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Firefox keeps logging me out of Youtube and Gmail even though I have everything turned off

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So I've scoured the Firefox community help and have done everything: disabled cookie auto-delete, make sure I have "always use private browsing mode" unchecked, make sure Firefox always saves logins/history/etc., have security set to "Standard," and have added exceptions to the Firefox security; yet, despite all this, I'm still getting logged out everytime I close the browser. I'm getting to my wit's end!

What else can be done to fix this? It's really frickin annoying having to sign back into everything, everytime I open Firefox. Thank you in advance.

So I've scoured the Firefox community help and have done everything: disabled cookie auto-delete, make sure I have "always use private browsing mode" unchecked, make sure Firefox always saves logins/history/etc., have security set to "Standard," and have added exceptions to the Firefox security; yet, despite all this, I'm still getting logged out everytime I close the browser. I'm getting to my wit's end! What else can be done to fix this? It's really frickin annoying having to sign back into everything, everytime I open Firefox. Thank you in advance.

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Disabled all the extensions and the problem persists.

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What are your settings in Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data, History?

How are you 'closing' Firefox? You should use the menu exit command or exit shortcut then wait, say, 30 seconds, before shutting down your OS.

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Does it still happen in a new profile without signing into Sync? An easy way to test a new profile is to install Developer Edition and see if it happens there or refresh your existing profile.

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Terry said

What are your settings in Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data, History? How are you 'closing' Firefox? You should use the menu exit command or exit shortcut then wait, say, 30 seconds, before shutting down your OS.

I usually just press the "X" in the top right corner. And it doesn't happen after I shut down my OS, it happens everytime I close Firefox.

In Security, I have it set to "Standard" and have told it to save site data, cookies, don't do the erasing thing.

Modified by Siechamontillado

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zeroknight said

Does it still happen in a new profile without signing into Sync? An easy way to test a new profile is to install Developer Edition and see if it happens there or refresh your existing profile.

zeroknight said

Does it still happen in a new profile without signing into Sync? An easy way to test a new profile is to install Developer Edition and see if it happens there or refresh your existing profile.

Yes and yes. I've tried it while signed out and in; downloaded Developer Edition and same deal - everytime I close Firefox Vanilla or Developer Edition, get signed out of everything. And I have tried with Cookies Auto-Delete disable and enabled, but with Youtube and Google whitelisted.

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You shouldn't have any extensions installed when testing. If it happens in a new profile without signing into Sync and no extensions, some other software on your system might be purging cookies.

Does it still happen if you reboot in Windows Safe Mode?

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I've tested with new profile, with signed out, no extensions, and still having issues.

I don't think it's an issue with my computer itself - I don't have this issue with Chrome, Steam, just Firefox.

Only Firefox is refusing to remember to login to Youtube, Twitch, Google.

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