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"Cookies and Site Data" -- remember checkbox selections? If only want to clear Cache (d Web Content), have to always stop and un-check "Cookies and Site Data".

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lisarush
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Under Privacy settings, Cookies and Site Data -- with newest Firefox 60.0.1 release -- is there a way to have the modal box remember which checkboxes were selected the last time? I often clear the cache while testing, and now have to remember to always un-check the "Cookies and Site Data" item, so that only "Cached Web Content" is selected. Frustrating if you click too fast and forget to uncheck.

I'm assuming the answer to this -- is "no" -- there's no way to do it. If so, where can this be submitted as a request?

Under Privacy settings, Cookies and Site Data -- with newest Firefox 60.0.1 release -- is there a way to have the modal box remember which checkboxes were selected the last time? I often clear the cache while testing, and now have to remember to always un-check the "Cookies and Site Data" item, so that only "Cached Web Content" is selected. Frustrating if you click too fast and forget to uncheck. I'm assuming the answer to this -- is "no" -- there's no way to do it. If so, where can this be submitted as a request?

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I'm not seeing any prefs linked to those two checkboxes, so it doesn't seem possible to remember those choices and the two boxes will always be checked by default (checked="true").

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FredMcD
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Not sure what you want. A checked option should remain checked until you uncheck it.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-fix-preferences-wont-save

Note: Some software, like Advanced SystemCare with Surfing Protection, can protect files in the Firefox profile folder against changes. If you have such software then check the settings or uninstall this software.

If you want to leave feedback for Firefox developers, you can go to the Firefox Help menu and select Submit Feedback... or use this link. Your feedback gets collected by a team of people who read it and gather data about the most common issues.

lisarush
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I select "Clear Data". There are 2 checkboxes on the modal. I un-check "Cookies and Site Data" (so ONLY "Cached Web Content" is selected) and then click "Clear". So this only clears the cache, not my cookies. Then I select "Clear Data" again -- both checkboxes are checked -- and I have to uncheck "Cookies and Site Data" again. I have to do this each & every time I want to just clear the Cache.

The previous versions of Firefox would remember what types of data were checked from the previous time -- so that I didn't have to select/unselect each of them every time.

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Shadow110
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Hi, you can Submit Feedback and make suggestions from 3 Bar Menu --> Help --> Submit feedback and it will be reviewed by a specialized team.

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

cor-el
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I'm not seeing any prefs linked to those two checkboxes, so it doesn't seem possible to remember those choices and the two boxes will always be checked by default (checked="true").