Firefox loses cookies after closing browser.

dlofnep

Hey there,

Everytime I close firefox, any cookies that I have set to save (boards.ie for example) are lost once I've closed the browser and re-opened it. Any ideas?

Some details.

OS: Windows XP (SP 2)
Firefox version: 3.0.8 (also tested on 3.0.7 - same issue occurs).
A/V: AVG (Tried with avg resident shield disabled, still occurs).

Firefox options in about.config - browser cookie behaviour is set to 0.
Cookie privacy options is set to save until they expire.

Have scanned with ad-aware, no issues found. Have uninstalled and reinstalled firefox, same problem. Internet explorer works fine, no problems.

Capt'n Midnight

Tools
Options
Privacy
Cookies
keep until I close Firefox they expire

dlofnep

Read my original post, I already stated that I have it set to "save until they expire".

seraphimvc

i remember last time i had this everytime i reopen firefox i need to sign my igoogle/gmail problem,i fixed it but i forget how exactly i did lol

i remember of course i did the usual method:clear the specific cookies you have problem with, clear all cookie to reset the browser's cookies saving status,set your right privacy policy etc but they didnt work make sure you try them first.

in the end i think i use this method:
in Firefox, go to your profile folder and rename cookies.sqlite to cookies.tmp.Restart Firefox, log into those sites and then see if it remembers the logins.
profile folder pathway from mozilla,http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profiles

i am not 100% sure how i did that back then cause' i couldnt find the file in my firefox anymore.

PogMoThoin

seraphimvc wrote: »

i remember last time i had this everytime i reopen firefox i need to sign my igoogle/gmail problem,i fixed it but i forget how exactly i did lol

:rolleyes: I had this exact problem and solved it by uninstalling, deleting the folder in program files, running ccleaner registry clean and reinstalling. I use foxmarks and lastpass for bookmarks and passwords so they were all backed up

Murph5

At the bottom of the same Options screen as the Cookies settings, is the "Always clear my private data when I close Firefox" tickbox ticked? That wipes all cookies by default, I think....

dlofnep

Murph, you missed my first and second posts I see. No, that option is not selected.

seraphimvc - I'll give it a try, cheers

Murph5

OP I did read your posts, but IIRC "Clear private data" ignores the Cookies settings and just wipes 'em all. But it's not the culprit in your case, so fair enough....

Capt'n Midnight

try it's safe mode
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode

try a differnt profile
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profiles

unlikely but
do you have any antimalware software running in the background that might be blocking changes to system settings

dlofnep

Nope, only ad-aware, which I disabled just incase.

PogMoThoin

Like I said, try reinstall

dlofnep

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Like I said, try reinstall

Like I said in the first post, I've already done that

PogMoThoin

dlofnep wrote: »

Like I said in the first post, I've already done that

But did You uninstall, delete the original folder and clean the registry before reinstalling?