Restoring Previous Firefox Browsing Session

My Techbits is about restoring your previous browser session in Firefox 12.  I find it to be a useful browser feature, especially if you do a lot of research and have several tabs open.  It's nice being able to pick up where you left off the previous day.  This feature can also become a privacy concern, so it should be used with caution.  Use the following instructions to restore a previous browser session and read the warning below.

First, Set Firefox to Remember History

1. Click Tools
2. Click Options
3. Click Privacy
4. Beneath the History heading, set the dropdown box to Remember history
5. Click OK

To Restore a Previous Browsing Session

1. Click History
2. Click Restore Previous Session

To Set Firefox to Always Open the Previous Session

1. Click Tools
2. Click Options
3. Click General
4. Beneath the Startup heading, set the dropdown to Show my windows and tabs from the last time
5. Click OK

Warning

There can be privacy issues if you are using a shared computer.  If you are logged into a site when you close out the browser, session restoring may reopen the site stilll logged into your account.  For this reason, session restore is disabled on public stations.

 

Comments

[Greg Barniskis]

With respect to Koha, if your browser configuration saves session data and you close the browser without logging off from Koha, Koha will likely emit error messages when you open the browser again.

This is not a bug, rather it appropriately prevents unauthorized access. You will need to return to the Koha login screen and start a new session.