Why does Firefox kepp signing me out of Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler etc?
Firefox keeps on signing me out of Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler etc. meaning I have to keep signing in again and again. Please advise? I am using latest Firefox which I think automatically updated itself yesterday - it is since then that I have bee having this problem
Firefox keeps on signing me out of Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler etc. meaning I have to keep signing in again and again. Please advise? I am using latest Firefox which I think automatically updated itself yesterday - it is since then that I have bee having this problem
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A detail like a website remembering you (log you in automatically) is stored in a cookie.
You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you:
- You can create a cookie 'allow' exception to keep specific cookies, especially in case of secure websites and when cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
- Firefox > Preferences > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: Exceptions
This issue can be caused by corrupted cookies or cookies that are blocked.
- check the permissions on the about:permissions page and in "Tools > Page Info > Permissions"
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/fix-login-issues-on-websites-require-passwords
If clearing cookies didn't help then it is possible that the cookies.sqlite file in the profile folder that stores the cookies got corrupted.
- Rename (or delete) cookies.sqlite (cookies.sqlite.old) and if present delete cookies.sqlite-shm and cookies.sqlite-wal in the Firefox profile folder in case cookies.sqlite got corrupted.
You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder:
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox