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Firefox completely resets and logs me out of everything when it restarts.

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voltaire
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Right now im logged into sync and i have all my bookmarks and preferences set up. when i restart firefox or even my computer for that matter, firefox opens as a blank slate. as if it had just been installed. Im on a mac i dont know if that makes a difference.

Please help :)

Right now im logged into sync and i have all my bookmarks and preferences set up. when i restart firefox or even my computer for that matter, firefox opens as a blank slate. as if it had just been installed. Im on a mac i dont know if that makes a difference. Please help :)

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FredMcD
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Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address bar. The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.

Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on ONLY Cache and Form And Search History leaving the others off.

cor-el
cor-el
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In case you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" or otherwise clear history.

  • do not clear the Cookies
  • do not clear the Site Preferences
  • clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exception for password and other website specific data
  • clearing "Cookies" will remove all selected cookies including cookies with an allow exception you may want to keep