can be accidentally closed like any other tab (use "Ctrl+Shift+T" to restore a tab, if you notice the loss immediately).

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App (pinned) tabs and Tab Groups (Panorama) are stored as part of the session data [1] in the file sessionstore.js [2] in the Firefox profile folder [3].

Make sure that you do not use "Clear Recent History" to clear the "Browsing History" when Firefox is closed because that prevails and prevents Firefox from opening tabs from the previous session.


It is also possible to use:

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It will be solve when you reset preferences of your Firefox.

instruction of reset Firefox : https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Resetting%20preferences

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This is a terrible explanation:

1. Where is "Tools"???????????? Firefox 5 does not have a "tools" option! 2. The URL's that you provided to not work? 3. We get it, your smart, we are not. Please just tell us how to fix the problem using a step-by-step scenario.

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If you are not on Windows then instead of Tools > Options use:

  • Linux: Edit > Preferences
  • Mac: Firefox > Preferences
  • Windows: Firefox > Options or Tools > Options

Press F10 if the menu bar is hidden on Windows and Linux