Are tabs saved during an update?

Question

I've had tabs/browsing sessions lost during previous updates. When new updates come along I look thru FAQ etc to see if they'll be preserved. I never find anything about that, so I never update. Well, that's not true. FF invariably crashes and trashes the session. That's when I know I can update without avoidably losing anything more. Now I'm bothering to ask if my tabs will be saved. Improved restoration is available. Yay!
Let me also ask: (I know this is too much for one submission but I've had these questions too)
- That this be put in the FAQ.
- How to restore a session? I've found and followed the instructions to get and install a session.something file but it didn't work.
- If I do that, will they add to my present tabs or will they replace them. I'd like to be able to add them in. I've found several session files.
- Managing tabs has so many tabs there. But it has them by when I last loaded the page. It'd be wonderful if the last session was available to restore since restore session fails often enough.
- Can we use our email as a login? I've asked questions before but don't remember the logins. FF doesn't remember as it's crashed and burned a few times.
- Can we get emails when our questions get a response. Forums may be a natural thing to developers. I'd love to be able to code, and forum use may become natural to me then. But now I don't use anyone's forums regularly for anything, or even often enough to be called occasionally. So I can easily miss a response.
Maybe this has been changed since it's been ages since I last asked for help.
Thank you

Answer 1

Hello,
Unless you are running in [[Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit|Private Browsing mode]], your session is always saved - including after you update. If you have '''about:home''' (or "Firefox start page") set as your home page, the bottom right button "Restore previous session" will open all your tabs and windows from your last session (minus the session cookies if you chose to delete them every time Firefox is closed). If you have a different home page set, you can always load your previous session by going to:
* History (or [[Image: New Fx Menu]] > History) > Restore Previous Session
* [[Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit]]
Firefox 33 has several security fixes since version 30, so you should definitely update immediately. If you are worried about your tabs, I believe version 30 already includes the feature where you can right click on your tab bar and "Bookmark All Tabs" to a folder. If you find that your previous session isn't being saved and you are not running in Private Browsing mode, then when you restart Firefox, you can navigate to that folder in your bookmarks menu and "Open All in Tabs". Please post back if you are not running in Private Browsing and find that Firefox is not remembering sessions - we can help figure out what is going on and help you fix that.
I am assuming you are asking about the login for the forums - you can sign in using your username, and if you are having trouble remembering usernames just use the local part of your email address (the "aaa" part of "[email protected]"), assuming it is not already taken. The sign-in page also gives you the option to email your username if you have forgotten it, as well as steps to reset your password.
Whenever you receive a response in the forums, it will email you, so you do not need to provide your email address in your post as it will only attract spam.