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Restore previous session from old profile after re-install

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I had to restore my hard drive and re-install FireFox, when that happened a new profile was created and the old profile folder is on my desktop. How do I get all my pinned tabs back from the old profile folder?

I had to restore my hard drive and re-install FireFox, when that happened a new profile was created and the old profile folder is on my desktop. How do I get all my pinned tabs back from the old profile folder?

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Hi, you can transfer files from a previously used profile to the new profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over the problem. Never work with original files.

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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Can you tell me what file or files to copy from the old profile to the new profile so I can restore all my pinned tabs from the last session?

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Hi, yes can :

  • bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
  • bookmark backups: compressed .jsonlz4 JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
  • cookies.sqlite for the Cookies
  • formhistory.sqlite for saved autocomplete Form Data
  • logins.json (passwords) and key4.db (58+) or key3.db (57 and older) (decryption key) for Passwords saved in the Password Manager
  • if you only have key3.db then make sure to remove an existing key4.db
  • cert9.db (58+) or cert8.db (57 and older) for (intermediate) certificates stored in the Certificate Manager
  • if you only have cert8.db then make sure to remove an existing cert9.db
  • persdict.dat for words you added to the spelling checker dictionary
  • permissions.sqlite for Permissions and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for other website specific data (Site Preferences)
  • sessionstore.jsonlz4 for open tabs and pinned tabs (see also the sessionstore-backups folder)

RESTORE SESSION FILES (maybe) only when find out they do not work https://www.jeffersonscher.com/res/scrounger_json.html