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Multiple tabs closing instead of just one

adamnolan1990
adamnolan1990
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Hi there,

I am using Firefox 93.0. Sometimes, if I have opened multiple tabs from a single tab (for example, I am on the homepage of a news site and open multiple articles in new tabs), when I close the original tab all of the new tabs I opened from there close as well.

Is there any way I can stop this from happening? I only want the tab I close to close, and for the rest to remain open.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi there, I am using Firefox 93.0. Sometimes, if I have opened multiple tabs from a single tab (for example, I am on the homepage of a news site and open multiple articles in new tabs), when I close the original tab all of the new tabs I opened from there close as well. Is there any way I can stop this from happening? I only want the tab I close to close, and for the rest to remain open. Thanks in advance for your help!

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cor-el
cor-el
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Sounds like you are clicking the red close button to close the window and not the close X on a specific tab. You can also close a tab via the right-click context menu or via a middle-click with the mouse wheel if your mouse has this feature.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hmm, I don't think closing related or child tabs is a built-in feature. Do you use any tab-related add-ons?

adamnolan1990
adamnolan1990 Umnikazi wombuzo
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No definitely not closing the window. I had Tree Style Tab installed, so I've removed that now. Hopefully that will solve the problem! Thanks