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Firefox linux does not clean cookies on exit as selected in settings

I am using firefox on linux since ~10 years. Currently running latest FF on Kubuntu. I always had setting set to forget all cookies and session details except of search history on exit.

Since approx 2-3 weeks (latest update?) those settings don't work. FF remembers everything regardless of settings I chose.

Does anyone have idea why this is happening now and how to fix it?

I am using firefox on linux since ~10 years. Currently running latest FF on Kubuntu. I always had setting set to forget all cookies and session details except of search history on exit. Since approx 2-3 weeks (latest update?) those settings don't work. FF remembers everything regardless of settings I chose. Does anyone have idea why this is happening now and how to fix it?

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It's a good catch.

Which version of Firefox are you using?

I always checked "Always use private browsing mode" in History so cookies and site data are deleted after closing Firefox.

Mizilla firefox debian package mozilla-deb-1.0 V 150.0.1 (64-bit)

Hey, yeah that sounds really annoying 😅 I’ve been on Linux + Firefox for years too, so I kinda get what you mean — you set it to wipe everything on exit, but it just keeps remembering sessions like nothing changed. I faced something similar a while back after an update. In my case, it turned out an extension was overriding cookie behavior. Also, sometimes Firefox creates a weird new profile or messes with prefs. What worked for me:


Disable all extensions and test once


Check about:config for anything related to cookies/sessionstore


Try a fresh profile just to confirm it’s not config corruption


. Did you recently install any new add-ons or tweak privacy settings?

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