Odd Firefox 11 problem

[Rik]

It's suddenly started clearing cookies on shutdown, despite the fact it's set not to. I've tried using custom settings for history, but this doesn't seem to 'stick'. Googling reveals lots of people who can't get it to delete cookies, but little on my problem other than from v3.x.

It started yesterday, but nothing on the machine was changed that I am aware of.

Any ideas?

[Glenn]

Delete and re-install?

[cavillas]

 Delete entirely and use another browser.

[Rik]

But I like FF, Alf.

[Rik]

Delete and re-install?

That's what I was beginning to think.

[Simon]

It's on 11 now?   

The only thing I can suggest, is turn the setting off, close Firefox, reboot (might not be necessary, but never hurts), restart Firefox, turn the setting on again, close Firefox, restart Firefox and see if that makes it stick.  Have you got a backup of your cookies?   

[Rik]

Done all that, and yes.

[Glenn]

Is this on your pc or iPad (assuming it's available for the iPad)?

[Rik]

Main desktop, Glenn, it's not available on the iPad.

[Simon]

Have you looked in the Profile folder to see if the cookie file is still 'full'?  If not, try replacing it with a backup copy (with Firefox closed).  Maybe it's somehow wiped them, and now, there are none to be saved?

[Rik]

I use cookie culler to protect cookies I want kept. They are still there. Switching to the netbook, it is retaining all cookies until I manually delete them - which is how things should be. Both have the same privacy settings. If I get FF itself to reveal the cookies that are stored, protected ones remain after an exit, others are only kept for the session. 

[Baz]

dont suppose they have expired naturally 

thats what my default FF settings are in the drop down list

[Rik]

No, Baz, I checked for dates. It's not that big an issue as I protect the cookies I need, but I hate odd changes in behaviour which I can't explain.

[Baz]

anything on here Rik

http://ask.metafilter.com/198836/Why-did-Firefox-start-losing-my-login-cookies

theres mention of CCleaner ive seen on other sites too or may be anti virus or malware programs causing it, but on this link about ¾ of way down is a post starting 'Solution: DO NOT clear site preferences...'   which is in Tools/Options/Privacy/Clear history when firefox closes...the Settings box next to it then in the  Data section.

[Rik]

Thanks Baz, I'll check the site preferences setting when I'm back on the desktop.

[Rik]

It's not checked.

[Glenn]

Check it and save the change, then go back in and uncheck it, saving the change.

[Rik]

Check.

[Rik]

There's no option to save it. Checked it, exited, went back in an it was unchecked again. Other settings have been remembered.

[zappaDPJ]

I've found the latest version of FF to be quite unstable on all the PCs and laptops I have here but I've not encountered that issue. At least I don't think I have.

[Rik]

It started for me yesterday, Zap, but is only affecting one machine. Re-installation seems to be the only thing left to try.

[pctech]

Might be worth copying your cookie file elsewhere and uninstalling and reinstall firefox Rik.

Not had that problem myself but had some weird FF behaviour a few months back and a reinstall fixed it.

[Niall]

What I do on a fresh install is install all add ons I use, put in passwords, etc, then set it to private browsing. That way it keeps my passwords and doesn't keep cookies at all. I feel much safer knowing I hold no cookies in my browser.

[pctech]

Provided you purge them regularly cookies are not a problem, I really don't understand at all why people get so worked up about them.

[Niall]

The only reason I block them is on an old counterstrike clans website, their stats always showed where you've come from and I prefer no one to know what I do, even though I'll be coming from the BBC homepage as that's my homepage in firefox