Can I avoid having "Restore Previous Session" box when launching?
After opening Firefox and then closing it normally (with the red X or using File | Exit), then the next time I open Firefox there is a blue window in the lower middle of the screen to "Restore Previous Session." What if I don't want that window there? There was no fault, no crash of any kind. I've disabled the "restore session after crash" but that didn't help.
I do want the browser to remember my browsing history to help fill in the address bar.
Firefox 4 saves the previous session automatically, so there is no longer need for the dialog asking if you want to save the current session.<br />
Use "File > Exit" or "Firefox > Exit" if you want to restore multiple windows.<br />
You can use "Firefox > History > Restore Previous Session" to get the previous session at any time.<br />
There is also a "Restore Previous Session" button on the default <b>about:home</b> Home page.<br />
Firefox 4 uses a new build-in home page called about:home
That about:home page only shows some snippets and has a button to restore the previous session if applicable.
If you want a home page without the Restore Previous Session then set another page as the home page like www.google.com or www.google.com/firefox used in Firefox 3 versions.
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How do I disable the bleeping RESTORE PREVIOUS SESSION box
Every time I open Firefox, the RESTORE PREVIOUS SESSION box appears - even if there has been no crash. I've tried the about:config fix and it made absolutely no difference. Please tell me how to get rid of this feature without having to delete all my browsing history every time I turn off my computer.
If you want to completley disable session restore about:config
set browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo and browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo to 0
Then Options > General > When Firefox Starts select home or blank tab.
Set browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash to false to stop it restoring after a crash. -
Can I disable the restore previous session that appears every time I start Firefox?
I want to disable the Restore previous session button that appears every time I start Firefox
Consider using a separate password protected Operating System account, if possible, that may help.
You may use [[Private Browsing]] to prevent some of these problems occurring.
* see also [[Clear Recent History#w_how-do-i-clear-my-history]]_how-do-i-clear-my-history<br> (Blue text --^-- is a clickable link) -
How can I add the Restore Previous Session button to a custom home page?
Just lost my full post, so, sorry for the abruptness.
Here's what I have:
<pre><nowiki><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html [
<!ENTITY % htmlDTD
PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
%htmlDTD;
<!ENTITY % globalDTD SYSTEM "chrome://global/locale/global.dtd">
%globalDTD;
<!ENTITY % aboutHomeDTD SYSTEM "chrome://browser/locale/aboutHome.dtd">
%aboutHomeDTD;
<!ENTITY % browserDTD SYSTEM "chrome://browser/locale/browser.dtd" >
%browserDTD;
]>
<HTML>
<button class="launchButton" id="restorePreviousSession">&historyRestoreLastSession.label;</button>
</HTML></nowiki></pre>
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!If someone can tell me this forum's tags for posting code, I'll gladly correct my original post so you can correctly see the code that I'm using. >.<
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I don't like anything opening automatically when I start Firefox, so before Firefox 4 I set Firefox to open a blank page when it starts. I still had set a page I visit frequently as my home page, so I could get to that page quickly by pressing the home button. If I needed to close Firefox it was nice and easy to have the option to save my session and close (I've already searched and read another post and answer on how to restore this feature in about:config). I understand that Firefox 4 always saves your session and you can restore it from the history menu, but then I would have to remember if I had anything open and click menu/History/Restore Previous Session.
Now in Firefox 4 I have left the home page set to about:home so if I had tabs open when I closed it I would see the Restore Previous Session "button" the next time I start it. However, when I close all windows and tabs before exiting Firefox, the Restore Previous Session "button" will be sometimes be there. If I click it, it will open a random tab or window that I visited the previous day, which was NOT the last tab/window that I had open.
If I do have tabs open when I close it, it does correctly re-open them when using the Restore Previous Session button, it only does this if I do a clean exit (close all tabs/windows before close).
I tried deleting the sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak files from my Firefox appdata directory (there were no other sessionstore.* files). This is a clean install of Firefox 4, I didn't install on top of Firefox 3.6.xx. I uninstalled Firefox 3.6.xx before installing and made sure to delete any leftover files in my appdata, programdata and program files directories.I thought about that before and tried it, and it doesn't seem to make a difference. I did it just now, I opened a blank tab and closed everything else, waited a minute then closed Firefox. I waited another minute and launched Firefox. The Restore Previous Session box was there on about:home. I clicked it and it opened a new window with about:home in it.
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How do I delete the "restore prvious session" box????
It appears to be a new feature on the home page, and I can't stand it.
If you want to keep the about:home page then you can hide the "Restore Previous Session" box with code in userContent.css
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/userContent.css
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration
You can use the ChromEdit Plus extension to have easier access to the customization files.
* ChromEdit Plus: http://webdesigns.ms11.net/chromeditp.html
Add the code to userContent.css
<pre><nowiki>
@-moz-document url(about:home){
/* hide sessionRestore container on the about:home page */
#sessionRestoreContainer { display: none !important; }
}</nowiki></pre> -
I have many important Website in restore previous session,but i remove it by accident
i have many important Website in restore previous session,but i remove it by accident
how can i save my last last restore previous session?
thank youIt might already be too late, but you can try to look under the History menu (click the orange Firefox logo at the top left corner). Under History, you can find items like "Restore Previous Session" (which might already be disabled as you've already opened new tabs), and also "Recently Closed Windows".
More info here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Session-Restore -
Firefox 7 on Mac OS Lion Won't Restore Previous Session
Just recently I have tried using the Restore Previous Session button when starting Firefox, and it won't restore the previous session. I'm not sure why this is happening. I'm using Firefox 7.0.1 on Mac OS 10.7.2. I deleted Firefox as well as my profile and reinstalled using a new profile, and I'm still getting the same issue.
Yes, this is definitely a problem on Lion. What happens is a combination of both Lion and Firefox being dumb in opposite directions. Lion has this thing if you hit the "close" button on the window it doesn't close the program __unlike every other os, even other macs!!__ but it _looks_ like it closed. Since firefox doesn't count the window closing as a real close, it doesn't save anything. So if you hit the red "X", then right-click on the firefox icon and say "quit", and then open firefox, you lose everything. No session to restore from last time, nada.
Although you can try to always remember to right-click and say "quit", I really think firefox should fix this so the user experience is consistent across all OS's. That is, if you hit the red "X" on your window on your mac, it should save your session for when you open it again. Please firefox, pretty please.... :)
I have to switch between windows/linux/mac all day, so trying to remember different habits for each is a big PITB (don't get me started on "End" and "Home").
Every time I update flash on a mac (god I hate I flash, but necessary for some things), I "close" firefox, and I end up losing months of curated tabs that are "things I need to read eventually". It really, really sucks. -
When I click the "Restore Previous Session" button on my Firefox home page, nothing happens. It usually restores all of my tabs from the previous session, and now it does nothing.
Hi cor-el
After deleting the file, that bug is solved. HOORAY!
But it seems like it crashes my About:Home page. Now, there's a blank box below the search bar and it is not responding. Can't use it to search etc.
Does this happen to your FF?
Thanks. Much appreciated. -
Hi, been using Firefox for some years, had to replace hard drive recently and re loaded Firefox. Since then, the restore previous session button doesn't work, but I can do it from the History tab. Also Firefox itself won't start from the task bar or desktop, only the start menu.
Using Windows XPThis function may not be available for mobile yet. You can put your suggestions to the [[Suggestion Box]]. Thanks!
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I was working with two windows and 8-10 tabs in each window when my Firefox became unresponsive, and I received a string of JavaScript error prompts when I attempted any activity in the browser (such as scrolling). After about an hour of being unable to interact with Firefox at all, I Force Quit (on a Mac) the application.
When I opened Firefox again, it was taking a very long time to boot, and the process was locking up my computer, but eventually, I did receive a Restore Previous Session option. I tried restoring, but one tab in each window would stick and fail to load, causing the browser to freeze up yet again (one of the tabs was a Google search result page, which is completely benign). I had to Force Quit *again* and then a couple more times as I kept encountering the same issue.
Finally, I decided to restart my computer. I ran into the same problem. Then, I restarted again. Once more, the same problem. I actually tried restoring my session maybe 20 times before I ended up with the error: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fix-bookmarks-and-history-will-not-be-functional?esab=a&as=aaq
I've followed step 1, which didn't work. I haven't proceeded to step 2, because I know I will definitely lose my previous session along with all recent history. I *need* to bookmark at least two of the tabs as they are of critical importance--one of which is a special URL that I cannot recover by any means.
Before I continue to step 2, is there any way that I can grab the URLs that were in my previous session and stash them somewhere to manually restore after fixing the error?
By the way, the crashing started when I tried to visit mail.google.com--typing that address in a new tab started the JavaScript errors when things had been running smoothly. I actually closed out several tabs when attempting to reopen my session, just trying to get things up and running again (and Save All Tabs) before I ran into the database error. I never got the opportunity to save my tabs.
I'm running Mac OS X Lion. Help?Follow-up: I'm worried about performing any actions without input, because I don't want to back myself into a corner.
Will resetting Firefox fix the problem (instead of creating a new places database)? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems
According to this article, a reset will keep browsing history, which should allow me to access my lost tabs IF it will also fix my database problem. -
Had about 15 windows w/ tabs open. System was a little sluggish and had not been rebooted in weeks so I Quit FIREFOX. Restarted the Mac, then FIREFOX. Option to Restore Previous Session was grayed out. I haven't used that computer since, hoping not to overwrite record of previous session.
I've used the Restore Previous Session feature many times before without any problems.You used the data. Verizon can not see what it was sued for. However your phone can see whats apps used the data. go to settings-data usage- there will be a place that says data usage cycle. line the dates up with your cycle. then there will be a bar graph below that extend bother white bars one all the way to the left and one all the way to the right. after those are extended below that will be a list of apps, there should be one that used over 2 gb and that will show you what app used that data in her purse
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So I would like to be able to hit a "save now" button and have my current session be saved within my mozilla account. Is this possible?
In the past I have closed Mozilla with restore previous session active, but it has not saved my session. I would like a way to recover me seesion if this happens.
Thanks,
J.You can look at Session Manager to have a more reliable support for restoring a session.
*Session Manager: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/session-manager/ -
I have loaded and reloaded Reader 9. I cannot open a pfd document. I can save it to desk top then open it via a drop down box that has a "open with Adobe Reader 9". How can I avoid having to do this?
Hello Michael,
Thank you for your response. My operating system is XP. When I try to open a pfd document I just get a series of letters and symbols in a dialog box. The top of the box says "select the encoding that makes your document readable". I can choose Windows, MS-Dos, or other (there is a long list to choose from). None seem to make a difference. If I save the document to my desk top I can right click on it and choose an option "Open with AdobeReader 9" and it opens fine.
Thank you,
Rick
New Edge Technologies
6525 Peninsula Dr.
Traverse City, MI 49686
231.620.2521
231.941.1284 (fax)
[email protected]
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 06:22:51 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: I have loaded and reloaded Reader 9. I cannot open a pfd document. I can save it to desk top then open it via a drop down box that has a "open with Adobe Reader 9". How can I avoid having to do this?
Hello:
What operating system does your computer use? What happens when you attempt to open a PDF document rather than saving it first? Please include any/all error messages. Also, have you tried opening documents from other locations or just one in particular?
Thanks,
Michael
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using macbook pro with os 10.7.5, was recommended to update adobe flash while in firefox (22.0). did so, which required closing and restarting firefox during flash update. when complete, firefox opened automatically to adobe flash window and restore previous session was grayed out. can't figure out how to find and restore the tabs i had been using. related questions and answers don't find a solution. my settings are all normal and do not appear to have any relation to the problem. rather, it seems to be the closing and reopening of firefox associated with the updating of flash that nuked any memory of my previous session. is there a solution?
i found my own solution to my problem! first of all, DON'T QUIT FIREFOX -- to be sure the current undesirable session doesn't become the "previous session". instead, open a new window (command-N). in my case, it opened to my usual default url and, while in that window (either before or after closing the first browser window that had opened automatically after updating adobe flash), the "restore previous session" option in history menu reappeared! clicked on it and, from then on, things just worked normally.
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