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Session manager refuses to save

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How to make any sense of this error message that comes up when i try to save a session? i have several tabs open, and I know that one of them has a problem, and I will gladly change or remove it etc. but which one?

Error Message:
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This operation failed due to a file access error:
Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsISessionStore.getBrowserState]

2013-03-12 03_29a.session

JS frame :: resource://sessionmanager/modules/session_manager.jsm :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 4982
JS frame :: resource://sessionmanager/modules/session_manager.jsm :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 1729
JS frame :: resource://sessionmanager/modules/session_manager.jsm :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 1663
JS frame :: chrome://sessionmanager/content/session_prompt.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 1242
JS frame :: chrome://global/content/bindings/dialog.xml :: anonymous :: line 367
JS frame :: chrome://global/content/bindings/dialog.xml :: _fireButtonEvent :: line 368
JS frame :: chrome://global/content/bindings/dialog.xml :: _doButtonCommand :: line 342
JS frame :: chrome://global/content/bindings/dialog.xml :: _handleButtonCommand :: line 331
native frame :: <unknown filename> :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 0

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How to make any sense of this error message that comes up when i try to save a session? i have several tabs open, and I know that one of them has a problem, and I will gladly change or remove it etc. but which one? Error Message:<br /> __________________________________________________________________________________________ <pre><nowiki>This operation failed due to a file access error: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsISessionStore.getBrowserState] 2013-03-12 03_29a.session JS frame :: resource://sessionmanager/modules/session_manager.jsm :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 4982 JS frame :: resource://sessionmanager/modules/session_manager.jsm :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 1729 JS frame :: resource://sessionmanager/modules/session_manager.jsm :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 1663 JS frame :: chrome://sessionmanager/content/session_prompt.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 1242 JS frame :: chrome://global/content/bindings/dialog.xml :: anonymous :: line 367 JS frame :: chrome://global/content/bindings/dialog.xml :: _fireButtonEvent :: line 368 JS frame :: chrome://global/content/bindings/dialog.xml :: _doButtonCommand :: line 342 JS frame :: chrome://global/content/bindings/dialog.xml :: _handleButtonCommand :: line 331 native frame :: <unknown filename> :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 0</nowiki></pre> ________________________________________________________________________________________

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hello, please directly contact the extension developers through the means provided at their homepage - they can likely give you more detailed guidance and are the only ones who can fix bugs or make necessary adjustments in the addon. thank you...

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thanks... any idea which addon? how do I find out?

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you were referring to the session manger addon - its home is here: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/session-manager/ (the site also contains a mail-address for support).