After upgrading to the newer version of Firefox, a lose all my tabs every time I close. I've done what was suggested in the FAQx, but I still lose them all when I close. I want to fix this. How?

I want to know how to have my tabs save when I close Firefox. I did what was suggested in the FAQs section, but all my tabs disappear every time I close Firefox, whether using the "exit" command, or the "X" button. This was the very reason I never updated to the new version previously, but had hoped that the problem had been addressed and upgraded, now I'm stuck with having to reopen every tab every time I open Firefox. Please tell me there is a way to correct this. And, I'm not fluent in technospeak, so I need simple, basic instructions. Thank you. Mark

Hi,
Pressing '''Alt''' + '''T''' on the keyboard brings up the '''Tools''' menu.
To see the full menu bar temporarily, press '''Alt''' or '''F10'''.
To make the menu bar permanently visible, right-click on the '''+''' after the last tab and enable (tick) '''Menu Bar''' or press '''Alt''' + '''V''' > '''Toolbars''' > '''Menu Bar'''.
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window All about Tools > Options]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard%20shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts]
Useful links:
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries about:config Entries]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Page%20Info%20window Page Info] Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Viewing%20video%20in%20Firefox%20without%20a%20plugin Viewing Video without Plugins]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder & Files]
[https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options#Browser Firefox Commands]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting Basic Troubleshooting]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/common-questions-after-upgrading-firefox-36 After Upgrading]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic Extensions]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20extensions%20and%20themes Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20plugins Troubleshooting Plugins]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Testing_plugins Testing Plugins]

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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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# Question
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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* Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re-)install
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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