Cookies - Data that websites store on your calculator

This article describes what "cookies" are, how websites use them, and how you can manage the cookies that Firefox stores.

A cookie is information stored on your computer by a website yous visit. In some browsers, each cookie is a modest file but in Firefox, all cookies are stored in a unmarried file, located in the Firefox profile folder.

Cookies often store your settings for a website, such every bit your login status and preferred language or location. When you render to the site, Firefox sends back the cookies that vest to the site. This allows yous to stay logged in to a website and allows the site to present you with information customized to fit your needs.

Cookies can shop a broad range of information, including personally identifiable information (such as your name, habitation address, electronic mail accost, or telephone number). All the same, this information can only be stored if you lot provide it - websites cannot proceeds access to data you didn't provide to them, and they can't access other files on your reckoner.

By default, the activities of storing and sending cookies are invisible to you. However, y'all can change your Firefox settings to allow you to approve or deny cookie storage requests, delete stored cookies automatically when you close Firefox, and more than.

You can access your Firefox Options Preferences Settings to manage cookies as follows:

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and select . Click the menu push Fx57Menu and select . Click the menu push Fx89menuButton and select .

  2. Select the panel.

Cookie settings are under Enhanced Tracking Protection and Cookies and Site Data.

For instructions on how to manage cookie settings for sure tasks, see:

  • Clear cookies and site data in Firefox: How to remove cookies that have already been stored by websites.
  • Cake websites from storing cookies and site information in Firefox: How to block certain websites from storing cookies.
  • Third-party cookies and Firefox tracking protection: How to block websites other than the one you're currently visiting from storing cookies.

Troubleshooting cookies

If you are having a trouble with Firefox that involves cookies, see:

  • Websites say cookies are blocked - Unblock them
  • Fix login bug on websites that require a username and password

These fine people helped write this article:

AliceWyman, Tonnes, nfrover, Michael Verdi, scoobidiver, John99, Swarnava Sengupta, William Qin, adampeebleswrites, Joni, Sayantan

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