237647 - (failsafe) [META] Safeguard profile data against loss or corruption due to crash

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Toolkit :: Startup and Profile System, defect, P3)

Description

[Stewart Gordon]

This is a subtracker of bug 123929, to track issues related to data loss
resulting from a crash, power failure or other abnormal termination.

Bug 63292 - session additions to global history lost on crash.
Bug 101503 - crash or restart can cause bad unread totals count in news folder pane
Bug 171353 - newly downloaded mails lost after system crash
Bug 186300 - Deleted email reappears in inbox after client or system crash
Bug 193567 - Automatically backup all profile data at beginning of each session
in case of crash and offer method of restoring profile from backup data after
crash..
Bug 193749 - bookmarks and personal preferences are lost after system crash due
to power failure.
Bug 206890 - crash causes loss of filters created during session
Bug 226720 - Bookmark backup & restore
Bug 227331 - Abnormal shutdown truncates (large) bookmarks.html [crash, bsod].
Bug 231606 - Mozilla keeps profile files open all the time (are not closed and
therefore lost on a crash).

Comment 1

[Stewart Gordon]

Just found the one I was trying to find while filing this tracker:

Bug 154702 - After a crash or lockup of PC all mails in folders are marked as unread

Comment 2

[BugMagnet]

additional references:
Bugzilla:

Omnibus SessionSaver solution:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36810


Crash Recovery:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19454

Manual save session info:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63094

X11 session management:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93789

Download manager - resume
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=131871

HTTP form POST data autosave:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158258

Add "Last tabs visited" to Navigator startup preferences:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=159357

Crash Protection:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=237647


http://wiki.mozilla.org/Session_Restore
http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox2/StatusMeetings/2006-02-07#Session_Saver

http://kb.mozillazine.org/SessionSaver


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Some Current related Extensions:

SessionSaver:
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=mozilla&id=436
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=47184
http://aasted.org/adblock/viewforum.php?f=4

http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/?addon=ss
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1122&application=firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1955&application=firefox
http://multizilla.mozdev.org/features/index.html
http://recall.mozdev.org/

Comment 3

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

related extension:

http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/?addon=bb  back up firefox profile files & settings

Comment 4

[Cees T.]

Session Manager is integrated / provides a better GUI for Firefox' integrated Session Management.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2324/
"This extension replaces SessionSaver and Tab Mix Plus' session manager. It stores more data than both of them and should be more reliable in saving and restoring. Although it is not recommended to have more than one session related extension installed, Session Manager is compatible at least with Tab Mix Plus."

Comment 5

[MarjaE]

Not termination, but data loss: bug 302087 - "Inadequate warning before Profile Manager deletes non-Mozilla files"

Comment 6

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

The bug assignee didn't login in Bugzilla in the last months and this bug has severity 'critical'.
:mossop, could you have a look please?
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Comment 7

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

I don't think this meta bug serves a useful purpose at this point.