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How to save log ins ie. user name and save browsers info?

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All of that information is stored in your Firefox profile folder on your computer. If you want to make a copy of that data or perform a backup, see Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles for more information.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks Wes. I'm looking for the setting that "saves" my login ID, that in Facebook "saves browser". There has to be a setting that erases that info when I log out.

Thanks

Ed

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A detail like a website remembering you (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
  • use "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" to let cookies without allow exception expire when Firefox is closed
  • Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Permissions"

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