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Reset laptop keeping files, tabs and history gone from Firefox

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rachel1941
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Help! My Dell Windows 11 laptop got stuck in a bit locker/advanced repair loop, and I had to reset my laptop. Told the laptop to keep my files. However, I’ve lost my tabs I had open, and no history. Tried to find previous Firefox profiles, with no luck. Any other advice? Or is it all lost

Help! My Dell Windows 11 laptop got stuck in a bit locker/advanced repair loop, and I had to reset my laptop. Told the laptop to keep my files. However, I’ve lost my tabs I had open, and no history. Tried to find previous Firefox profiles, with no luck. Any other advice? Or is it all lost

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AzZA
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Check the Windows.old folder: When you reset your laptop and chose to keep your files, Windows may have created a Windows.old folder that contains some of your old files, including your Firefox profile. You can try navigating to this folder to see if you can find your old Firefox data.