Previous session lost after crash :(
Firefox crashed and now my previous session is greyed out/not available. I have my profiles folder open, but not sure if I save the sessions files in time. Might have been replaced with the newest session already. Can I use any of the files in the sessionstore-backups folder to find a backup point, and how?
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Some of your crash reports weren’t sent to the Mozilla Servers.
In the address bar, type about:crashes<enter>. Note: If any reports do not have BP in front of the numbers, click it and select Submit.
Using your mouse, mark the most resent 7 - 10 crash reports, and copy them. Now go to the reply box below and paste them in.
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The kinds of files you may find among your sessionstore-backups files are:
- 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
- upgrade.js-build_id: the windows and tabs in the Firefox session that was live at the time of your last update
Please copy them all to a safe location so Firefox doesn't replace or cull them.
Could you take a look at what you have and the date/time of the various files to see whether you think any of them would have the missing tabs?
Chosen Solution
Some of your crash reports weren’t sent to the Mozilla Servers.
In the address bar, type about:crashes<enter>. Note: If any reports do not have BP in front of the numbers, click it and select Submit.
Using your mouse, mark the most resent 7 - 10 crash reports, and copy them. Now go to the reply box below and paste them in.
I fixed it with the copy/name change method! Thanks jscher2000 I found some of your advice in other threads and it worked!