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Firefox 10.0.2 doesn't delete cookies when Firefox is closed when selecting: Keep until: I close Firefox:

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From the Menu bar select + tools + options + privacy + use custom settings for history + Keep until: I close Firefox:

Firefox 10.0.2 doesn't delete cookies when Firefox is closed when selecting: Keep until: I close Firefox: Please advise Thanks :)

From the Menu bar select + tools + options + privacy + use custom settings for history + Keep until: I close Firefox: Firefox 10.0.2 doesn't delete cookies when Firefox is closed when selecting: Keep until: I close Firefox: Please advise Thanks :)

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I re-installed Firefox and the problem went away. Please note I have been updating Firefox on this PC since version 3.0 maybe it was time to re-install the 10.0.2 full install? Anyway it worked I'm happy.

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Hi Leobuilt,

You should look at the article How to fix preferences that won't save. It may be that Firefox can't write to the pref.js file.

Hopefully this helps!

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I re-installed Firefox and the problem went away. Please note I have been updating Firefox on this PC since version 3.0 maybe it was time to re-install the 10.0.2 full install? Anyway it worked I'm happy.

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If you change that cookie setting at a later time then only new cookies are affected and you need to remove already existing cookies yourself.

There are also extensions that add opt-out cookies that can't be removed as long as the extension is installed (enabled).