You can check whether you you do run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode (Always use Private Browsing mode; Never Remember History). *https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history *https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/common-myths-about-private-browsing *Settings -> Privacy & Security<br>Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history" *remove checkmark: [ ] "Always use Private Browsing mode" ----- Details like websites remembering you 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<br>Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Exceptions"