FireFox: keep only certain cookies

[jslater25]

Okay, until last week when my network admin screwed up my windows profile everything was fine.

My old Firefox profile would let me save certain cookies (Google for example, so I wouldn't have to change preferences each time). I typically have Firefox set to delete all cookies when I close Firefox. I do try to keep a few exceptions like Google, Yahoo, and a few others.

Each time I open Firefox, I am forced to reset my preferences for Google, which means the cookie isn't being saved. I tried an extension called CookieSafe, but it hasn't changed anything.

Any suggestions?

[jslater25]

I managed to figure it out. Turns out that Firefox has some settings that override its other settings.

I went into Firefox's Tools menu -> Options -> Privacy button -> Cookies tab. I had checked the "allow sites to set Cookies", set exceptions (Exceptions button), and told Firefox to "Keep Cookies until I close Firefox". Also on that same tab is a button for Settings (The Clear Private Data tool). On this I had checked the Cookies option. Apparently this overrides any Exceptions that were set.

Once I unchecked Cookies on the Clear Private Data tool, I now keep any cookies set in Exceptions.

[poppy4]

I have mine set to 'prompt' on every cookie request, and it saves those I want, even upon closing FFox.
Perhaps you need to disable deleting cookies on closing FFox?
edit: Glad you got it settled.