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==Where are cookies stored== | ==Where are cookies stored== | ||
Cookie information is stored in two files: <tt>cookies.txt</tt> and <tt>hostperm.1</tt> ( | Cookie information is stored in two files: <tt>cookies.txt</tt> and <tt>hostperm.1</tt>. (Older versions used <tt>cookperm.txt</tt> instead of <tt>hostperm.1</tt>.) Both of these files are located in your [[profile folder]]. | ||
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|valign="top"| < | |valign="top"| <tt>cookies.txt</tt> || Holds all of your cookies, including login information, session data, and preferences. | ||
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|valign="top"| < | |valign="top"| <tt>cookperm.txt</tt><br /><tt>hostperm.1</tt> || Holds preferences about which sites you allow or prohibit to set cookies, to display images, to open popup windows and to initiate extensions installation. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Import cookies|Importing Internet Explorer cookies into Firefox]] | * [[Import cookies|Importing Internet Explorer cookies into Firefox]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Websites report cookies are disabled when they're not]] | ||
Revision as of 05:39, 17 September 2005
Cookies are delicious delicacies. HTTP cookies are explained in Wikipedia.
Where are cookies stored
Cookie information is stored in two files: cookies.txt and hostperm.1. (Older versions used cookperm.txt instead of hostperm.1.) Both of these files are located in your profile folder.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| cookies.txt | Holds all of your cookies, including login information, session data, and preferences. |
| cookperm.txt hostperm.1 |
Holds preferences about which sites you allow or prohibit to set cookies, to display images, to open popup windows and to initiate extensions installation. |
