I upgraded from v19 to v20.0.1 and since, even though I have the Privacy Browsing off, none of my usrenames or passwords are populating in the fields.
Even though I have the passwords set in the browser and they still exist when you go to Options - Security, the passwords and usernames are there but they won't autofill. Even if I go to a site, and tell the site to "keep me logged in", Firefox is closing out the connection and I have to retype all the information the next time I connect to the site. I have made sure Privacy Browsing was off and this DID NOT HAPPEN until i upgraded to 20.0.1. Everything was working until this upgrade so what setting did this upgrade change?
I am a programmer and have been for 20 years so very well versed in how systems work and this is not my issue, something in the upgrade changed a setting and I need help getting this to work.
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To add some color to this, if I go to ebay and say "stay connected" if still logs me out and when I go back, the main screen will not populate the username and password. However, if I go to Watch list, it will bring me to a secondary screen to log in to and that does then populate the fields. However, the next time I go to eBay, the fields are blank and I have to log in. It's almost like your are deleting the cookies even though I say not to.
Hello jbellon205, make sure that in Privacy panel> History > Firefox will you don't have Never remember history checked, set Remember history OR Use custom settings for history and select Remember search and form history [v].
for more info : Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track
thank you
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
- Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window or otherwise make changes.
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
Websites remembering you and automatically log you in is stored in a cookie.
- Create an allow Cookie Exception to keep such a cookie, especially for secure websites and if cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
- Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions
In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":
- do not clear Cookies
- do not clear Site Preferences
- Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" > Settings
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History
Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.
Clearing cookies will remove all specified (selected) cookies including cookies that have an allow exception and cookies from plugins.