Removed cookies by cc cleaner
So long story short, I have been cleaning my OSX in cc cleaner, when I accidentally forgot to uncheck cookies. When I realised what I have done, I quickly tried to recover the cookies.sqlite file, but all I have found was cookies.sqlite-shw and cookies.sqlite-wal.
The important issue is that I had multiple emails that I used and I do not know passwords of all of them. Because some of them were work related and some belonged to parents. So is there any way I can use cookies.sqlite-shw and cookies.sqlite-wal to make everything like it was before so I could just open the gmail address and still see these inboxes or is there any other file where this info is contained that I could look up and recover. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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If you use the Time Machine then try to restore file(s) from that backup.
cor-el said
If you use the Time Machine then try to restore file(s) from that backup.
Ehm... If only I had it set up :) I came to the conclusion that that was the only way I could have solved this :/
The e-mails should still be on the providers system. Passwords are stored in the Password Manager. Have you lost these?
In the event that the passwords information is lost, you should record all information in a separate text file somewhere else on your hard drive, or written down. You can easily copy and paste if you need to do so. If you are concerned about someone else looking at that file, you can compress it using a password.
These can't get your data back, but will help in the future.
These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox
FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) {web link} FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your saved files individually into installable .xpi files. It will also make backups of files / folders that you choose.
OPIE {web link} Import/Export extension preferences
The e-mails should still be on the providers system. Passwords are stored in the Password Manager. Have you lost these? In the event that the passwords information is lost, you should record all information in a separate text file somewhere else on your hard drive, or written down. You can easily copy and paste if you need to do so. If you are concerned about someone else looking at that file, you can compress it using a password.
These can't get your data back, but will help in the future.
These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox
FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) {web link} FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your saved files individually into installable .xpi files. It will also make backups of files / folders that you choose.
OPIE {web link} Import/Export extension preferences
Thank you for your reply. Passwords were not saved in the browser. They were entered once for gmail accounts and these accounts have remained logged in ever since. But my cleaning just wiped any trace of their existence. So it is not a problem for me, it's just that these emails were used by family members and as you can understand they are not particularly good at remembering these little things, which they do not consider important. Nevertheless, thank you for recommending different solutions. I have already stumbled upon FEBE earlier. From now on I will be syncing all data with firefox account, so I won't end up like this again.
Modified by deonticentity
No long ago, I lost my passwords file. I have no idea what happen. I open FEBE, and the file was restored very quickly.
Now and then, I refresh my Firefox. Then restore using FEBE.