How to restore session in Microsoft Edge

Question

I am using Windows 10 operating system, and yesterday I have installed the latest update version 1511. Everything is working ok, except I lost all open tabs in Microsoft Edge browser. Is there any chance to recover them?

If I go under: C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Recovery\Active ,

I can see there is a Recovery Store file(.dat), which should be (according to timestamp) the right one for me. But I don't know how to use it.

Thank you very much for your answers.

Regards, Klemen

Answer 1

To be precise and keep it simple, although Gleb put out pretty good instructions, there's an easier way to do it.

If you do have the files in the folder C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Recovery\Active , you don't need to copy delete or anything else with that.

Just open Edge if not yet (you already did, when you noticed the session is gone, so that's enough for you...), open one new tab and close edge down. Check in the folder for the file named RecoveryStore.{.... and you will notice there are two files. One should have the new date (aka the date when you opened the browser to get failed session) and the other will be older, and most likely dated same as all of the .dat files inside.

Copy the name of the NEWER RecoveryStore.{ file, delete the file, and paste the name to the older RecoveryStore.{ file, so that your old one replaces the new one but keeps new name. Just start Edge and it should load all your tabs and windows back up.

When there are files in Active folder, and no session is recovered, it means that it hasn't deleted session just lost the RecoveryStore pointer name, so it created a new one...

Answer 2

In the settings menu, under "Open with" there is an option to select "Previous pages" when you open Edge. Other than that, I'm not sure.

Answer 3

1. Copy all files from C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Recovery\Active to other folder
2. Delete all files from C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Recovery\Active
3. Open Edge
4. Press Ctrl+T e.g. 5 times, open 5 tabs
5. Close Edge
6. In folder C:\Users\currentuser\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Recovery\Active you can see new 5 files, e.g. {0BBFA40A-D703-11E5-9C10-C86000138E00}.dat...{0BBFA406-D703-11E5-9C10-C86000138E00}.dat and 1 file RecoveryStore.{0BBFA404-D703-11E5-9C10-C86000138E00}.dat
7. Replace this 5 files by first 5 files from folder par.1 retaining the new name, importantly! e.g. {0BBFA40A-D703-11E5-9C10-C86000138E00}.dat...{0BBFA406-D703-11E5-9C10-C86000138E00}.dat
8. Open Edge

9. Enjoy;)

10. Repeat par.2-9 for next 5 files...