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Firefox offered me a program that killed unwanted cookies and showed me a pop-up as they were deleted and it's gone. How can I get it back? Thanks

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tedzo
tedzo

Firefox offered me a program that killed unwanted cookies and showed me a pop-up as they were deleted and it's gone. How can I get it back? Thanks

Firefox offered me a program that killed unwanted cookies and showed me a pop-up as they were deleted and it's gone. How can I get it back? Thanks

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that might have been this extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister

Sorry, that doesn't sound like any program that Mozilla has ever offered.

tedzo
tedzo Question owner

Perhaps it's not a program, but a feature already on my Firefox.....I don't use any other browser. Thanks

FredMcD
FredMcD

Firefox Options > Privacy. Check the settings.

Also at the bottom there is a box marked Clear History When Firefox Closes. Turn it on. Then on its far right, click the Settings button. Select anything you want removed when FF closes. On my system, I only have Cache selected.

tedzo
tedzo Question owner

Thanks, but that didn't do it. When it was working, there was a small Firefox icon in the lower right corner...it showed a pop-up when someone tried to load a cookie, described it and deleted it. Yahoo was trying to load cookies every 15 minutes or so, this feature alerted me and described the action as 'self-destructed'. Would like to get it back.... Thanks, Tedzo

philipp
philipp
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Chosen Solution

that might have been this extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/