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Browsing Backup Session Restore

There are special situations where a browsing session may be lost. This article will show you how to recover your lost session.

__TOC__ =Check about:sessionsrestore= If a session is lost, hopefully the restore pages open automatically, but if not go to '''about:sessionrestore''' in the location bar. If this page is empty, continue reading. Your page should look similar to this: {for win}[[Image:Fx97RestoreSession]]{/for}{for not win}[[Image:session1]]{/for} =Restoring from a backup file= # Open the [[Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues|Troubleshooting Information page]] by entering '''about:support''' in the Firefox address bar. #In the '''Application Basics''' section, click on the {for mac}{button Show in Finder}{/for}{for win}{button Open Folder}{/for}{for linux Open Directory}{/for} button in the {for win,mac}Profile Folder{/for}{for linux}Profile Directory{/for} line{for not win} (shown below on macOS){/for}. #;{for win}[[Image:Fx97aboutsupportOpenProfileFolder]]{/for}{for not win}[[Image:session2]]{/for} # A filesystem view of your profile folder will show up. # In the profile folder (for example, {filepath xxxxxxxx.default-release}), if you scroll down a bit, you should see the {filepath sessionstore-backups} folder. # Make a copy of the {filepath sessionstore-backups} folder. # Shut down Firefox. Generally you want to avoid filesystem operations (move, copy, delete) in this folder while Firefox is running. The copy of the unaccessed backups folder was necessary and should be safe. # Move the file called {filepath sessionstore-backups.jsonlz4} to another location (like your deskptop). Moving rather than deleting is a precautionary step. #;{note}'''Note:''' This file does not exist while Firefox is running.{/note} # Navigate to the {filepath sessionstore-backups} backup folder you made. # Review the files in this folder by date modified (you can ignore their names, any file in this folder should be restorable). If the most recently modified file is particulary small in size compared to others, it may be mostly blank and you'll want to use the bigger one. # Copy your chosen file into the main profile folder. # Rename the file to {filepath sessionstore.jsonlz4}. # Start up Firefox. =Conclusion= If you feel that you are more prone to losing your session - sessions with lots of tabs may fall into this category - or would just like insurance, the [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-session-manager/ Tabs Session Manager] helps keep sessions safe. {warning}'''Warning:''' You may need to ensure that your file system viewer is [https://www.howtohaven.com/system/show-file-extensions-in-windows-explorer.shtml not hiding].{/warning}