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I keep having to log in
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Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:41 amby MATTHEW'S_DAD
Whenever I close Firefox and then get back in, I have to log back in to everything. What in the world do I do to fix that? Cookies are enabled. Help me!!
Re: I keep having to log in
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Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:10 amby WD-40
MD-
1. Open Firefox
2. At the very top, to the left of 'File', left click on the word 'Firefox'.
A drop down should open. Click on 'Preferences'.
Where it says 'Passwords', ensure 'Remember passwords for sites' is checked.
If already checked, then I don't know where to go from there, short of researching it on Google.
Hope it helped.
Regards,
Steve
(WD-40)
Re: I keep having to log in
Posted:
Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:22 pmby koolcat101
Like "steve" said. Sorry I use IE8 :( I want Firefox.
Re: I keep having to log in
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Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:46 pmby haasd0gg
idk MD- happens to me too... not every time, but most every time. My issue is a windows update- good luck
Re: I keep having to log in
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Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:24 pmby Matt-Chicago
By default (i think) Firefox deletes cookies and clears your history when you exit the browser.
Click "Tools" "Options" "Privacy"
Under Cookies there's a drop down asking how long you want to keep them, choose "until they expire"
Un-check the box that says "clear history when firefox closes"
Then make sure what WD-40 said is there - go to the "Security" tab and make sure "Remember Passwords for Sites" is checked.
Re: I keep having to log in
Posted:
Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:01 pmby MATTHEW'S_DAD
Yeah, all of that is done. I guess this is from a recent update?
Re: I keep having to log in
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Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:06 pmby WD-40
I did some Googling and this issue is everywhere. The problem seems to be a corrupted cookie file and is fixed by deleting the cookies.sqlite file.
Here are some posts on other sites where this fix has seemed to work.
»capetownnews.co.za/2008/07/22/lo···cookies/
»www.reddybrek.com/post/2008/12/0···sue.aspx
Re: I keep having to log in
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Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:12 pmby WD-40
...Also...for the benefit of others here are the steps:
1. Close Firefox.
2. Go to your profile folder: (»kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox)
3. Delete the files named cookies.txt (if it exists) and cookies.sqlite
Let me know if it worked, as I am in the cockpit of my plane flying to Texas. I'll try to remember to land instead of staying online when we get there (wink-wink airline pilots).
Re: I keep having to log in
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Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:07 pmby MATTHEW'S_DAD
haha, I didn't even know what to google. Thanks, i tried finding those folders and couldn't seem to find them so I just went and reinstalled firefox and all is well now. Thanks for your help.
