Why doesn't Firefox keep the tabs in the way it is supposed to do?

I have been using Firefox for a long time and know my way round it. In recent times it simply refuses to restore open tabs. On the internet help files it merely states the obvious regarding settings. I know all this basic stuff. I have reset the browser back to default settings too, but it makes no difference. It just won't work. I have 2 machines (both running XP home) that are exactly the same. I have got so fed up that I have installed other browsers that don't drop the tabs like Firefox does, but they have other issues that I don't like so I have come back to try and get some answers. It seems to be a widespread problem with the software, as loads of people seem to be having the same issues.

Are you running any cleanup software like CCleaner that way be removing this session data?
In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":
*do not clear the Browsing History
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" > Settings
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History
Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.

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Possibly [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved Preferences not saved]
thank you
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Why doesn't Firefox close all tabs when exiting?

I see several users have problems with Firefox not saving tabs when closing..... My trouble is just the opposite: Firefox re-opens all tabs when restarting, even when "quit" is selected in closing.

Make sure that Firefox is closing properly, otherwise it may be considered as a rash and that causes Firefox to reopen those tabs automatically. 
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs and [[Firefox hangs]] (Hang at exit)
Firefox 3.5 and later versions will automatically try to restore the tabs and windows from the last session if a crash has occurred or Firefox wasn't closed properly the previous time.
Set the pref [http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.sessionstore.max_resumed_crashes browser.sessionstore.max_resumed_crashes] to 0 on the about:config page to get the about:sessionrestore page immediately with the first restart after a crash has occurred or the Task Manager was used to close Firefox.
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https://wiki.mozilla.org/Session_Restore#Preferences
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionstore.max_resumed_crashes
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http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore#Firefox_keeps_crashing_after_restoring_a_session
To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website. 
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One thing to consider is this ...what are the files formatted in ? If you ripped your CD's via Windows Media Player default settings , they're in 128k Windows Media Audio files . These files must be converted by iTunes before being allowed into the library .

Each time I open my Firefox browser, the tab from the last time opens. I have the browser set to open on my home page, not to the tab from the last time. I keep trying to save the setting for the browser to open on my home page but it doesn't.

Each time I open my Firefox browser, the tab from the last time opens. I have the browser set to open on my home page, not to the tab from the last time. I keep trying to save the setting for the browser to open on my home page but it doesn't.

Try to create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins" in case there are still problems.
If the new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile, but be careful not to copy corrupted files.
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer. 
You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. 
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan. 
*http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
*http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
*http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx - Microsoft Safety Scanner
*http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
*http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
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When saving files from the internet, why doesn't Firefox 'know' to put .jpg files in "Photos" and pdf files in "Documents"? IE always saved photos in the "Photos" file and documents in the "Documents" file. Firefox makes me choose every time. Very annoying.

How about if Firefox is programmed like IE in this ONE thing...
When saving files from internet sources, if the file ends in a typical photo extension such as .jpg, .bmp, .tif etc. it defaults to save it in your PHOTOS folder.
When saving anything like a .doc, .pdf etc. it defaults to save it to your DOCUMENTS.
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I have carpal tunnel SO bad that even typing this suggestion is painful and having to make the extra click along with moving the mouse EVERY time I want to save something is painful.
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Firefox keeps opening tabs whether I am on-line or not. These are often games pages, but not always. I have reset several times and there are no pipe characters in the home page address. This is not the first time this has happened. The first time was a couple of months ago and a reset cured the problem, but this time it does not. How can I stop this occurring?

'''''If this can happen with Firefox completely closed:'''''
Some malware simply launches pages in your default browser from outside Firefox. Definitely scan for malware using some of the tools listed in our support article: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]].
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When i closed firefox and then started it again it didn't work.
What can be done to resolve this issue please?

Make sure that you do not use "Clear Recent History" to clear the "Browsing History" when Firefox is closed because that prevails and prevents Firefox from opening tabs from the previous session.
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Clear+Recent+History
* [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore
* [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/sessionstore.js
* [3] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox
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Why do you people think it's okay to change the looks and location of important stuff as you like without giving your customers notice or the option to keep their old look and layout? I just updated to 29 because in 28 when i click on a link in my pop 3 mail with Firefox as my default browser, the link stopped coming up in Firefox. But when I installed 29, it came with a couple nasty looking changes that I could not do anything about to get rid of except reinstall 28 and I guess NEVER UPDATE FIREFOX AGAIN to avoid this crap! DO I looked for "themes" and just saw more crap. ALL I want is the default one back. SO IF YOUR'E GOING go to the OPERA MODEL now for updates and start changing everything every update, PLEASE be AT LEAST courteous enough to warn us and provide THE OPTION to retain the look and feel of our last installation! Duh!
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and it was more than that, the tabs and backgrounds were blue as well and the names of the tabs were only visible with no traditional tab outline, and a whitish see through vague halo appearance of the traditional tabs when i hovered over one. This was nasty and clearly, though sporting a blue XP color scheme, having NOTHING TO DO WITH my xp color themes. In fact I could see that if i chose another xp color, it would all change to that. But then what do I do with the nasty non-tab looking tabs?

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Google Chrome has it's own version of the Flash plugin that is apart of the Google Chrome installation files. 
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I read some posts about it and can't beleive that the developper's opion should take over the user's preferences. That's def. the wrong direction. Let us decide what we think it's best.

You can look at the Tabs On Bottom or the Classic Theme Restorer extension to restore some lost functionality.
* https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tabs-on-bottom/
*Classic Theme Restorer: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/
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*[[/questions/997353]] How can I put the Tabs back below the navigation bar?
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/userChrome.css
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</nowiki></pre>
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration
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