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13. Well, I hope that sticks. I had no idea that Edge deleted cookies

Tue Aug 2, 2022, 01:01 PM

Aug 2022

unless it's some startup/quit thing with Edge. My wild guess is that browsers delete as little as possible unless they are privacy focused.

If you only have to do this ones, it's OK.

I *do* notice that almost always, if I have a problem, someone else has found it first.These might help.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/122619/edge-work-profile-keeps-losing-cookies-on-browser.html
Edge work profile keeps losing cookies on browser close

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftedge/forum/all/protecting-some-cookies-from-deletion-in-edge/b7e95b2d-5a31-468c-8932-ef68974de2bd
Protecting some cookies from deletion in Edge

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Am I the only one having to log in every time they open DU? [View all] rzemanfl Aug 2022 OP

Logging in cherokee56 Aug 2022 #1

Welcome to DU. RU using Microsoft Edge? n/t rzemanfl Aug 2022 #2

welcome to DU gopiscrap Aug 2022 #16

Several times a day underpants Aug 2022 #4

Do you snowybirdie Aug 2022 #6

Every time. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2022 #8

From the land of Firefox, an idea: usonian Aug 2022 #7

I have lost all kinds of stuff. Overdrive, Netflix, etc., etc. rzemanfl Aug 2022 #11

Well, I hope that sticks. I had no idea that Edge deleted cookies usonian Aug 2022 #13

I never let my browsers or phones remember my credentials. sdfernando Aug 2022 #12

I can't even get onto DU using Edge. rzemanfl Aug 2022 #17

The cookies started baking together nicely again last night. rzemanfl Aug 2022 #19

"cookies started baking"....LOL!! 👍. nt mitch96 Aug 2022 #20