Enable Cookies in Firefox

A cookie, also known as a web cookie, browser cookie, or HTTP cookie, is a piece of text stored by a user's web browser. A cookie can be used for authentication, storing site preferences, shopping cart contents, the identifier for a server-based session, or anything else that can be accomplished through storing text data. To enable cookies in Firefox, just follow these easy steps.

Steps

Enabling Cookies in Firefox 4.0 and Up

  1. Open your Firebox browser.
  2. Click the Firefox button at the top left of the browser window.
  3. Click "Options." It's the second option from the bottom of the right part of the drop-down menu. This will open up a new Options window.
  4. Click "Privacy Settings." It'll be in the fourth option from the right at the top of the Options toolbar.
  5. Set "Firefox will..." to "Remember history" if you want to enable all cookies. Click "OK" when you're done.
  6. Set "Firefox will..." to "Use Custom settings for history" if you want to customize the settings of your cookies. Search through the options and click on the things that you want Firefox to remember, such as your download history or browsing history.
    • If you'd like to make exceptions, click "Exceptions" and then type in a website for which you'd like to always or never enable a cookie. When you're done, click "Allow," then "Close," and then "OK."

Enabling Cookies in Firefox 3.5

  1. Open your Firefox browser.
  2. Click on the Tools menu. It's the second option from the right at the top of the toolbar.
  3. Click "Options." It's the last choice on the drop-down menu.
  4. Select "Privacy."
  5. Confirm that "Remember history" is the chosen option in "Firefox will..."
  6. Click "OK."
  7. If you want to set some restrictions to your cookies, set "Firefox will" to "Use Custom settings for history." Unclick "Allow cookies from sites." Then click "Exceptions..." and type the name of the website you'd like to always or never restrict.
    • When you're done, click "Allow," "Close," and then "OK."

Enabling Cookies in Firefox 3.0

  1. Open your Firefox browser.
  2. Click on the Tools Menu.
  3. Click on "Options." It's the first item at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
  4. Select "Privacy Settings." It's the third option from the top right.
  5. If you want no restrictions, tick "Accept cookies from sites."
  6. Set "Keep until" to "they expire." Click "OK" when you're done.
  7. If you want to set some restrictions, unclick "Accept cookies from sites." Then, click "Exceptions..." and in the "Address for the web site" option, type in the website for which you'd like to always or never use cookies.
    • Then click "Allow," "Close," and then "OK."



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