Active logins have to do with servers that use basic authentication (usually FTP servers that give a pop-up for the user name and password) and not with logins that use usually use to sign on to a website.<br /> Websites store this data in a cookie on the computer, so you need to make sure to keep such a cookie. Details like websites remembering you (log you in automatically) are stored in a cookie. *Create a cookie 'allow' exception to keep such cookies, especially in case of secure websites and when cookies expire when Firefox is closed. *Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes": *do not clear the Cookies *do not clear the Site Preferences *Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" > Settings *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, passwords, and other website specific data. Clearing cookies will remove all specified (selected) cookies including cookies with an allow exception that you would like to keep.