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passwords and configurations within tabs lost on restart

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Previously, FF 3.6 & B4, I saved 6 tabs with specific configurations as my home page. Since loading 4.0 and 4.01 I can still reload the tabs, but the configurations are gone. Most specifically on my TV Guide selections. It's quite a job to reenter and don't want to do it every time.

Previously, FF 3.6 & B4, I saved 6 tabs with specific configurations as my home page. Since loading 4.0 and 4.01 I can still reload the tabs, but the configurations are gone. Most specifically on my TV Guide selections. It's quite a job to reenter and don't want to do it every time.

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  • Such details are stored in a cookie.
  • Create an allow cookie exception (Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions) to keep such a cookie, especially for secure websites and if cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
  • In Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history mode all cookies are session cookies that expire if that session is ended, so websites won't remember you.

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