Can't restore lost session from .bak to .js conversion
So I've read the relevant threads here dealing with this issue but either didn't see or couldn't understand a solution.
A number of tabs were lost after a crash and while I have the .bak which does have the information on it and have converted it to .js and put it in the appropriate folder while Firefox is closed, a new .js file is simply created each time and the tabs aren't restored. There is nothing wrong with the about:config settings as far as I know. The file is apparently too large for the online session restore site I tried and I'm not aware of any program to render it legible so that I could recover the information.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
An gyara daga carava23
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Does it help if you set the startup page?
- Firefox > Preferences > General > Startup: "When Firefox Starts": "Show my windows and tabs from last time"
If you use the Time Machine then you can try to restore a previous version of the sessionstore.js file.
Sorry, yes, the Firefox prefs are set to that. Unfortunately, I don't use Time Machine. (I know, I should).
If they're lost they're lost, but clearly this problem isn't entirely uncommon and there must be some reason for it occurring that I haven't seen anyone identify. When it's happened in the past, I've done the switch with no problem.
I assume there's no way to open a very large .bak file to make it legible enough to actually retrieve the urls?
An gyara daga carava23
You can try this post at the mozillaZine forum website.
Thank you again, I came across that earlier and might try it. That's just getting a little over my head. I'm afraid I'll change a setting and not know how to change to back if necessary.
Easiest in the current Firefox release is to open the Browser Console (Firefox/Tools > Web Developer) via Ctrl+Shift+J and paste the code on the command line at the bottom.
Thank you, I'll try that first.