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How can I retain cookies from selected sites ie: My Bank and have all others deleted when I close foxfire?

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Hill128
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When logging into my bank I receive a code by phone that allows me to log into my account, along with the option to register my computer with the bank so I can avoid getting the code by phone every time I log in. Whenever I end my Foxfire session I have cookies, history, downloads, searches and login all deleted automatically. There was I way I could do this in past, but after a recent refresh of Foxfire this no longer takes place. I've either forgotten how to do it or something has changed.

When logging into my bank I receive a code by phone that allows me to log into my account, along with the option to register my computer with the bank so I can avoid getting the code by phone every time I log in. Whenever I end my Foxfire session I have cookies, history, downloads, searches and login all deleted automatically. There was I way I could do this in past, but after a recent refresh of Foxfire this no longer takes place. I've either forgotten how to do it or something has changed.

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Mijanur Rahman Rayhan
Mijanur Rahman Rayhan
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https://support.mozilla.org/el/kb/permissions-manager-give-ability-store-passwords-set-cookies-more?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=give-websites-ability-store-passwords-cookies-and-more#w_what-permissions-can-i-manage

Oxylatium
Oxylatium
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You can add a cookie exception about this website: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer#w_cookie-settings

cor-el
cor-el
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You can let the cookies expire when Firefox is closed to make them session cookies.

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: Keep until: "I close Firefox"

You can create a cookie" "Allow" exception to keep specific cookies.

In case you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" or otherwise clear history.

  • do not clear the Cookies
  • do not clear the Site Preferences
  • clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exception for password and other website specific data
  • clearing cookies will remove all selected cookies including cookies with an Allow exception you may want to keep