Finder window tab status not preserved

OK, so Apple is going with Finder tabs.
However, after reorganizing my desktop, and making use of tabs to "replace" the desktop with one large Finder window, I find that tabs are not preserved between sessions!!!
Do I really have to restore the tabs manually every time I turn the computer on???

i was getting the spinning grey wheel in status bar, with no files displaying.
this thread describes re-launching Finder - which did the trick for me - though my issue was with the internal hard drive, not an external
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3649473?start=0&tstart=0

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Especially this, which i really didn't know: (quote) : "Note that the configuration will only stick whenever the Finder window is opened on the same directory where it was created"
Very, very helpful !
Even the order of the columns is retained
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