Firefox is not saving cookies of gmail and asking password on restart

abactuon · Nov 18, 2023

"So with below powershell code it will fix the gmail session logout issue ?"
It's necessary if

jk22 · Nov 19, 2023

abactuon said:
"So with below powershell code it will fix the gmail session logout issue ?"
It's necessary if
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Its already unchecked:

abactuon · Nov 20, 2023

Don't log out of your gmail or google account and everything should work as specified in the cookies.

jk22 · Nov 20, 2023

abactuon said:
Don't log out of your gmail or google account and everything should work as specified in the cookies.

I dont logout. All I do is to close firefox and when I open firefox it ask the password.

abactuon · Nov 21, 2023

I just checked it now.
No password is requested.

I don't know why it's not working for you.
Try installing firefox again with a new profile.
Or save your password in firefox password manager, it's easy to double-click the mouse button.

But maybe you meant

jk22 · Nov 21, 2023

abactuon said:
I just checked it now.
No password is requested.

I don't know why it's not working for you.
Try installing firefox again with a new profile.
Or save your password in firefox password manager, it's easy to double-click the mouse button.

But maybe you meant
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I dont have profile nor I cant resintall the firefox because of website history.

Moreover, I dont meant for primary password.

Maybe due to security it ask for confirmation on mobile. Can we remove security for confirmation on mobile ?

johnlgalt · Nov 21, 2023

For one, all browsers have a profile - you're just using what is called the default profile.

For two, he meant to create a new profile to test if it keeps you logged in or not. If it does, it is something in your original profile.

If it does not, it is something else.

And once you're finished testing you can easily delete the new profile and keep using your original one.

I use multiple profiles in multiple browsers every day.

jk22 · Nov 22, 2023

johnlgalt said:
For one, all browsers have a profile - you're just using what is called the default profile.

For two, he meant to create a new profile to test if it keeps you logged in or not. If it does, it is something in your original profile.

If it does not, it is something else.

And once you're finished testing you can easily delete the new profile and keep using your original one.

I use multiple profiles in multiple browsers every day.

Worked. There was a profile issue. But with latest profile all bookmarks gone so I revert back to old default profile.

How to fix old default profile instead of the new profile ?

johnlgalt · Nov 22, 2023

Since you have the new profile, and it works, something weird in the old profile.

If you want to figure out the cause, you'll need to start setting up the new profile to be like the old. Cool trick with Firefox, though, is that you can set it to always ask which profile to use by editing the desktop shortcut as follows:

Normally, that section in green should say something similar to "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe". If it does (including the quotation marks), then you add --p (that is space then 2 dashes then the letter p - exactly like that).

If it is just C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe then add quotation marks to the beginning and end, then add the space, -, - and p.

That green section should look exactly as in the green box.

If you have Firefox pinned to the Windows taskbar, it is still a shortcut, and you can edit it right there to change the shortcut - just have to right click, and in the popuip menu right click again on Firefox (not on a URL or website).

Once that is done, when you run firefox from that shortcut (not from the start menu), you'll see something like this:

When you see this box, before you click anything, make sure the box in the green rectangle is unchecked. This is important to allow the use of multiple profiles simultaneously.

The names will be different for you depending upon what you named them, but at least one should be either Default User or just Default - that will be the original main profile. The second will be whatever you named your new profile.

The key here is that if you hold CTRL when clicking on this shortcut, it always opens this menu - even if Firefox is already running. And by doing that, you can run both profiles simultaneously, instead of having to close one profile, open the other, gather information, close that one, open the first one, and copy stuff. It allows you to easily add addons and such, and make the Firefox settings in both profiles identical, so you can figure out what the root issue is.

If you plan to go this route - don't change multiple settings or install multiple addons - have to do one setting at a time, and one addon at a time, in order to verify what the real cause is.

However, if you want to make things a little easier, I suggest that you instead copy your bookmarks from your old profile to your new profile so your new profile can use them.

From this link (starting right here, not from the top of the page): Recovering important data from an old profile | Firefox Help

What you want to do is open the profile folders for both profiles in separate explorer tabs (or windows). Then, after you have explorer windows with both profile folders showing, close all instances of Firefox.

From the tab / window with the old profile, copy the file named places.sqlite, and paste it into the tab / windows with the new profile. Don't do the favicons, those get easily downloaded again as you browse. Don't do the passwords, unless you are storing passwords in Firefox - and even then, don't do it, let us know here and we can link you to the right way to do those. Also, do not do permissions.sqlite, as that may be a direct cause of your issue with it auto-logging you out in the first place. Also, don't do search engines, autocompletet history, and especially not Security certificate. I highly recommend you also don't do cookies, because they might be what is causing your issue. Your autocomplete history can be, but there is really no need unless you use it reguarlly (multiple times a day) for obscure sites you don't know - it will also build itself back up automatically as you use hte profile.

So, bookmarks (places.sqlite) and personal dictionary (persdict.dat) should be more than enough.

I've done the above numerous times when rebuilding old profile info in a new profile, and it works perfectly fine. Having the profile manager is an extra step you only need if you plan to use multiple profiles in the future. whichever route you go, using the new one permanently or fixing the old one, once you have it way you want, the next time you run it from the shortcut, and see this:

Be sure to check that box and the profile manager will stop loading and start auto-loading the profile you plan to continue using when you select it.

HTH

jk22 · Nov 23, 2023

johnlgalt said:
Since you have the new profile, and it works, something weird in the old profile.

If you want to figure out the cause, you'll need to start setting up the new profile to be like the old. Cool trick with Firefox, though, is that you can set it to always ask which profile to use by editing the desktop shortcut as follows:

View attachment 78800

Normally, that section in green should say something similar to "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe". If it does (including the quotation marks), then you add --p (that is space then 2 dashes then the letter p - exactly like that).

If it is just C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe then add quotation marks to the beginning and end, then add the space, -, - and p.

That green section should look exactly as in the green box.

If you have Firefox pinned to the Windows taskbar, it is still a shortcut, and you can edit it right there to change the shortcut - just have to right click, and in the popuip menu right click again on Firefox (not on a URL or website).

Once that is done, when you run firefox from that shortcut (not from the start menu), you'll see something like this:

View attachment 78803

When you see this box, before you click anything, make sure the box in the green rectangle is unchecked. This is important to allow the use of multiple profiles simultaneously.

The names will be different for you depending upon what you named them, but at least one should be either Default User or just Default - that will be the original main profile. The second will be whatever you named your new profile.

The key here is that if you hold CTRL when clicking on this shortcut, it always opens this menu - even if Firefox is already running. And by doing that, you can run both profiles simultaneously, instead of having to close one profile, open the other, gather information, close that one, open the first one, and copy stuff. It allows you to easily add addons and such, and make the Firefox settings in both profiles identical, so you can figure out what the root issue is.

If you plan to go this route - don't change multiple settings or install multiple addons - have to do one setting at a time, and one addon at a time, in order to verify what the real cause is.

However, if you want to make things a little easier, I suggest that you instead copy your bookmarks from your old profile to your new profile so your new profile can use them.

From this link (starting right here, not from the top of the page): Recovering important data from an old profile | Firefox Help

What you want to do is open the profile folders for both profiles in separate explorer tabs (or windows). Then, after you have explorer windows with both profile folders showing, close all instances of Firefox.

From the tab / window with the old profile, copy the file named places.sqlite, and paste it into the tab / windows with the new profile. Don't do the favicons, those get easily downloaded again as you browse. Don't do the passwords, unless you are storing passwords in Firefox - and even then, don't do it, let us know here and we can link you to the right way to do those. Also, do not do permissions.sqlite, as that may be a direct cause of your issue with it auto-logging you out in the first place. Also, don't do search engines, autocompletet history, and especially not Security certificate. I highly recommend you also don't do cookies, because they might be what is causing your issue. Your autocomplete history can be, but there is really no need unless you use it reguarlly (multiple times a day) for obscure sites you don't know - it will also build itself back up automatically as you use hte profile.

So, bookmarks (places.sqlite) and personal dictionary (persdict.dat) should be more than enough.

I've done the above numerous times when rebuilding old profile info in a new profile, and it works perfectly fine. Having the profile manager is an extra step you only need if you plan to use multiple profiles in the future. whichever route you go, using the new one permanently or fixing the old one, once you have it way you want, the next time you run it from the shortcut, and see this:

View attachment 78803

Be sure to check that box and the profile manager will stop loading and start auto-loading the profile you plan to continue using when you select it.

HTH

You write alot. You may have blogging website too. lol Private Message me for some GIFTS.

Edit: Can we transfer browser history to other profile aswell like bookmarks ?

johnlgalt · Nov 23, 2023

jk22 said:
You write alot. You may have blogging website too. lol Private Message me for some GIFTS.

Actually, no, I don't have a blog. And I generally avoid PMing folks for GIFTS lol.

As for writing a lot - it's easier to give all the information in clear steps than to give partial information and wait on the other person to run into problems and then have to post back with problems and wait for answers.

jk22 said:
Edit: Can we transfer browser history to other profile aswell like bookmarks ?

From the link:

Your important data and their files

Bookmarks, Downloads and Browsing History

places.sqlite

This file contains all your Firefox bookmarks and lists of files you have downloaded and of websites you have previously visited. For more information, see Bookmarks in Firefox.

That one file places.sqlite has all of that info.

jk22 · Nov 23, 2023

johnlgalt said:
Actually, no, I don't have a blog. And I generally avoid PMing folks for GIFTS lol.

As for writing a lot - it's easier to give all the information in clear steps than to give partial information and wait on the other person to run into problems and then have to post back with problems and wait for answers.

From the link:

That one file places.sqlite has all of that info.

All set. Except favicons and extensions.

jk22 · Nov 28, 2023

johnlgalt said:
Actually, no, I don't have a blog. And I generally avoid PMing folks for GIFTS lol.

As for writing a lot - it's easier to give all the information in clear steps than to give partial information and wait on the other person to run into problems and then have to post back with problems and wait for answers.

From the link:

That one file places.sqlite has all of that info.

Any fix for favicons and extensions.