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The file '''<tt>cookies.txt</tt>''' | The file '''<tt>cookies.txt</tt>''' contains lines of plain-text called "[[cookies]]" which may be stored and retrieved by websites that you visit. | ||
==Editing== | ==Editing== | ||
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==Deleting== | ==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. | 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. | ||
==Related bugs== | |||
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149544 Bug 149544 - Protect/lock cookies from USER/PROGRAM deletion (i.e. "Remove all cookies")] | |||
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257288 Bug 257288 - read-only cookies file not respected, results in data loss] | |||
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=297313 Bug 297313 - multiple cookies files made in profile] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Cookies]] | * [[Cookies]] | ||
* [[RSS cookies (Thunderbird)]] | * [[RSS cookies (Thunderbird)]] | ||
* [[Websites report cookies are disabled when they're not]] | |||
[[Category:Privacy and security]] | [[Category:Privacy and security]] | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 28 March 2006
The file cookies.txt 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.
Related bugs
- Bug 149544 - Protect/lock cookies from USER/PROGRAM deletion (i.e. "Remove all cookies")
- Bug 257288 - read-only cookies file not respected, results in data loss
- Bug 297313 - multiple cookies files made in profile
