can't access a closed window
I have enabled the option to open the previous windows and tabs. I had one window that I always closed last as it had a lot of groups that are important for my work, so it used to open every time I started Firefox. Sometimes, even if I closed the window by mistake without closing other windows, I was able to get it back by pressing ctrl+shift+n.
But yesterday, I might have closed it by mistake and when I pressed ctrl+shift+n , it didn't come back. I wasn't able to access my window and now it's all gone. I don't see anything in recently closed windows in history.
I need those tabs back as they are very important for my work. they were a lot of tabs. I had many groups but now all are gone. I tried by using the previous.jsonlz4 in the sessionstore-backup by renaming it in the default-release profile as sesstionstore.jsonlz4 but still wasn't able to access my window.
I didn't clear my history as the tabs opened in the window still show up in the history.
Kindly help as soon as possible
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From the files in your screenshot. With Firefox closed, you will see a file called sessionstore.jsonlz4 in your profile folder. This is your current session that I guess is not the one you want. Just rename it to something like old_sessionstore.jsonlz4_old. Then from your sessionstore-backups folder make a copy of one of the files from the screenshot I attached. Then rename that file sessionstore.jsonlz4 and the move it into your profile folder. Then open Firefox and it should be the session from the date of 1 of those 3 files that I show from your screenshot. MAY THE SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU! ;-))
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Lets see what you have in the folder in your profile folder call sessionstore-backups. see screenshots of mine Post a screenshot of you files. In the browser go to about:support the then click on the link to open your profile folder. see 3rd screenshot
Here's info about the files in the folder. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1415643 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1449521
פתרון נבחר
From the files in your screenshot. With Firefox closed, you will see a file called sessionstore.jsonlz4 in your profile folder. This is your current session that I guess is not the one you want. Just rename it to something like old_sessionstore.jsonlz4_old. Then from your sessionstore-backups folder make a copy of one of the files from the screenshot I attached. Then rename that file sessionstore.jsonlz4 and the move it into your profile folder. Then open Firefox and it should be the session from the date of 1 of those 3 files that I show from your screenshot. MAY THE SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU! ;-))
thanks, I tried it with previous and recovery. will go for the update one now. hopefully it would work😃
Firefox often fails to restore the session which is why I recommend you make a copy of the folder however often you want. I try to do it once a week. see screenshot
jonzn4SUSE said
Firefox often fails to restore the session which is why I recommend you make a copy of the folder however often you want. I try to do it once a week. see screenshot
had these tabs from 5 months. this never happened. was the first time. but now I will be keeping a copy of these.
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