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Exceptions for cookies not stored

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Hello I have set firefox to clear cookies when closing. Nevertheless I want to maintain some exceptions. So I enter the website for that I want to keep the cookies and save. After closing firefox and open it again, this setting for the website is gone, and alos the cookies. How can I permanetly storing these execption? Regards Oliver

Hello I have set firefox to clear cookies when closing. Nevertheless I want to maintain some exceptions. So I enter the website for that I want to keep the cookies and save. After closing firefox and open it again, this setting for the website is gone, and alos the cookies. How can I permanetly storing these execption? Regards Oliver

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Hi

I have checked my settings for history cleaning , and I have only unticked, clear website preferences. So cookies are cleared , except the ones form my exeption. Thanks a lot Oliver

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi Oliver, could you make sure your settings in the History section aren't conflicting with your settings in the Cookies and Site Data section -- here's what to look for:

On the Options page, Privacy & Security panel, scroll down to the History section. The selector can say:

Firefox will: Remember history

This should work.

Firefox will: Never remember history

This invokes automatic private browsing. Firefox won't save cookies or even site-specific exceptions because it would give away some of your browsing habits. You'll need to switch to one of the other options.

Firefox will: Use custom settings for history

Let's check the details:

Make sure you do NOT have the box checked for "Always use private browsing mode" for the reasons described under the previous setting.

Make sure you do NOT have the box checked for "Clear history when Firefox closes". Alternately, if you do want to clear some types of history, click the Settings box to the right of this line. Make sure you do not clear Cookies here -- this function does not honor any exceptions -- and do not clear Site Preferences -- that would erase your exceptions.

Is that looking good so far?

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Hi

I have checked my settings for history cleaning , and I have only unticked, clear website preferences. So cookies are cleared , except the ones form my exeption. Thanks a lot Oliver