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Mystery cookies

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goweftus
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I have my privacy settings to clear cookies and history when I close Firefox. I closed Firefox. When I reopened, the cookies were still there. So I manually cleared them (Remove all). Gone. Then I closed and reopened settings and clicked Show cookies. The ones I just cleared were all back again. I can't get rid of these things. What do I do?

I have my privacy settings to clear cookies and history when I close Firefox. I closed Firefox. When I reopened, the cookies were still there. So I manually cleared them (Remove all). Gone. Then I closed and reopened settings and clicked Show cookies. The ones I just cleared were all back again. I can't get rid of these things. What do I do?

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FredMcD
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Type about:preferences#privacy <enter> in the address bar.

The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.

On the right is a button; Show All Cookies. Press it.


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