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I accidentally clicked "remove all cookies." Now I have none. How do I restore them?

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rpassman
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I accidentally clicked "remove all cookies." Now I have none. How do I restore them?

I accidentally clicked "remove all cookies." Now I have none. How do I restore them?

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the-edmeister
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Sorry, Firefox doesn't keep backups of the file that stores cookies, as it does for bookmarks.

cor-el
cor-el
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You can try to restore a previous copy of the cookies.sqlite file from the Time Machine if you use that feature.

You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder