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

johnlgalt · Nov 9, 2023

Another user in another thread was having a similar issue- having set the browser to not delete cookies but delete history, and all logins were being required once cleared.

Toggle that internet cache feature off in CCLeaner and see if it remains.

Or, better yet, actually log in to GMail every time - it's more secure to do it that way anyway.

jk22 · Nov 11, 2023

johnlgalt said:
Another user in another thread was having a similar issue- having set the browser to not delete cookies but delete history, and all logins were being required once cleared.

Toggle that internet cache feature off in CCLeaner and see if it remains.

Or, better yet, actually log in to GMail every time - it's more secure to do it that way anyway.

I dont clean through ccleaner or from browser daily. So if I do uncheck cache it wont work either as I dont clean every day.

TairikuOkami · Nov 11, 2023

Try to use portable Firefox temporarily to see, if the problem persists there to eliminate the browser as the cause.

abactuon · Nov 11, 2023

Until you log out of your google account, cookies should work for a set amount of time

.google.com

Created:"Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:50:11 GMT"
Domain:".google.com"
Expires / Max-Age:"Tue, 12 Dec 2023 03:36:25 GMT"

mail.google.com

Created:"Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:14:10 GMT"
Domain:"mail.google.com"
Expires / Max-Age:"Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:13:44 GMT"
Last Accessed:"Sun, 12 Nov 2023 03:39:36 GMT"

You can put them in exclusions

Code:

New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "1" -Type String -Value https://accounts.google.com
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "2" -Type String -Value "https://mail.google.com"

I always log out of my account, but give it a try.

jk22 · Nov 15, 2023

TairikuOkami said:
Try to use portable Firefox temporarily to see, if the problem persists there to eliminate the browser as the cause.

Samething happened.

jk22 · Nov 15, 2023

abactuon said:
Until you log out of your google account, cookies should work for a set amount of time

.google.com

Created:"Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:50:11 GMT"
Domain:".google.com"
Expires / Max-Age:"Tue, 12 Dec 2023 03:36:25 GMT"

mail.google.com

Created:"Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:14:10 GMT"
Domain:"mail.google.com"
Expires / Max-Age:"Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:13:44 GMT"
Last Accessed:"Sun, 12 Nov 2023 03:39:36 GMT"

You can put them in exclusions

Code:

New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "1" -Type String -Value https://accounts.google.com Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "2" -Type String -Value "https://mail.google.com"

I always log out of my account, but give it a try.

Where to add those exclusions ?

antspants · Nov 15, 2023

jk22 said:
Where to add those exclusions ?

Looks like a batch file maybe?

jk22 · Nov 15, 2023

antspants said:
Looks like a batch file maybe?

Not a good idea ?

antspants · Nov 15, 2023

jk22 said:
Not a good idea ?

I’m sure it’s just fine. It is just adding reg entries into your registry. From the looks, you just need to save it as a .bat
If it doesn’t work, just find the entries in the bat file , in regedit and delete them.

johnlgalt · Nov 15, 2023

Really wish people posting help here would do so in a manner that anyone reading the thread can follow through with 0 knowledge.

That is PS code, not batch code.

antspants · Nov 15, 2023

johnlgalt said:
Really wish people posting help here would do so in a manner that anyone reading the thread can follow through with 0 knowledge.

That is PS code, not batch code.

My mistake. And PS being Powershell.

johnlgalt · Nov 15, 2023

Oops - yeah, PowerShell. Not your mistake, you did say it looks like.

But the Codebox function built in to the forum software allows the poster to select the type of code being shared, so it is less confusing.

Powershell:

New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "1" -Type String -Value https://accounts.google.com
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "2" -Type String -Value "https://mail.google.com"

Notice how it clearly says it is Powershell now, and has color coded the commands.

There are multiple code types that are selectable from the codebox, simply by clicking where it says General code after it opens:

That is what I was referring to - if the correct format is used it looks a lot nicer, and is clear what exactly is being displayed.

See my cleanup script thread also - the codebox there is set to Batch.

antspants · Nov 15, 2023

johnlgalt said:
Oops - yeah, PowerShell. Not your mistake, you did say it looks like.

But the Codebox function built in to the forum software allows the poster to select the type of code being shared, so it is less confusing.

Powershell:

New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "1" -Type String -Value https://accounts.google.com Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "2" -Type String -Value "https://mail.google.com"

Notice how it clearly says it is Powershell now, and has color coded the commands.

There are multiple code types that are selectable from the codebox, simply by clicking where it says General code after it opens:

View attachment 77904

That is what I was referring to - if the correct format is used it looks a lot nicer, and is clear what exactly is being displayed.

See my cleanup script thread also - the codebox there is set to Batch.

Absolutely, thanks for the tip!

I’ll admit, my noobiness looks at some posts and I have no idea how to implement what’s been offered.

antspants · Nov 15, 2023

When I say “some posts” I mean many.

@jk22 note that it is not a batch file as I suggested, it is to be entered into powershell. My mistake sorry.

johnlgalt · Nov 15, 2023

antspants said:
Absolutely, thanks for the tip!
I’ll admit, my noobiness looks at some posts and I have no idea how to implement what’s been offered.

Again, none of that was directed at you, man. You were simply trying to help - the op with that code is the issue here.

jk22 · Nov 17, 2023

antspants said:
When I say “some posts” I mean many.

@jk22 note that it is not a batch file as I suggested, it is to be entered into powershell. My mistake sorry.

Well I dont want to do with batch file etc. I just want to fix it manually.

johnlgalt said:
Again, none of that was directed at you, man. You were simply trying to help - the op with that code is the issue here.

Yes because I want to fix it manually.

antspants · Nov 17, 2023

jk22 said:
Well I dont want to do with batch file etc. I just want to fix it manually.

Yes because I want to fix it manually.

Read the comments afterward. It isn’a batch, they’re Powershell commands, which s basically fixing in manually. You could create the strings yourself in regedit, but why would you bother, it’s the same result.

jk22 · Nov 17, 2023

antspants said:
Read the comments afterward. It isn’a batch, they’re Powershell commands, which s basically fixing in manually. You could create the strings yourself in regedit, but why would you bother, it’s the same result.

So with below powershell code it will fix the gmail session logout issue ?

New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "1" -Type String -Value Sign in - Google Accounts
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "2" -Type String -Value "https://mail.google.com"

antspants · Nov 17, 2023

jk22 said:
So with below powershell code it will fix the gmail session logout issue ?

New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "1" -Type String -Value Sign in - Google Accounts
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies\Allow" -Name "2" -Type String -Value "https://mail.google.com"

I don’t know, sorry mate. You would have to ask @abactuon who provided them.

jk22 · Nov 18, 2023

antspants said:
I don’t know, sorry mate. You would have to ask @abactuon who provided them.

Lets wait for someone who can fix it manually.

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