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The file '''cookies.txt''' is used in Firefox 2 or below and in Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey 1.x for storing [[cookies]], which are lines of plain-text stored and retrieved by websites you visit. | The file '''cookies.txt''' is used in Firefox 2 or below and in Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey 1.x for storing [[cookies]], which are lines of plain-text stored and retrieved by websites you visit. | ||
Starting in SeaMonkey 2 and | Starting in SeaMonkey 2 and Firefox 3, cookies are stored in the database file [[cookies.sqlite]]. In converted profiles, the information stored in cookies.txt (if present) is migrated to cookies.sqlite and the older file is kept in the profile folder for backward compatibility. [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230933] | ||
==Editing== | ==Editing== |
Revision as of 22:48, 14 April 2009
The file cookies.txt is used in Firefox 2 or below and in Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey 1.x for storing cookies, which are lines of plain-text stored and retrieved by websites you visit.
Starting in SeaMonkey 2 and Firefox 3, cookies are stored in the database file cookies.sqlite. In converted profiles, the information stored in cookies.txt (if present) is migrated to cookies.sqlite and the older file is kept in the profile folder for backward compatibility. [1]
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 bug reports
- Bug 149544 - Protect/lock cookies from USER/PROGRAM deletion (i.e. "Remove all cookies")
- Bug 230933 - move cookies to mozstorage
- Bug 257288 - read-only profile files (cookies, bookmarks, etc) not respected, results in data loss
- Bug 297313 - multiple cookies files made in profile