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How do I get back the toolbar "always remember password? only for this session? never?

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toomey
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Somehow I lost the drop down toolbar asking me to remember a password. When I go onto a site (ebay for example), I have to log on each and every time - I never used to do that

Somehow I lost the drop down toolbar asking me to remember a password. When I go onto a site (ebay for example), I have to log on each and every time - I never used to do that

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cor-el
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  • Websites remembering you and automatically log you in is stored in a cookie.
  • You need an allow cookie exception (Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions) to keep that cookie, especially for secure websites and if you let cookies expire when Firefox closes
  • Make sure that you do not use Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox to clear the "Cookies" and the "Site Preferences"

Clearing "Site Preferences" clears all cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and password exceptions.

  • You enter Private Browsing mode if you select: Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Never Remember History"
  • To see all History and Cookie settings, choose: Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
  • Uncheck: [ ] "Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session"