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Session opens with tabs with empty address

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When I reopen FF the session will be restored. But in some tabs the URL is not restored. The page is shown, but I cannot refresh the page, since there is no address in the address field. Is there any solution for this? Does anybody else have the same problem?

When I reopen FF the session will be restored. But in some tabs the URL is not restored. The page is shown, but I cannot refresh the page, since there is no address in the address field. Is there any solution for this? Does anybody else have the same problem?

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You may have corrupt sessionstore [v56] sessionstore.jsonlz4 file(s). Delete all sessionstore* files and the sessionstore-backups folder.

Type about:support<enter> in the address bar.

Under the page logo on the left side, you will see Application Basics. Under this find Profile Folder. To its right press the button Show Folder. This will open your file browser to the current Firefox profile. Now Close Firefox.

Windows: Show Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder

Linux: Under the page logo on the left side, you will see Application Basics. Under this find Profile Directory. To its right press the button Open Directory.

Locate the above file. Then rename or delete it. Restart Firefox.


Don't delete the files if you need to rescue any data from them, just move them out of the profile folder to some location where Firefox doesn't look for them. You can try to read out their contents using this tool: https://www.jeffersonscher.com/res/scrounger.html

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I followed the instructions and I will see if it happens again. The restart brought my session back, so far so good. Thank you for your support!