How to reset filters in Fiddler?

Question

I am trying to set up some filters in Fiddler and I do not know how to reset them, if I made a mistake.

An example of a session:

Unfiltered status:

Applying a wrong filter (which will not match anything):

I end up with an empty session list (which is OK).

Rolling back

NowI would like to get back to a no-filter state. I tried to:

• disable the filtering by unchecking "Use Filters"
• refreshing (F5) after doing the above
• using filters but going back to -No Host Filter- and applying in the Actions

None of these (and various combinations thereof) worked. How can I apply a no-filter status (short of restarting Fiddler)?

Answer 1

From the comments, we've confirmed that your confusion arises from the fact that Sessions which have been deleted by filters cannot be recovered. The point of filters, beyond helping to limit what you see, is that they reduce Fiddler's memory usage since unwanted data need not be stored.

Obviously, if you've previously saved the traffic in a SAZ file, you can simply reload that file.