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Firefox update signed me out of all websites.

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I am not keen on saving all login information to the master password. Firefox update never did this to me, until yesterday on 03/12/20, it did. Is there a way to prevent this from happening again, or is resistance futile?

I am not keen on saving all login information to the master password. Firefox update never did this to me, until yesterday on 03/12/20, it did. Is there a way to prevent this from happening again, or is resistance futile?

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Your ‘logged-in’ status is stored in special cookies. If the cookie is removed, you are logged out.


Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address bar. The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.

Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on ONLY Cache and Form And Search History leaving the others off.

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Your ‘logged-in’ status is stored in special cookies. If the cookie is removed, you are logged out.


Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address bar. The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.

Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on ONLY Cache and Form And Search History leaving the others off.

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FredMcD said

Your ‘logged-in’ status is stored in special cookies. If the cookie is removed, you are logged out. Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address bar. The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings. Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on ONLY Cache and Form And Search History leaving the others off.

Thank you so much.

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Hi Jettugi, did you install the Facebook Container add-on around the time this happened? A couple of users have reported that their cookies were removed when they did that, but it might be a coincidence.