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In Firefox 45.0.1, the geo.enabled setting does not keep my preference. I'm setting it to false, and with every restart, the settings reverts to true.

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In Firefox 45.0.1, the geo.enabled setting does not keep my preference. I'm setting it to false, and with every restart, the settings reverts to true. How do I get Firefox to keep the setting I choose?

In Firefox 45.0.1, the geo.enabled setting does not keep my preference. I'm setting it to false, and with every restart, the settings reverts to true. How do I get Firefox to keep the setting I choose?

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

  • 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

If you do not keep changes after a restart or otherwise have problems with preferences, see:

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Chosen Solution

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

  • 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

If you do not keep changes after a restart or otherwise have problems with preferences, see: