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History, logins and session don't get saved between uses
At some point in 76 my firefox browser simply stopped to remember logins. Everyday when I start the browser I have to re login to gmail and such. Also history gets cleared (but not cookies). If during the day (without turning the PC off) I restart the browser, sometimes the logins keep logged in, sometimes not. The only login that keeps logged in is the Firefox account, also I have 1 mobile devise sync'd
I've tried every standard option there is to try to make the browser remember, but to no avail.
Yesterday I was messing with Simple Tab groups (enabling and disableing it) and now the browser doesn't restores the browser session, not even with session add.ons like session boss.
I got fed up today and did a clean install, and logged to gmail only just to try (not even firefox acc), but upon resetting, the browser still didn't keep the gmail login.
I guess It wasn't totally clean install, since the browser knew that I had reinstalled firefox and offered a refresh
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In case you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" or otherwise clear history.
- do not clear the Browsing History
- do not clear the Cookies
- do not clear the Site Preferences
- Settings -> Privacy & Security
Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history":
[X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" -> Settings - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox
- clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data
- clearing "Cookies" will remove all cookies including cookies with an allow exception you may want to keep
Detail like websites remembering you and log you in automatically is stored in a cookie.
You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you.
- create a cookie allow exception with the proper protocol (https:// or http://) to make a website remember you
You can check that you aren't clearing important cookies.
- using "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" keeps cookies with an allow exception
- using "Clear history when Firefox closes" to clear cookies clears all cookies including cookies with an allow exception you may want to keep
- clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data
- Settings -> Privacy & Security
Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Exceptions/Permissions"