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Cannot retain Home page log in, have to log in every time Firefox reinitialized

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Ted
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Only for Weight Watchers page, which is my home page: Every time Firefox is reinitialized, I have to log in anew. Firefox does not retain my log in, name. Cleared cache to no avail. Uninstalled, then reinstalled Firefox, to no avail.

Only for Weight Watchers page, which is my home page: Every time Firefox is reinitialized, I have to log in anew. Firefox does not retain my log in, name. Cleared cache to no avail. Uninstalled, then reinstalled Firefox, to no avail.

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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.

cor-el
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Locking this thread as a duplicate.
Please continue here: [/questions/1310585]