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Switching proxy on and off and loosing saved passwords and user details

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sitchey
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I have firefox 30.0 and have noticed a few issues after upgrading.

I use a proxy in work and when im at home i switch the proxy off. However it seems when I switch between the two (unless it is something else) Firefox seems to loose and saved settings, profiles, login details etc.

For example when I go to google it normally remembers me or if not when I go to sign in it has the fields already filled in. But when I switch from proxy to no proxy and restart the browser and revisit those pages I have to manually log back into each site as it doesn't remember me.

If I stay on (or off) the proxy and close and reopen Firefox and revisit the page it still remembers me. So for me it seems to be an issue when i switch proxies in that Firefox seems to reset any saved passwords, login details.

Has anyone any ideas as to what could be the issue?

thanks

I have firefox 30.0 and have noticed a few issues after upgrading. I use a proxy in work and when im at home i switch the proxy off. However it seems when I switch between the two (unless it is something else) Firefox seems to loose and saved settings, profiles, login details etc. For example when I go to google it normally remembers me or if not when I go to sign in it has the fields already filled in. But when I switch from proxy to no proxy and restart the browser and revisit those pages I have to manually log back into each site as it doesn't remember me. If I stay on (or off) the proxy and close and reopen Firefox and revisit the page it still remembers me. So for me it seems to be an issue when i switch proxies in that Firefox seems to reset any saved passwords, login details. Has anyone any ideas as to what could be the issue? thanks

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cor-el
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It is not guaranteed that cookies that make a website remember you are still valid when you change the connection setting by switching the proxy on/off, so it is quite possible that you need to login once again.