My previous session disappeared when I updated, how can I get it back?
My previous session disappeared when I updated, how can I get it back?
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If you go to the History menu, is "Restore Previous Session" available? You can check that either:
- "3-bar" menu button > History
- classic menu bar: History
If it's grayed out, then that's a bad sign.
Do not close Firefox. First, try to rescue the following files:
Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using either
- "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Troubleshooting Information
- (menu bar) Help > Troubleshooting Information
- type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter
In the first table on the page, click the "Show Folder" button.
In the window that launches, scroll down:
(1) Double-click into the sessionstore-backups folder. Anything from the relevant date/time? If so, copy it to a safe location such as your Documents folder or Desktop.
(2) Back at the main level, scroll down to the sessionstore file(s). Same question. If so, copy it to a safe location such as your Documents folder or Desktop.
The kinds of files you may find among your sessionstore files are:
- sessionstore.js and recovery.js: the windows and tabs in your currently live Firefox session (or, if Firefox is closed, your last session)
- recovery.bak: a backup copy of recovery.js
- previous.js: the windows and tabs in your last Firefox session; sessionstore.bak for pre-33 versions of Firefox
- upgrade.js-build_id: the windows and tabs in the Firefox session that was live at the time of your last update; sessionstore.bak-datetime for pre-33 versions of Firefox
If you come up with something promising, you may be able to have Firefox use it for your next session (details if relevant).