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Backup sessionmanager

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Is there any way to back up sessionmanager? I have had several instances of my backup sessions being deleted/corrupted when I uninstall an add-on, install updates or when my computer crashes. Sessionmanager successfully saves my sessions most of the time but sometimes everything gets deleted and there are only the saved sessions from two months ago.

Is there any way to back up sessionmanager? I have had several instances of my backup sessions being deleted/corrupted when I uninstall an add-on, install updates or when my computer crashes. Sessionmanager successfully saves my sessions most of the time but sometimes everything gets deleted and there are only the saved sessions from two months ago.

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See http://sessionmanager.mozdev.org/documentation.html

You can backup the sessions folder in the Firefox profile folder.

You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder
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Hello, the session data is stored in the sessionstore.js file, in the profile folder.

you can move the sessionstore.js to a different profile, or copied and after delete your corrupted, move it to your current profile(but you have to copied every day.... if you want to be update !)


see also: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore


thank you

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Chosen Solution

See http://sessionmanager.mozdev.org/documentation.html

You can backup the sessions folder in the Firefox profile folder.

You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder