Questions tagged [cookies]
Small files sent by sites, used by web browsers, to keep your session or preferences for next time.
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How do I view, add or edit Cookies in Google Chrome?
I wish to view, add and edit the cookies of my google chrome. Can anyone suggest to me a way to do it?
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How can I clear cookies for a single site? [duplicate]
Sometimes a webapp breaks for whatever reason, and I need to clear my cookies in order to use it again. I wind up clearing all of my cookies, which is a pain, because I then have to log back in to all ...
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Why are websites suddenly asking me about cookies?
I have for a long time known that websites give me cookies so that small pieces of information can be remembered about my habits, passwords etc. I accept this, but all of a sudden they are asking for ...
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How to delete cookies for a specific site
I need a button or bookmarklet to delete the cookies from the current context. Clearing the cache would be another option.
Specifically, I am logged into too many Google sites and have multiple ...
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Disable ALL cookie warnings and hints
What might be an effective way to universally block or auto-accept common cookie warning banners before the web browser shows them to the user?
Eg. does a userscript (Greasefire/Tampermonkey) exist ...
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What do cookie warnings mean by "Legitimate Interest"?
I've had to decline/accept cookies for a while now. But something I've noticed on a handful of websites are now suggesting that the cookies have 'legitimate interest'? I have a legitimate interest in ...
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What do browsers do with expired cookies?
What do browsers do with expired cookies? I know that the app won't read them in, and I'm assuming the browser wouldn't send them, but are they purged from the file system with any regularity?
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Can I create a new session in another tab or window in Google Chrome? [duplicate]
I have multiple accounts on many of the same services. I would like a better way to manage my sessions.
A personal Gmail account, and one for work
A personal Amazon account, one for work
A personal ...
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Chrome cookies folder in Windows 7
Where does Google Chrome store its cookies when running on Windows 7?
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How does a website remember not to store cookies?
A popup on a website showed up, and asked me if I allowed the website to store preferences in cookies. By accident, I said "no". Refreshing/restarting does not bring the popup back.
Is there a ...
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How can I delete current session in Chrome?
I'm using Google Chrome and want to delete the current session data on the fly. I can do this on Firefox with the web developer extension, but Chrome doesn't seem to have the same option in their ...
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Delete specific cookies from Google Chrome?
How can I delete specific cookies from Google Chrome?
I have cookies from a website that recently got updated, and I need to clean up the existing cookies, but I don't want to delete any other ...
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How do I transfer / copy cookies from one browser to another or same browser from one machine to another?
How do I copy the cookies from one browser in one machine to another? I want to retain the "user details" that the site maintains...
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How do I use Firefox cookies with Wget?
wget --load-cookies will load cookies as a "textual file in the format originally used by Netscape's cookies.txt file". However, Firefox keeps its cookies in an SQLite database.
Is there a way to ...
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View Cookies in Mozilla Firefox
If you use Mozilla Firefox in the "never remember history" setting, how can one see which cookies are currently saved (and possibly delete specific ones)? The answer I've heard is to look in ...
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Browsing cookies during a Chrome incognito session?
It seems that when in an incognito session with Google Chrome, you can't directly view the cookies, since going to the preferences, the non-incognito Chrome session is focused, and the settings page ...
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How can youtube-dl download videos that require user authentication and 2FA? [closed]
When I try to download on of my private videos I get the following:
youtube-dl https://youtu.be/Q-xxxx-xxxx
[youtube] Q-xxxx-xxxx: Downloading webpage
[youtube] Q-xxxx-xxxx: Downloading video info ...
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Chrome "clear cookies on exit" feature does not work
I'd like to remove cookies when I close Chrome, but only for a certain site. Chrome can do this, or says it can, but it doesn't work. When I restart Chrome the cookie for the site is still there. I ...
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What is the fastest way to clear cache and cookies in Google Chrome?
The standard way (hamburger icon>Tools>Clear browsing data>Confirm) is slow, especially when you have to clear frequently during development. Currently, I hit F12 to bring up the Console, go to the ...
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How to block the annoying “Before you continue” popup on Google?
Before it was possible to use Google with cookies disabled, or with extension Cookie-AutoDelete or something similar.
For some weeks, this is gone. After each cookie deletion, I receive a popup that I ...
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Understand structure of Chrome User Profile data to Transfer to new PC/ OS & avoid Settings corruption Error?
Older answers are not working so I'm including things that may work in pieces.
Chrome Version: 44.0.2403.155 m - 44.0.2403.157 m
I used to be able to copy entire Chrome User Profile\Default from OS ...
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How do I auto-accept all website cookie warnings? [duplicate]
Every time I go to any website in the UK it asks me if I accept cookies or not.
Is there a way to disable this question and accept all cookies universally?
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How can I stop Gmail from keeping me logged in after I close the browser?
If I am logged into Gmail and I quit my browser, then reopen it, I expect to find that I am no longer logged in. This is the way it used to behave.
Now unless I explicitly log out, it brings me right ...
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Can Firefox be used with multiple Private Browsing sessions?
I have a need to use Firefox with multiple independent sessions, due to some websites with problematic path-dependent navigation. Firefox's "Private Browsing" option seems to allow multiple windows ...
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How to make Google Chrome forget a website
Whenever I visit a certain a website, Google chrome somehow still has the exact input I typed in to perform a search. Every time I go back to the website, it automatically executes that same original ...
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Where does Chrome store its cookie file?
AFAIK Google Chrome uses an SQLite file to save cookies. I've tried to locate this file under my Windows 7 but couldn't locate it.
I've found one file only, under C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Local\...
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How can I delete the old cookies in Chrome?
In Google Chrome, there's only an option to delete the newest cookies. I want to delete the oldest ones. How can I do that?
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Why aren't third-party cookies disabled by default?
I've been using Google Chrome with third-party cookies blocked for a while and never had any problem because of this. Is there a problem or limitation for the user to disable them? If not, why they're ...
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Login with Chrome to two different AWS accounts at the same time
I log in to AWS console often with two different accounts. Because of cookies, every time I log in to one account, it kicks me out from the other account. What are my options if I'd like to be able to ...
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Is it possible to block one cookie on a domain
Is it possible to block one cookie on a domain, without blocking all cookies on that domain? (I want to block the tracking cookies, without blocking the cookies that are required for functionality.) I'...
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Can the other programs on my PC access my Google account through web browsers' cookies?
I am curious whether it is possible for the other programs on my Windows 7 to access my Gmail, given I have already logged in my Google Account in Chrome (stable).
If no, by what and how are they ...
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View cookies : Keyboard shortcut? Extension?
While developing a web app, I need to check what cookies the site sent to browser (Chrome), so "Customize > Options > Under the hood > Content Settings > Cookies > Show cookies and other site data" is ...
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Easy way to access cookies in Chrome
To view specific cookies in Chrome, currently I have to:
Go to preferences
Click Under the Hood tab
Click Content Settings... button
Click Cookies tab (if it's not already active)
Click Show cookies ...
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What is the maximum size of a cookie, and how many can be stored in a browser for each web site?
I am learning about cookies, and I wonder about browser support:
For each domain/web site, how many cookies may be sent to a browser, and of what size?
If multiple cookies are sent and stored, does ...
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Using cookies with lynx
lynx -cfg=cfg.file $URL
this works with the following contents of the .cfg file:
SET_COOKIES:TRUE
ACCEPT_ALL_COOKIES:TRUE
PERSISTENT_COOKIES:TRUE
COOKIE_FILE:cookie.file
however, this ...
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How do I tell Firefox to only keep persistent cookies from sites I want?
Is there a way to tell Firefox to only keep persistent cookies from sites I want? I don't mind "session cookies" from all sites, but persistent cookies, I only want from a handful of sites to "keep ...
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Where does Firefox keep cookies?
Where does Firefox store my cookies on a windows 7 home machine?
I have looked in AppData but don't see any cookie or cache folder.
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Meaning of cookie icon in Google Chrome address bar
What is the meaning of the cookie with an red X mark icon in the Google Chrome address bar?
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Allow HTTPS cookies but not HTTP?
I want to allow cookies for a domain but only over HTTPS -- not cookies from the same domain that come from HTTP. For example, I don't want any http://www.google.com cookies, but I do want to allow ...
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Enable third-party cookies and site data for certain domains
I want example.com to be able to write and read third-party cookies and site data but no other domain may access any other domain's cookies and site data. It is only possible to globally enable/...
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How can I quickly clear cookies for a specific site using Safari for Mac?
I know I can "Reset Safari". I know I can go to Cookies from Preferences and search for a site's cookies and delete those. But is there a faster/easier way to just clear cookies for one site (...
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Can a Telnet server detect the client being used through the protocol?
While web browsers send, among other things, the User-Agent string, does the Telnet protocol have a similar method of determining anything about the client connecting to it? OS? Specific Telnet client?...
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Chrome 2023: How to delete specific cookies from a site?
I googled a lot and didn't find anything. All topics refer to old Chrome versions. For example also this one.
In the past it was possible to delete specific cookies on a site. Since couple of months ...
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Is there a browser that allows different instances that don't use the same cookie for the same site?
By default, all browser instances use the same cookie for the same site. Is there a browser that doesn't follow this?
Or is there a Firefox plugin that can "wear" different cookies for a specific ...
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Share the browser session (cookies, local storage) between computers
I need to transfer my Chrome session between 2 computers.
To export and import the cookies via Selenium you have to visit each website individually before you can set its cookies, and I want to avoid ...
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What is Google Chrome's block/allow pattern syntax?
I'm looking for documentation describing Google Chrome's glob/wildcard/pattern syntax used in block/allow lists for content settings.
If you're using Chrome, these settings pages are accessible via ...
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Delete cookies in Firefox after specific interval of time
Is there any Firefox addon which will delete my all cookies after specific interval of time.
I do not want to block any site's cookie; I just want all the cookies to be deleted after every 30 seconds ...
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Synchronize Cookies Between Browsers
Is there any way to share cookies between my browsers, so whatever I do on one browser also takes effect on the other one? (Chromium and Firefox)
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Folder location of Flash cookies on Windows Vista
What's the location of the folder that contains the Flash cookies on Windows Vista?
Flash cookies are also known as Local Shared Objects (LSO) and you can see what's been stored and remove them if ...
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Can chrome incognito mode access regular chrome cookies etc
I understand that Chrome incognito mode will not preserve cookies or any data for that browsing session, however, should it have access to cookies etc from the normal Chrome session going on during ...
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