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Firefox v30 Privacy settings: Use customs settings are not saved

ffw62
ffw62
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After changing privacy settings to

-> Use custom settings for history [X] Always use private browsing mode 

    [_] Remember my browsing and download history
    [_] Remember search and form history
    [X] Accept cookies from sites
         Accept third-party cookies:  [Always]
         Keep until:  [I close Firefox ]

When exiting Firefox and relaunching it, this settings is gone. and 'reset to [Remember history]

Any suggestions as to how to solve this?

Thanks =

After changing privacy settings to -> Use custom settings for history [X] Always use private browsing mode [_] Remember my browsing and download history [_] Remember search and form history [X] Accept cookies from sites Accept third-party cookies: [Always] Keep until: [I close Firefox ] When exiting Firefox and relaunching it, this settings is gone. and 'reset to [Remember history] Any suggestions as to how to solve this? Thanks =

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Diego Victor
Diego Victor
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Hello,

Try reset or create a new profile:

ffw62
ffw62 Question owner
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Sorry, to reset firefox will require me to install a number of plug-ins. All my settings were lost. Luckely I created a backup using MozBackup.exe. Some add-ons can easily be re-installed, but what about stuff like Acrobat PDF creator and Norton Vulnerability Protection. I think those add-ons are installed when an application is installed, so it would require me to re-install such applicatons.

Preferences not saved: nothing is write protected.

Deep sigh... =

Diego Victor
Diego Victor
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Did you check if you have a user.js file or try rename or delete the prefs.js file?

Do you have the installer? Dont they have the repair option?