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Just downloades Firefox ver9, now I can not save any passwords, what is the problem, is it with ver 9, this never happened with other versions.

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Just downloaded Firefox VER 9, now I am unable to save passwords, this never happened with other VER of Firefox. I have tried every thing I know to fix this problem, I have ticked the Boxes in the options where it says to save passwords, do not know what else to do, may be use Explorer. Thanks bob.

Just downloaded Firefox VER 9, now I am unable to save passwords, this never happened with other VER of Firefox. I have tried every thing I know to fix this problem, I have ticked the Boxes in the options where it says to save passwords, do not know what else to do, may be use Explorer. Thanks bob.

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Do you mean names and passwords in the Password Manager or do you mean that you are no longer logged on to (remembered by) websites after closing and restarting Firefox?
There is a difference between remembering the name and password in the Password Manager and a "remember me" check box on a web page.
The latter usually involves the creation of a special "remember me" cookie that is stored on your computer and that is send to the server.
If that "remember me" cookie is removed or gets corrupted or is not send to the server then the server won't remember you and you need to sign in once again.


Make sure that you do not run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode.

To see all History and Cookie settings, choose:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
  • Deselect: [ ] "Always use private browsing mode"
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Do you mean names and passwords in the Password Manager or do you mean that you are no longer logged on to (remembered by) websites after closing and restarting Firefox?
There is a difference between remembering the name and password in the Password Manager and a "remember me" check box on a web page.
The latter usually involves the creation of a special "remember me" cookie that is stored on your computer and that is send to the server.
If that "remember me" cookie is removed or gets corrupted or is not send to the server then the server won't remember you and you need to sign in once again.


Make sure that you do not run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode.

To see all History and Cookie settings, choose:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
  • Deselect: [ ] "Always use private browsing mode"
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Problem fixed, Thank you very much, Problem was I had Private Browsing was ON. I can now save my passwords. Thank you Bob.