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Problem deleting cookies

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  • Last reply by cor-el

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I have FF set to accept only 1st party cookies and keep them only until I close it. I use it now only in Private Browsing mode. I delete all cookies before I close it, yet when I re-open it, there are few hundred of cookies "preloaded". How do I get rid of them permanently and stop new from setting themselves in?

I have FF set to accept only 1st party cookies and keep them only until I close it. I use it now only in Private Browsing mode. I delete all cookies before I close it, yet when I re-open it, there are few hundred of cookies "preloaded". How do I get rid of them permanently and stop new from setting themselves in?

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-> click Firefox button and click Options -> Privacy -> History section -> Firefox will: select "Use Custom Settings for History" -> REMOVE Checkmark from Permanent Private Browsing mode -> place Checkmarks on:

  • Remember my Browsing History
  • Remember Download History
  • Remember Search and Form History
  • Accept Cookies from sites -> click Exceptions... button and click Remove All button
  • Clear History when Firefox closes -> click Settings... button -> select the options you want -> click OK

-> click OK on Options window -> Restart Firefox

Check and tell if its working.

Manually Clear Cookies & Cache

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Doesn't work

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-> click Firefox button and click Options -> Privacy -> History section -> Firefox will: select "Use Custom Settings for History" -> REMOVE Checkmark from Permanent Private Browsing mode -> place Checkmarks on:

  • Remember my Browsing History
  • Remember Download History
  • Remember Search and Form History
  • Accept Cookies from sites -> click Exceptions... button and click Remove All button
  • Accept Third-party Cookies -> under Keep Until: select I Close Firefox

-> click OK on Options window -> Restart Firefox

Check and tell if its working.

Modified by Hasan

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I already tried that and it doesn't work either.

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Do you have an extension like TACO (Abine) or TrackerBlock that maintains a set of OPT-OUT cookies?

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).