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The file '''<tt>cookies.txt</tt>''' is found in your [[profile folder]]. It contains lines of plain-text called [[cookies]] which may be stored and retrieved by websites that you visit. | The file '''<tt>cookies.txt</tt>''' is found in your [[profile folder]]. It contains lines of plain-text called [[cookies]] which may be stored and retrieved by websites that you visit. | ||
==Editing== | |||
A typical line from the file might read (the spaces are tabs in the original file): | A typical line from the file might read (the spaces are tabs in the original file): | ||
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| The value of the cookie. | | The value of the cookie. | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Moving== | |||
This file can be moved to a different profile without any extra effort. | |||
==Deleting== | |||
Deleting cookies.txt will reset (clear) all your cookies. A new file will be created on start up or when the application first needs to write to the file. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Privacy and security]] | [[Category:Privacy and security]] | ||
[[Category:Profile contents (Firefox)]] | |||
[[Category:Profile contents (Mozilla Suite)]] |
Revision as of 02:33, 28 March 2006
The file cookies.txt is found in your profile folder. It contains lines of plain-text called cookies which may be stored and retrieved by websites that you visit.
Editing
A typical line from the file might read (the spaces are tabs in the original file):
- kb.mozillazine.org FALSE / FALSE 1146030396 wikiUserID 16993
The meaning of the above line is as follows:
kb.mozillazine.org | The name of the website (server) that stored the cookie. |
FALSE | Whether the cookie can be read by other machines at the same domain (mozillazine.org); in this case, no. |
/ | The directory path for which the cookie is relevant; in this case, / denotes the home directory (i.e., the URL http://kb.mozillazine.org/). |
FALSE | Whether the cookie requires a secure connection; in this case, no. |
1146030396 | The time at which the cookie will expire (the number of seconds since 12 a.m., January 1, 1970). |
wikiUserID | The name of the cookie. |
16993 | The value of the cookie. |
Moving
This file can be moved to a different profile without any extra effort.
Deleting
Deleting cookies.txt will reset (clear) all your cookies. A new file will be created on start up or when the application first needs to write to the file.