Restart Firefox Without Saved Session Data

Problem

You experience any of the following:

• Tab Stash is unable to load its UI in a tab (but the sidebar still works).
• Tab Stash is not able to open or restore any tabs.
• Excessively high CPU usage after performing operations such as restoring tabs, and/or restoring tabs fails intermittently (tabs don't open).

Explanation

Sometimes, Firefox's saved session data may get corrupted. When this happens, the extension APIs Tab Stash uses to control tabs in Firefox will stop working or report incorrect information to Tab Stash. It will appear as if Tab Stash has simply stopped responding to any requests to open or restore tabs (this may include the Tab Stash UI itself). Error messages may be visible in the Tab Stash console/developer tools.

Solution

You will have to restart your browser in a way that causes it to forget all open windows/tabs, so first save off any open tabs you have that you might want to keep (you can stash them to Tab Stash, save them to bookmarks, or whatever is most convenient for you).

1. Open the Firefox menu and choose "Settings" (or "Preferences" on Mac).
2. In the "General" section, turn off the "Open previous windows and tabs" option.
3. Completely shut down/exit your browser (make sure ALL open Firefox windows are closed and the application is not running).
   • Mac: Press the Command+Q keyboard shortcut.
   • Windows: Open the Firefox menu and choose "Exit".
   • Linux: Open the Firefox menu and choose "Quit".
4. Restart Firefox.
5. Optionally, turn the "Open previous windows and tabs" option back on.

See Also

• https://github.com/josh-berry/tab-stash/issues/26
• https://github.com/josh-berry/tab-stash/issues/44
• https://github.com/josh-berry/tab-stash/issues/177