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The file ''' | The file '''cookies.txt''' was 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, '''cookies.txt''' data is migrated to [[cookies.sqlite]]. [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230933] | |||
This format is obsolete. Please use [[cookies.sqlite]] instead. | |||
==Editing== | ==Editing== | ||
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| <tt>1146030396</tt> | | <tt>1146030396</tt> | ||
| The time at which the cookie will expire (the number of seconds since 12 a.m., January 1, 1970). | | The time at which the cookie will expire (the number of seconds since [[wikipedia:Unix time|12 a.m., January 1, 1970]]). | ||
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| <tt>wikiUserID</tt> | | <tt>wikiUserID</tt> | ||
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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 | ==Related bug reports== | ||
*[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=149544 Bug 149544 - Protect/lock cookies from USER/PROGRAM deletion (i.e. "Remove all cookies")] | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230933 Bug 230933 - move cookies to mozstorage] | |||
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257288 Bug 257288 - read-only profile files (cookies, bookmarks, etc) not respected, results in data loss] | *[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257288 Bug 257288 - read-only profile files (cookies, bookmarks, etc) not respected, results in data loss] | ||
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=297313 Bug 297313 - multiple cookies files made in profile] | *[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=297313 Bug 297313 - multiple cookies files made in profile] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Cookies]] | * [[Cookies]] | ||
* [[RSS cookies | * [[RSS cookies - Thunderbird]] | ||
* [[Websites report cookies are disabled when they're not]] | * [[Websites report cookies are disabled when they're not]] | ||
* [[Multiple cookies files created]] | |||
[[Category:Profile contents (Firefox)]] | [[Category:Profile contents (Firefox)]] | ||
[[Category:Profile contents (Thunderbird)]] | [[Category:Profile contents (Thunderbird)]] | ||
[[Category:Profile contents (Mozilla Suite)]] | [[Category:Profile contents (Mozilla Suite)]] |
Latest revision as of 10:04, 11 September 2017
The file cookies.txt was 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, cookies.txt data is migrated to cookies.sqlite. [1]
This format is obsolete. Please use cookies.sqlite instead.
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