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Staying logged on to websites

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star_queen108
star_queen108
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Usually, when I log on to a site it keeps me signed in for a long while before I have to log in again, but now I have to log in again every time I re-open the browser.

The sites I used are: my Google accounts, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Facebook.

Usually, when I log on to a site it keeps me signed in for a long while before I have to log in again, but now I have to log in again every time I re-open the browser. The sites I used are: my Google accounts, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Facebook.

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HenricuzHotmail
HenricuzHotmail
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This may be a safety matter and therefor a good thing. It could be that your services, you stated, have changed their policy.

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FredMcD
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Your ‘logged-in’ status is stored in special cookies. If the cookie is removed, you are logged out.


You may be in Private Browsing mode or told Firefox not to remember.

Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address bar. The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.

Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on ONLY Cache and Form And Search History leaving the others off.

and whatever else you want.

Macs: Make sure you install Firefox properly and that you do not run Firefox from within the DMG (Disk Images) file. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-download-and-install-firefox-mac

cor-el
cor-el
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Detail like websites remembering you and log you in automatically is stored in a cookie.

You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you.

  • create a cookie allow exception with the proper protocol (https:// or http://) to make a website remember you

You can check that you aren't clearing important cookies.

  • using "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" keeps cookies with an allow exception
  • using "Clear history when Firefox closes" to clear cookies clears all cookies including cookies with an allow exception you may want to keep
  • clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data
  • Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Exceptions/Permissions"