Disappearing Cookies - Page 2

JWBear · 03-25-2009, 02:58 PM

Give it time.

BarTopDancer · 03-25-2009, 03:12 PM

Reinstalled FF, still no luck

DreadPirateRoberts · 03-25-2009, 03:25 PM

I'm sorry you lost your cookies.

Pirate Bill · 03-25-2009, 05:18 PM

Try renaming the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Mozilla

Name it something like Mozilla_backup. (Be sure to close Firefox and any other Mozilla product (like Thunderbird) that you may have open.) Then launch Firefox again. See if that helps.

My thinking is that there's a corrupt file in there that wasn't cleared out when you uninstalled/reinstalled. Firefox will recreate all the files in the Mozilla folder if it doesn't find one.

BarTopDancer · 03-25-2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pirate Bill

Try renaming the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Mozilla

Name it something like Mozilla_backup. (Be sure to close Firefox and any other Mozilla product (like Thunderbird) that you may have open.) Then launch Firefox again. See if that helps.

My thinking is that there's a corrupt file in there that wasn't cleared out when you uninstalled/reinstalled. Firefox will recreate all the files in the Mozilla folder if it doesn't find one.

I did some research and it sounds like the cookie.txt file and cookies.sqlite were corrupted. I ended up doing a fresh install of FF. Not ideal, but it fixed the issue.

Thank you to those who offered actual help.

I'll now go enjoy my girl scout cookies. Neener.

Kevy Baby · 03-25-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

I'm sorry you lost your cookies.

Better than tossing 'em

BarTopDancer · 05-14-2009, 08:30 AM

AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

This is happening again. The only fix I can find still is the renmaing of the files, which isn't working. I really don't want to reinstall FF.

Pirate Bill · 05-14-2009, 09:48 AM

Have you tried my suggestion from post #13?

BarTopDancer · 05-14-2009, 10:01 AM

Yes, and it did exactly what reinstalling FF did. Deleted all my bookmarks and settings. I copied over my bookmarks folder and it didn't pick them up.

I was hoping to avoid losing everything again.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-14-2009, 10:04 AM

re: bookmarks, you can always go into Organize Bookmarks and click "Import and Backup" to re-import any bookmark folder you've made a copy of.

03-25-2009, 02:58 PM	#1
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Pirate Bill Quality since 1973 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 473	Try renaming the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Mozilla Name it something like Mozilla_backup. (Be sure to close Firefox and any other Mozilla product (like Thunderbird) that you may have open.) Then launch Firefox again. See if that helps. My thinking is that there's a corrupt file in there that wasn't cleared out when you uninstalled/reinstalled. Firefox will recreate all the files in the Mozilla folder if it doesn't find one.
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05-14-2009, 08:30 AM	#7
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! This is happening again. The only fix I can find still is the renmaing of the files, which isn't working. I really don't want to reinstall FF. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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05-14-2009, 09:48 AM	#8
Pirate Bill Quality since 1973 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 473	Have you tried my suggestion from post #13?
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05-14-2009, 10:01 AM	#9
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Yes, and it did exactly what reinstalling FF did. Deleted all my bookmarks and settings. I copied over my bookmarks folder and it didn't pick them up. I was hoping to avoid losing everything again. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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05-14-2009, 10:04 AM	#10
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	re: bookmarks, you can always go into Organize Bookmarks and click "Import and Backup" to re-import any bookmark folder you've made a copy of. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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