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why aren't my tabs and tab bar loading?

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theKN
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Ever since upgrading from FF4 to FF5, it seems that I have to open, close, then reopen my browser several times (usually 2-3) before my past session tabs and tab bar finally display as per normal.

And before you ask, yes I have "Show my tabs & windows from last time" dropdown properly selected.

What displays on those first few bad browser loads appears to be my standard FF layout, except my toolbar icons/bar are completely missing, all my previous session tabs are not displayed, with instead only a single blank tab loaded on the page.

If you are still curious, I can get screenshots of both my normal FF layout and the bad browser loads the next time it occurs.

Ever since upgrading from FF4 to FF5, it seems that I have to open, close, then reopen my browser several times (usually 2-3) before my past session tabs and tab bar finally display as per normal. And before you ask, yes I have "Show my tabs & windows from last time" dropdown properly selected. What displays on those first few bad browser loads appears to be my standard FF layout, except my toolbar icons/bar are completely missing, all my previous session tabs are not displayed, with instead only a single blank tab loaded on the page. If you are still curious, I can get screenshots of both my normal FF layout and the bad browser loads the next time it occurs.

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David McRitchie
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Try closing Firefox with File ("Alt+F") > Exit

You can Restore first your previous session and then your pevrious windows via the History Menu if things don't work out.

cor-el
cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).