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How to recover session data from sessionstore-backups (previous.jsonlz4)

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So Firefox decide to dont recover my session but i got luck and in backup folder i got the backup files i already use this tool: https://www.jeffersonscher.com/ffu/scrounger.html to check if my session is there and its there around 1200 tabs now im strugling with how recover this? aparently from firefox itself the session restore button dissapear before this retarded changes to addons i use session saver addon which was not work anymore on new retarded mode addon firefox and im stuck with firefox session restore.

So Firefox decide to dont recover my session but i got luck and in backup folder i got the backup files i already use this tool: https://www.jeffersonscher.com/ffu/scrounger.html to check if my session is there and its there around 1200 tabs now im strugling with how recover this? aparently from firefox itself the session restore button dissapear before this retarded changes to addons i use session saver addon which was not work anymore on new retarded mode addon firefox and im stuck with firefox session restore.

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Some sessionstore add-ons:


Did you try to place the file as sessionstore.jsonlz4 in the main profile folder with Firefox closed to replace the current sessionstore.jsonlz4?

If Restore Previous Session doesn't help then check History -> Recently Closed Tabs/Windows.