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Need to login to my yahoo email each time I open firefox. (won't save login passwords)

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daniel.selnick
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HI there -- I love Firefox but had to stop using it because all of a sudden one day when I would go to my yahoo.com email it asked me to logon with username and password. EACH TIME I'D GO THERE... What can I do to get this to stop. I found some information online - - go to settings -- logins and passwords -- IT SAYS TO REMOVE D THE CHECK MARK BOX NEXT TO USE A PRIMARY PASSWORD... but it's already unchecked... -- I tried reactiving a Primary Password by selecting the checkbox nest to USE A PRIMARY Passwod and enter a passwod in the window... THAT STILL DIDN'T WORK...

LOOKING FOR HELP btw -- i USE A pc WINDOWS 10

HI there -- I love Firefox but had to stop using it because all of a sudden one day when I would go to my yahoo.com email it asked me to logon with username and password. EACH TIME I'D GO THERE... What can I do to get this to stop. I found some information online - - go to settings -- logins and passwords -- IT SAYS TO REMOVE D THE CHECK MARK BOX NEXT TO USE A PRIMARY PASSWORD... but it's already unchecked... -- I tried reactiving a Primary Password by selecting the checkbox nest to USE A PRIMARY Passwod and enter a passwod in the window... THAT STILL DIDN'T WORK... LOOKING FOR HELP btw -- i USE A pc WINDOWS 10

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daniel.selnick
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Hi Dropa and thanks for responding so quickly. I'll try again. When I open Firefox, it's goes to my yahoo page which is correct. the issue is that each time when I want to go to my email it asks for my yahoo email password which is a pain. It never did that before. So now when I login to my email... and then finish... and later go back to email, it asks me to login with password again. Hope this helps.


DAnny

daniel.selnick
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Thanks again - how can i get autofill/autosave to save my yahoo email passwords? How do I confirm to save site and log in??? I can't thank you enough for your help. I'm so frustrated.

TechHorse
TechHorse
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daniel.selnick, when logging into Yahoo, Is there a tick box that says 'Stay signed in'? under the Username box?

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cor-el
cor-el
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Detail like websites remembering you and log you in automatically is stored in cookies, so make sure you aren't clearing important cookies.

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"
  • Settings -> Privacy & Security
    Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history":
    [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" -> Settings