Session Management - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual

Figure 18.5 The Preferences Window

Session management

By default, Firefox automatically restores your session—windows and tabs— only after
it has crashed or after a restart when having installed an extension. However, it can be
configured to restore a session every time it is started: Open the Preferences dialog as
described in Section 18.6.1, "Preferences" (page 191) and go to the Main tab. Set When
Firefox Starts: to Show My Windows and Tabs from Last Time.
When you have multiple windows open they will only be restored the next time when
you close all of them at once with File > Quit or with Ctrl + Q . If you close the windows
one by one, only the last window will be restored next time.
Clearing Private Data
When browsing the Web, Firefox always keeps track of your activities by storing your
browsing history, cookies, and form data as well as by caching Web sites you have
visited. Collecting and storing this data makes browsing more comfortable and faster.
However, when you for example use a public terminal, you might want to delete this
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