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usonian

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8. Question for DU'ers. Are you somehow clearing cookies?

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:57 PM

Mar 10

I only do it on purpose, with the History menu or with an app.

Logins are stored in browser cookies. That is the only way I have had to log back in, by clearing them.

Do you have some privacy app or anti-virus or setting that is doing so behind your back?

I have never seen browser "updates" clear cookies.

Just my two cents' worth from someone who stays logged in for months at a time.

Even when I turn on a VPN, if I recall correctly.

Advanced users should try using the GhostText extension, but it takes some computer savvy to install. It keeps a mirror of your typing in a text editor, and the text editor never loses data, even when the network jams and you lose the text in the text box in the browser. I have gotten it to work with Firefox, Safari and Opera.

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I'm I the only one having to sign in every few days? [View all] Faux pas Mar 10 OP

No, you're not! Me too! Why is that? CTyankee Mar 10 #1

I have no clue Faux pas Mar 10 #4

I had just finished my latest thread on the Guthrie kidnapping gab13by13 Mar 10 #2

That's more frustrating than just Faux pas Mar 10 #5

Definitely bamagal62 Mar 10 #3

We need to know why!!!!!! Faux pas Mar 10 #6

I never sign out. bamagal62 Mar 10 #9

I never sign out either. Faux pas Mar 10 #13

I never sign out in the past 18 years or so. Never a problem. SheilaAnn Mar 10 #7

I never sign out either. Faux pas Mar 10 #14

Question for DU'ers. Are you somehow clearing cookies? usonian Mar 10 #8

No SocialDemocrat61 Mar 10 #10

Happened to me also Trueblue1968 Mar 10 #11

I thought it was just me... It's happened about 4x .nt mitch96 Mar 10 #12