Read Ahead To Know More About the Advantages of Session Restore Feature in Firefox
When the World Wide Web was setup, the intention was to set up a medium that enabled passive sharing of information. However, the World Wide Web has transformed itself and has become an active forum for exchange of information. Needless to say, web browsers like Internet Explorer were not up to the task and did not satisfy the requirements and expectations of the individuals who began using the World Wide Web for sharing information on a regular basis.
The web soon became a research tool where one could find information on practically any and every topic under the sun. Continuity is very important in research. The approach that an individual takes to a particular session of research may not be duplicated at a later stage. The line of thought and the various threads that you grasp need not strike to you at a later date. It is very important to ensure continuity in your research on the web. Of course, you could use the Save feature in the web browser to store information from the web. However, there was nothing to help the individual in the event of a sudden web browser crash.
Now, Internet Explorer was notorious for a system crashes. Mozilla Firefox has a much better record in this regard. However, the developers of Firefox web browser realized that browser crashes will take place and it cannot be avoided totally. In such a scenario the developers of the Firefox web browser can easily opt for the sessions restore feature. This did not require a lot of research and development because the individual always had the option of accessing those websites that he or she last visited. This could be done through the history feature as well. The only thing that had to be done was to enable the web browser to understand when it was shut down normally and when it had crashed. Once the web browser was in a position to recognize this difference, it simply had to keep track of the web sites last visited and offer the option to restore the browser to the point where it crashed.
What are the advantages of this feature? For starters, it gives you complete peace of mind. Never again will you have to hurry to save your work fearing a system crash. Now, even if the system crashes, you are safe because the web browser will ask you whether you want to restore the session. You have the option of recovering the crash session even if you do not choose to do so immediately. All this significantly enhances your web browsing experience.
In developing countries, frequent power cuts are a problem that one simply cannot avoid. There always is a possibility that the power cut might take place when you are feverishly working on the web. If you have this feature enabled in the Firefox web browser, you can rest assured that the web browser will ask you whether you want to restore the previous session even though many hours may have passed in between.
Whether the Firefox web browser crashes because of system problems or whether it crashes because of incompatibility with any other software or whether it crashes because of your fault- whatever the reason, the session restore option will immediately kick in and help you out. It is pertinent to note that the session restore feature need not be restricted to crashed sessions alone. It can be used for good sessions as well. This is useful if you want to go back and check out a particular point in your research that eluded your understanding earlier.
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