diff --git a/common-methods.go b/common-methods.go
index 33cc4d4a..827cb72d 100644
--- a/common-methods.go
+++ b/common-methods.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func getNewClient(urlStr string, auth hostConfig) (client.Client, *probe.Error)
 		s3Config.AppVersion = mcVersion
 		s3Config.AppComments = []string{os.Args[0], runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH}
 		s3Config.HostURL = urlStr
-		s3Config.Debug = globalDebugFlag
+		s3Config.Debug = globalDebug
 
 		s3Client, err := s3.New(s3Config)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/config-version-main.go b/config-version-main.go
index 15d28c16..2c747a79 100644
--- a/config-version-main.go
+++ b/config-version-main.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func mainConfigVersion(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	// convert interface{} back to its original struct
 	newConf := config.Data().(*configV6)
 	type Version string
-	if globalJSONFlag {
+	if globalJSON {
 		tB, e := json.Marshal(
 			struct {
 				Version Version `json:"version"`
diff --git a/cp-main.go b/cp-main.go
index ad5c7c52..6989b539 100644
--- a/cp-main.go
+++ b/cp-main.go
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ func doCopy(cpURLs copyURLs, progressReader *barSend, accountingReader *accounte
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+	if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 		progressReader.SetCaption(cpURLs.SourceContent.URL.String() + ": ")
 	}
 
 	reader, length, err := getSource(cpURLs.SourceContent.URL.String())
 	if err != nil {
-		if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+		if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 			progressReader.ErrorGet(length)
 		}
 		cpURLs.Error = err.Trace(cpURLs.SourceContent.URL.String())
@@ -154,18 +154,18 @@ func doCopy(cpURLs copyURLs, progressReader *barSend, accountingReader *accounte
 	}
 
 	var newReader io.ReadCloser
-	if globalQuietFlag || globalJSONFlag {
+	if globalQuiet || globalJSON {
 		printMsg(copyMessage{
 			Source: cpURLs.SourceContent.URL.String(),
 			Target: cpURLs.TargetContent.URL.String(),
 			Length: cpURLs.SourceContent.Size,
 		})
 		// No accounting necessary for JSON output.
-		if globalJSONFlag {
+		if globalJSON {
 			newReader = reader
 		}
 		// Proxy reader to accounting reader only during quiet mode.
-		if globalQuietFlag {
+		if globalQuiet {
 			newReader = accountingReader.NewProxyReader(reader)
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func doCopy(cpURLs copyURLs, progressReader *barSend, accountingReader *accounte
 	defer newReader.Close()
 
 	if err := putTarget(cpURLs.TargetContent.URL.String(), length, newReader); err != nil {
-		if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+		if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 			progressReader.ErrorPut(length)
 		}
 		cpURLs.Error = err.Trace(cpURLs.TargetContent.URL.String())
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func doCopy(cpURLs copyURLs, progressReader *barSend, accountingReader *accounte
 
 // doCopyFake - Perform a fake copy to update the progress bar appropriately.
 func doCopyFake(cURLs copyURLs, progressReader *barSend) {
-	if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+	if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 		progressReader.Progress(cURLs.SourceContent.Size)
 	}
 }
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func doPrepareCopyURLs(session *sessionV5, trapCh <-chan bool) {
 	dataFP := session.NewDataWriter()
 
 	var scanBar scanBarFunc
-	if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag { // set up progress bar
+	if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON { // set up progress bar
 		scanBar = scanBarFactory()
 	}
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func doPrepareCopyURLs(session *sessionV5, trapCh <-chan bool) {
 			}
 			if cpURLs.Error != nil {
 				// Print in new line and adjust to top so that we don't print over the ongoing scan bar
-				if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+				if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 					console.Eraseline()
 				}
 				if strings.Contains(cpURLs.Error.ToGoError().Error(), " is a folder.") {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func doPrepareCopyURLs(session *sessionV5, trapCh <-chan bool) {
 				fatalIf(probe.NewError(err), "Unable to prepare URL for copying. Error in JSON marshaling.")
 			}
 			fmt.Fprintln(dataFP, string(jsonData))
-			if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+			if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 				scanBar(cpURLs.SourceContent.URL.String())
 			}
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func doPrepareCopyURLs(session *sessionV5, trapCh <-chan bool) {
 			totalObjects++
 		case <-trapCh:
 			// Print in new line and adjust to top so that we don't print over the ongoing scan bar
-			if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+			if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 				console.Eraseline()
 			}
 			session.Delete() // If we are interrupted during the URL scanning, we drop the session.
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func doCopySession(session *sessionV5) {
 
 	// Enable progress bar reader only during default mode.
 	var progressReader *barSend
-	if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag { // set up progress bar
+	if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON { // set up progress bar
 		progressReader = newProgressBar(session.Header.TotalBytes)
 	}
 
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ func doCopySession(session *sessionV5) {
 			select {
 			case cpURLs, ok := <-statusCh: // Receive status.
 				if !ok { // We are done here. Top level function has returned.
-					if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+					if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 						progressReader.Finish()
 					}
-					if globalQuietFlag {
+					if globalQuiet {
 						accntStat := accntReader.Stat()
 						cpStatMessage := copyStatMessage{
 							Total:       accntStat.Total,
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func doCopySession(session *sessionV5) {
 					session.Save()
 				} else {
 					// Print in new line and adjust to top so that we don't print over the ongoing progress bar
-					if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+					if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 						console.Eraseline()
 					}
 					errorIf(cpURLs.Error.Trace(cpURLs.SourceContent.URL.String()),
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func doCopySession(session *sessionV5) {
 					session.CloseAndDie()
 				}
 			case <-trapCh: // Receive interrupt notification.
-				if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+				if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 					console.Eraseline()
 				}
 				session.CloseAndDie()
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 3171dd3d..1dce6c8e 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func fatalIf(err *probe.Error, msg string) {
 	if err == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if globalJSONFlag {
+	if globalJSON {
 		errorMsg := errorMessage{
 			Message: msg,
 			Type:    "fatal",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func fatalIf(err *probe.Error, msg string) {
 			},
 			SysInfo: err.SysInfo,
 		}
-		if globalDebugFlag {
+		if globalDebug {
 			errorMsg.CallTrace = err.CallTrace
 		}
 		json, err := json.Marshal(struct {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func fatalIf(err *probe.Error, msg string) {
 		console.Println(string(json))
 		console.Fatalln()
 	}
-	if !globalDebugFlag {
+	if !globalDebug {
 		console.Fatalln(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", msg, err.ToGoError()))
 	}
 	console.Fatalln(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", msg, err))
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func errorIf(err *probe.Error, msg string) {
 	if err == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if globalJSONFlag {
+	if globalJSON {
 		errorMsg := errorMessage{
 			Message: msg,
 			Type:    "error",
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func errorIf(err *probe.Error, msg string) {
 			},
 			SysInfo: err.SysInfo,
 		}
-		if globalDebugFlag {
+		if globalDebug {
 			errorMsg.CallTrace = err.CallTrace
 		}
 		json, err := json.Marshal(struct {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func errorIf(err *probe.Error, msg string) {
 		console.Println(string(json))
 		return
 	}
-	if !globalDebugFlag {
+	if !globalDebug {
 		console.Errorln(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", msg, err.ToGoError()))
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/globals.go b/globals.go
index b9c7a071..d73e572a 100644
--- a/globals.go
+++ b/globals.go
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@
 // This package contains all the global variables and constants. ONLY TO BE ACCESSED VIA GET/SET FUNCTIONS.
 package main
 
-var (
-	globalQuietFlag = false // Quiet flag set via command line
-	globalJSONFlag  = false // Json flag set via command line
-	globalDebugFlag = false // Debug flag set via command line
-)
+import "github.com/minio/mc/pkg/console"
 
 // mc configuration related constants.
 const (
@@ -44,3 +40,29 @@ const (
 	// default host
 	globalExampleHostURL = "YOUR-EXAMPLE.COM"
 )
+
+var (
+	globalQuiet   = false // Quiet flag set via command line
+	globalJSON    = false // Json flag set via command line
+	globalDebug   = false // Debug flag set via command line
+	globalNoColor = false // Debug flag set via command line
+	// WHEN YOU ADD NEXT GLOBAL FLAG, MAKE SURE TO ALSO UPDATE SESSION CODE AND CODE BELOW.
+)
+
+// Set global states. NOTE: It is deliberately kept monolithic to ensure we dont miss out any flags.
+func setGlobals(quiet, debug, json, noColor bool) {
+	globalQuiet = quiet
+	globalDebug = debug
+	globalJSON = json
+	globalNoColor = noColor
+
+	// Enable debug messages if requested.
+	if globalDebug == true {
+		console.DebugPrint = true
+	}
+
+	// Disable colorified messages if requested.
+	if globalNoColor == true {
+		console.SetColorOff()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 23419b62..c25184cb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/minio/cli"
-	"github.com/minio/mc/pkg/console"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-xl/pkg/probe"
 	"github.com/minio/pb"
 	"github.com/olekukonko/ts"
@@ -110,18 +109,12 @@ func getSystemData() map[string]string {
 
 func registerBefore(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	setMcConfigDir(ctx.GlobalString("config-folder"))
-	globalQuietFlag = ctx.GlobalBool("quiet")
-	globalDebugFlag = ctx.GlobalBool("debug")
-	globalJSONFlag = ctx.GlobalBool("json")
 
-	if globalDebugFlag {
-		console.NoDebugPrint = false
-	}
-
-	// Disable color themes.
-	if ctx.GlobalBool("no-color") == true {
-		console.SetColorOff()
-	}
+	// Set global states from global flags.
+	setGlobals(ctx.GlobalBool("quiet"),
+		ctx.GlobalBool("debug"),
+		ctx.GlobalBool("json"),
+		ctx.GlobalBool("no-color"))
 
 	// Verify golang runtime.
 	verifyMCRuntime()
@@ -190,10 +183,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	app.ExtraInfo = func() map[string]string {
 		if _, e := ts.GetSize(); e != nil {
-			globalQuietFlag = true
+			globalQuiet = true
 		}
 
-		if globalDebugFlag {
+		if globalDebug {
 			return getSystemData()
 		}
 		return make(map[string]string)
diff --git a/mc_test.go b/mc_test.go
index 8f74223d..022a4cc3 100644
--- a/mc_test.go
+++ b/mc_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (s *TestSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
 	console.IsTesting = true
 
 	// do not set it elsewhere, leads to data races since this is a global flag
-	globalQuietFlag = true // quiet is set to turn of progress bar
+	globalQuiet = true // quiet is set to turn of progress bar
 
 	tmpDir, e := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "cmd-")
 	c.Assert(e, IsNil)
diff --git a/mirror-main.go b/mirror-main.go
index 6ed8cd03..f8c573af 100644
--- a/mirror-main.go
+++ b/mirror-main.go
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ func doMirror(sURLs mirrorURLs, progressReader *barSend, accountingReader *accou
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+	if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 		progressReader.SetCaption(sURLs.SourceContent.URL.String() + ": ")
 	}
 
 	reader, length, err := getSource(sURLs.SourceContent.URL.String())
 	if err != nil {
-		if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+		if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 			progressReader.ErrorGet(int64(length))
 		}
 		sURLs.Error = err.Trace(sURLs.SourceContent.URL.String())
@@ -148,15 +148,15 @@ func doMirror(sURLs mirrorURLs, progressReader *barSend, accountingReader *accou
 	}
 
 	var newReader io.ReadCloser
-	if globalQuietFlag || globalJSONFlag {
+	if globalQuiet || globalJSON {
 		printMsg(mirrorMessage{
 			Source:  sURLs.SourceContent.URL.String(),
 			Targets: targetURLs,
 		})
-		if globalJSONFlag {
+		if globalJSON {
 			newReader = reader
 		}
-		if globalQuietFlag {
+		if globalQuiet {
 			newReader = accountingReader.NewProxyReader(reader)
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func doMirror(sURLs mirrorURLs, progressReader *barSend, accountingReader *accou
 
 	err = putTargets(targetURLs, length, newReader)
 	if err != nil {
-		if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+		if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 			progressReader.ErrorPut(int64(length))
 		}
 		sURLs.Error = err.Trace(targetURLs...)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func doMirror(sURLs mirrorURLs, progressReader *barSend, accountingReader *accou
 
 // doMirrorFake - Perform a fake mirror to update the progress bar appropriately.
 func doMirrorFake(sURLs mirrorURLs, progressReader *barSend) {
-	if !globalDebugFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+	if !globalDebug && !globalJSON {
 		progressReader.Progress(sURLs.SourceContent.Size)
 	}
 }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func doPrepareMirrorURLs(session *sessionV5, isForce bool, trapCh <-chan bool) {
 	dataFP := session.NewDataWriter()
 
 	var scanBar scanBarFunc
-	if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag { // set up progress bar
+	if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON { // set up progress bar
 		scanBar = scanBarFactory()
 	}
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func doPrepareMirrorURLs(session *sessionV5, isForce bool, trapCh <-chan bool) {
 			}
 			if sURLs.Error != nil {
 				// Print in new line and adjust to top so that we don't print over the ongoing scan bar
-				if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+				if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 					console.Eraseline()
 				}
 				errorIf(sURLs.Error.Trace(), "Unable to prepare URLs for mirroring.")
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func doPrepareMirrorURLs(session *sessionV5, isForce bool, trapCh <-chan bool) {
 				fatalIf(probe.NewError(err), "Unable to marshal URLs into JSON.")
 			}
 			fmt.Fprintln(dataFP, string(jsonData))
-			if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+			if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 				scanBar(sURLs.SourceContent.URL.String())
 			}
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func doPrepareMirrorURLs(session *sessionV5, isForce bool, trapCh <-chan bool) {
 			totalObjects++
 		case <-trapCh:
 			// Print in new line and adjust to top so that we don't print over the ongoing scan bar
-			if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+			if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 				console.Eraseline()
 			}
 			session.Delete() // If we are interrupted during the URL scanning, we drop the session.
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func doMirrorSession(session *sessionV5) {
 
 	// Set up progress bar.
 	var progressReader *barSend
-	if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+	if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 		progressReader = newProgressBar(session.Header.TotalBytes)
 	}
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func doMirrorSession(session *sessionV5) {
 			select {
 			case sURLs, ok := <-statusCh: // Receive status.
 				if !ok { // We are done here. Top level function has returned.
-					if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+					if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 						progressReader.Finish()
 					} else {
 						accntStat := accntReader.Stat()
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func doMirrorSession(session *sessionV5) {
 					session.Save()
 				} else {
 					// Print in new line and adjust to top so that we don't print over the ongoing progress bar
-					if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+					if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 						console.Eraseline()
 					}
 					errorIf(sURLs.Error.Trace(), fmt.Sprintf("Failed to mirror ‘%s’.", sURLs.SourceContent.URL.String()))
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func doMirrorSession(session *sessionV5) {
 				}
 			case <-trapCh: // Receive interrupt notification.
 				// Print in new line and adjust to top so that we don't print over the ongoing progress bar
-				if !globalQuietFlag && !globalJSONFlag {
+				if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
 					console.Eraseline()
 				}
 				session.CloseAndDie()
diff --git a/pkg/console/console.go b/pkg/console/console.go
index 57f3dd27..f9e8f078 100644
--- a/pkg/console/console.go
+++ b/pkg/console/console.go
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	// NoDebugPrint defines if the input should be printed in debug or not. By default it's set to true.
-	NoDebugPrint = true
-	// IsTesting this flag indicates if IsExited should be set or not, false by default.
+	// DebugPrint enables/disables console debug printing.
+	DebugPrint = false
+	// IsTesting this flag indicates if IsExited should be set or not.
 	IsTesting = false
 	// IsExited sets this boolean value if Fatal is called when IsTesting is enabled.
 	IsExited = false
@@ -153,21 +153,21 @@ var (
 	// Debug prints a debug message without a new line
 	// Debug prints a debug message.
 	Debug = func(data ...interface{}) {
-		if !NoDebugPrint {
+		if !DebugPrint {
 			consolePrint("Debug", Theme["Debug"], data...)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Debugf prints a debug message with a new line.
 	Debugf = func(format string, data ...interface{}) {
-		if !NoDebugPrint {
+		if !DebugPrint {
 			consolePrintf("Debug", Theme["Debug"], format, data...)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Debugln prints a debug message with a new line.
 	Debugln = func(data ...interface{}) {
-		if !NoDebugPrint {
+		if !DebugPrint {
 			consolePrintln("Debug", Theme["Debug"], data...)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/print.go b/print.go
index 240d1eeb..49b3207c 100644
--- a/print.go
+++ b/print.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type message interface {
 
 // printMsg prints message string or JSON structure depending on the type of output console.
 func printMsg(msg message) {
-	if !globalJSONFlag {
+	if !globalJSON {
 		console.Println(msg.String())
 	} else {
 		console.Println(msg.JSON())
diff --git a/session-main.go b/session-main.go
index 4092d7bc..5870e917 100644
--- a/session-main.go
+++ b/session-main.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func mainSession(ctx *cli.Context) {
 		fatalIf(errDummy().Trace(), "Loaded session is nil.")
 
 		// Restore the state of global variables from this previous session.
-		s.RestoreGlobals()
+		s.restoreGlobals()
 
 		savedCwd, e := os.Getwd()
 		fatalIf(probe.NewError(e), "Unable to determine current working folder.")
diff --git a/session-v5.go b/session-v5.go
index c2165abc..e67a565a 100644
--- a/session-v5.go
+++ b/session-v5.go
@@ -127,6 +127,50 @@ func (s sessionV5) JSON() string {
 	return string(sessionBytes)
 }
 
+// loadSessionV5 - reads session file if exists and re-initiates internal variables
+func loadSessionV5(sid string) (*sessionV5, *probe.Error) {
+	if !isSessionDirExists() {
+		return nil, errInvalidArgument().Trace()
+	}
+	sessionFile, err := getSessionFile(sid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err.Trace(sid)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(sessionFile); err != nil {
+		return nil, probe.NewError(err)
+	}
+
+	s := &sessionV5{}
+	s.Header = &sessionV5Header{}
+	s.SessionID = sid
+	s.Header.Version = "5"
+	qs, err := quick.New(s.Header)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err.Trace(sid, s.Header.Version)
+	}
+	err = qs.Load(sessionFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err.Trace(sid, s.Header.Version)
+	}
+
+	s.mutex = new(sync.Mutex)
+	s.Header = qs.Data().(*sessionV5Header)
+
+	sessionDataFile, err := getSessionDataFile(s.SessionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err.Trace(sid, s.Header.Version)
+	}
+
+	var e error
+	dataFile, e := os.Open(sessionDataFile)
+	fatalIf(probe.NewError(e), "Unable to open session data file \""+sessionDataFile+"\".")
+
+	s.DataFP = &sessionDataFP{false, dataFile}
+
+	return s, nil
+}
+
 // newSessionV5 provides a new session.
 func newSessionV5() *sessionV5 {
 	s := &sessionV5{}
@@ -151,6 +195,10 @@ func newSessionV5() *sessionV5 {
 	fatalIf(probe.NewError(e), "Unable to create session data file \""+sessionDataFile+"\".")
 
 	s.DataFP = &sessionDataFP{false, dataFile}
+
+	// Capture state of global flags.
+	s.setGlobals()
+
 	return s
 }
 
@@ -200,11 +248,23 @@ func (s *sessionV5) Save() *probe.Error {
 	return qs.Save(sessionFile).Trace(sessionFile)
 }
 
+// setGlobals captures the state of global variables into session header.
+// Used by newSession.
+func (s *sessionV5) setGlobals() {
+	s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["quiet"] = globalQuiet
+	s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["debug"] = globalDebug
+	s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["json"] = globalJSON
+	s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["noColor"] = globalNoColor
+}
+
 // RestoreGlobals restores the state of global variables.
-func (s *sessionV5) RestoreGlobals() {
-	globalQuietFlag = s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["quiet"]
-	globalJSONFlag = s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["json"]
-	globalDebugFlag = s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["debug"]
+// Used by resumeSession.
+func (s sessionV5) restoreGlobals() {
+	quiet := s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["quiet"]
+	debug := s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["debug"]
+	json := s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["json"]
+	noColor := s.Header.GlobalBoolFlags["noColor"]
+	setGlobals(quiet, debug, json, noColor)
 }
 
 // Close ends this session and removes all associated session files.
@@ -265,50 +325,6 @@ func (s sessionV5) CloseAndDie() {
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
-// loadSessionV5 - reads session file if exists and re-initiates internal variables
-func loadSessionV5(sid string) (*sessionV5, *probe.Error) {
-	if !isSessionDirExists() {
-		return nil, errInvalidArgument().Trace()
-	}
-	sessionFile, err := getSessionFile(sid)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err.Trace(sid)
-	}
-
-	if _, err := os.Stat(sessionFile); err != nil {
-		return nil, probe.NewError(err)
-	}
-
-	s := &sessionV5{}
-	s.Header = &sessionV5Header{}
-	s.SessionID = sid
-	s.Header.Version = "5"
-	qs, err := quick.New(s.Header)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err.Trace(sid, s.Header.Version)
-	}
-	err = qs.Load(sessionFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err.Trace(sid, s.Header.Version)
-	}
-
-	s.mutex = new(sync.Mutex)
-	s.Header = qs.Data().(*sessionV5Header)
-
-	sessionDataFile, err := getSessionDataFile(s.SessionID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err.Trace(sid, s.Header.Version)
-	}
-
-	var e error
-	dataFile, e := os.Open(sessionDataFile)
-	fatalIf(probe.NewError(e), "Unable to open session data file \""+sessionDataFile+"\".")
-
-	s.DataFP = &sessionDataFP{false, dataFile}
-
-	return s, nil
-}
-
 // Create a factory function to simplify checking if an
 // object has been copied or not.
 // isCopied(URL) -> true or false