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How do I make it so that Firefox does NOT close my other windows when I open a Private Browsing window?

Aurionin
Aurionin
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Whenever I open a Private Browsing window, it closes all of my non-private windows until I end the private session. Is there a setting or add-on that will make it so I can have both private and non-private windows open? Both Internet Explorer and Chrome allow you to do this and it is the only reason I'm not using Firefox.

Whenever I open a Private Browsing window, it closes all of my non-private windows until I end the private session. Is there a setting or add-on that will make it so I can have both private and non-private windows open? Both Internet Explorer and Chrome allow you to do this and it is the only reason I'm not using Firefox.

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David McRitchie
David McRitchie
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That unfortunately is the way that Firefox works.

You could create a new Firefox profile, but it would have it's own set of bookmarks, you could use a different browser for either half, but again it would not share you bookmarks. Firefox has the best bookmarks, but I understand your situation.

Private browsing does not suit my usage because it turns off everything privacy related and I would not want to turn off bookmarking or lose my session data. I am the only user on my computer.