tabs and windows from last session won't load

When I start up the computer and open Mozilla everything that happens is a blank tab what I had of the previous session are gone. I tried to go into the options and under general to open them and that doesn't seem to work, and when I go to my top menu bar and look under history, it shows nothing. Before this last update, that's how I restored a lost session when necessary. I'm just at a loss to understand what is happening now.

Hi happyfrog, assume you found the .js file at least one that looks promising in the sense that it is about the time when it would have contained the missing tabs. Here's how you get Firefox to restore THIS file instead of the most recent.

(1) the folder settings (AKA Firefox profile) current Firefox using the method applicable for this post: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1061735#answer-727719

(2) If Firefox still works: leave this window open, switch back to Firefox and output, either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > button "power".
  • (menu bar) File > Exit

Break while Firefox ends his cleaning... This may take a few minutes.

(3) and rename sessionstore.js something like sessionstore.old

(4) copy the file that you want to try (old previous.js or other) in this profile folder and rename sessionstore.js

(5) run Firefox. If your session is not restored automatically, use history > restore previous session. Firefox should display the tabs from the file that you copied in the profile folder.

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