[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Question about restoring a Firefox session

[Alice Meade]

Thanks. I remember reading somewhere that you could go to the folder Library then Firefox then Profiles and there would be back up copies of your sessions.  I see some .json files but I am not sure how to use them to restore the session. Any clues?

Best,
Alice


> On Sep 2, 2022, at 12:40 AM, John Brown <letstaxco2 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Alice,
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> Re Steve’s advice,  "For the future you need to make sure that you have the option set in Firefox to restore previous sessions when it starts up” -
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> “Startup: Open previous windows and tabs” 
>         is the VERY FIRST OPTION BOX in the entire list of Firefox preferences - 
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>     John Brown
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> On Sep 1, 2022, at 10:44 PM, Steve Isenberg <smisenberg at gmail.com <mailto:smisenberg at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> You might try looking at the history menu item to see if there are tabs there that were recently opened. this might help you reconstruct the tabs that you want to have available to you.
> For the future you need to make sure that you have the option set in Firefox to restore previous sessions when it starts up.
> -steve 
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> On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 6:10 PM Robert Primak <bobprimak at yahoo.com <mailto:bobprimak at yahoo.com>> wrote:
> Not likely. 
> 
> When the Apple Store does anything which resets something, your Firefox sessions can be lost. Even entire profiles. These unless you back them up (Don't ask me how to do this on a Mac) they are most likely gone forever. There may be a backup Firefox Profile, but this would be difficult to restore. 
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> If there's anything you want to return to later, back everything up before letting anyone fix a computer problem. 
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> -- Bob Primak
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> On Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 05:42:46 PM EDT, Alice Meade <alice.meade at icloud.com <mailto:alice.meade at icloud.com>> wrote:
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I took my MacBook Pro into the Apple store awhile ago and when it was returned I opened up Firefox, my default browser, and my last session was lost. I very much want to restore that session. Do you know if that is possible?
> 
> Thanks,
> Alice
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