Add ons don't stay logged in
Each time my windows copy of Firefox closes and restarts add-ons like Last Pass and Pocket have to be signed in again. Is there a way to make them remember their credentials from session to session? The PC in question is not used outside our home. Thanks in advance for your help
Each time my windows copy of Firefox closes and restarts add-ons like Last Pass and Pocket have to be signed in again. Is there a way to make them remember their credentials from session to session? The PC in question is not used outside our home. Thanks in advance for your help
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A detail like a website remembering you (log you in automatically) is stored in a cookie.
In case you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" or otherwise clear history.
- do not clear the Cookies
- do not clear the Site Preferences
- Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history":
[X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" -> Settings - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox
- 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
You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you:
- create a cookie allow exception for websites to remember you
- use "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" to let cookies without an allow exception expire when Firefox is closed
- Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Permissions"