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Small files sent by sites, used by web browsers, to keep your session or preferences for next time.

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Understand structure of Chrome User Profile data to Transfer to new PC/ OS & avoid Settings corruption Error?

Older answers are not working so I'm including things that may work in pieces. Chrome Version: 44.0.2403.155 m - 44.0.2403.157 m I used to be able to copy entire Chrome User Profile\Default from OS ...
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7 answers
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How do I tell Firefox to only keep persistent cookies from sites I want?

Is there a way to tell Firefox to only keep persistent cookies from sites I want? I don't mind "session cookies" from all sites, but persistent cookies, I only want from a handful of sites to "keep ...
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How do I transfer / copy cookies from one browser to another or same browser from one machine to another?

How do I copy the cookies from one browser in one machine to another? I want to retain the "user details" that the site maintains...
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How to delete cookies for a specific site

I need a button or bookmarklet to delete the cookies from the current context. Clearing the cache would be another option. Specifically, I am logged into too many Google sites and have multiple ...
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4 answers
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Chrome cookies folder in Windows 7

Where does Google Chrome store its cookies when running on Windows 7?
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2 answers
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Synchronize Cookies Between Browsers

Is there any way to share cookies between my browsers, so whatever I do on one browser also takes effect on the other one? (Chromium and Firefox)
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Delete all cookies except those from certain sites

With Chrome, how to delete all cookies except those from a custom list of whitelisted sites (e.g. google.com, stackoverflow.com, etc. to keep them logged in)? I know the "Clear browsing data"...
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Block cookies by name, not by site, in Firefox

Firefox allows blocking all cookies on a site-by-site level. This is OK for the most part. However, it does not help with blocking only Google Analytics cookies. The GA cookie names start with __ut. ...
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4 answers
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How to automaticaly delete all cookies BUT cookies from specific white-listed websites in Chrome?

Firefox has the ability to make all cookies session only with exceptions, so you can choose some websites to store cookies and all the other cookies are deleted when you quit Firefox. How can it be ...
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4 votes
4 answers
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Where are cookies of Firefox stored in windows?

Is there a place to check all the cookies so far?
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3 answers
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Wget a page that requires logging in

I’m trying to figure out a way to use Wget or a similar tool so that I can schedule a web page to be downloaded regularly as a sort of updating log. The problem is that the page requires that I be ...
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How do I view, add or edit Cookies in Google Chrome?

I wish to view, add and edit the cookies of my google chrome. Can anyone suggest to me a way to do it?
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262 votes
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How can I clear cookies for a single site? [duplicate]

Sometimes a webapp breaks for whatever reason, and I need to clear my cookies in order to use it again. I wind up clearing all of my cookies, which is a pain, because I then have to log back in to all ...
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Disable ALL cookie warnings and hints

What might be an effective way to universally block or auto-accept common cookie warning banners before the web browser shows them to the user? Eg. does a userscript (Greasefire/Tampermonkey) exist ...
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5 answers
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Can I create a new session in another tab or window in Google Chrome? [duplicate]

I have multiple accounts on many of the same services. I would like a better way to manage my sessions. A personal Gmail account, and one for work A personal Amazon account, one for work A personal ...
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