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[Bobby]

Thanks, but where do I find the Manage Data button?

This is from my iMac, Firefox, Settings, Privacy and Security:

 

[harshness]

Thanks, but where do I find the Manage Data button?

Right underneath the Clear Data... button.

You can also type "Manage Data" into the search box at the top of any settings/preferences window.

 

[b4pjoe]

Thanks, but where do I find the Manage Data button?

I assume you are on windows...press the ALT button on your keyboard. A menu at the top left of firefox should now be showing. Click Tools===>Settings===> then in left column click on "Privacy & Security then scroll down until you see "Cookies and Site Data" with a button for "Manage Data". In the search bar of that window type in satelliteguys.us and it should show you that cookie so you can delete it.

 

[N6BY]

Thanks everyone for your help. On my Mac it is in the "Firefox" menu under "Preferences" then "Privacy and Security".

... I am surprised at how much storage that some of the cookies use. They range in size from 7.8 MB to 10 bytes. Satellite Guys is 958 KB.

 

[harshness]

I am surprised at how much storage that some of the cookies use.

It will get to be much greater than 8MB now that you're no longer purging all site data.

I currently have 48.9MB of Harbor Freight site data on one of my computers.

 

[N6BY]

It will get to be much greater than 8MB now that you're no longer purging all site data.

I currently have 48.9MB of Harbor Freight site data on one of my computers.

I searched for the directory location of the cookies on my Mac and only found the site caches but not the cookies.

I wanted to use a hex editor to see what was in the cookies. Maybe some have human readable information in them? I don't know. Just curious.

 

[b4pjoe]

I searched for the directory location of the cookies on my Mac and only found the site caches but not the cookies.

I wanted to use a hex editor to see what was in the cookies. Maybe some have human readable information in them? I don't know. Just curious.

On the mac they are stored in a SQL Lite database file named "cookies.sqlite-wal" located at:

Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/whatevertheprofileisnamed

You can open the file in a text editor like BB Edit and search for the cookie you are looking for. I searched for DIRECTV and found info such as this (not really useful):

 

[harshness]

I wanted to use a hex editor to see what was in the cookies. Maybe some have human readable information in them?

The format of cookies isn't standardized (or even particularly consistent). Cookies may also be hashed.

 

[N6BY]

The format of cookies isn't standardized (or even particularly consistent). Cookies may also be hashed.

I tried to open the file using "DB Browser for SQLite". It then showed a dialog asking for the password. Don't know what the password is.

 

[harshness]

Don't know what the password is.

SQLite doesn't support user authentication.

I suspect the cookies.sqlite file itself is owned by some other user. I think this is determined using File->Get Info on the Mac.

 

[N6BY]

According to their website, Firefox has implemented "Total Cookie Protection" : Firefox Cookie Protection

It makes sense that they would encrypt the cookie database.

 

[harshness]

Mozilla's "Total Cookie Protection" has nothing to do with encryption. It is uniquely about how Firefox responds to requests for third-party cookies.

If site A tries to fetch a cookie dropped by site B, Firefox won't give it up. This is much easier and more economical than hashing everything.

 

[b4pjoe]

I tried to open the file using "DB Browser for SQLite". It then showed a dialog asking for the password. Don't know what the password is.

You can edit the cookies like this:

To edit cookies in Firefox, you can use the Firefox developer console to access the Table Widget and edit the cookie values:

Right-click and select Inspect to open the developer console

Go to Storage and expand Cookies
Double-click inside a cell in the Table Widget to edit the value
To add a new cookie, click the Plus (+) button
To delete a cookie, use the context menu and select Delete <cookie name>.<domain>
To delete all cookies from a domain, use the context menu and select Delete All From <domain>

 

[N6BY]

You can edit the cookies like this:

To edit cookies in Firefox, you can use the Firefox developer console to access the Table Widget and edit the cookie values:

Right-click and select Inspect to open the developer console

Go to Storage and expand Cookies
Double-click inside a cell in the Table Widget to edit the value
To add a new cookie, click the Plus (+) button
To delete a cookie, use the context menu and select Delete <cookie name>.<domain>
To delete all cookies from a domain, use the context menu and select Delete All From <domain>

Thanks. I did that and it only shows the website that I am currently viewing. Is there a way to see the cookies from all of the sites I have visited without navigating to each one?

 

[b4pjoe]

Thanks. I did that and it only shows the website that I am currently viewing. Is there a way to see the cookies from all of the sites I have visited without navigating to each one?

Not via this method. Not sure if there is another way.

 

[harshness]

Is there a way to see the cookies from all of the sites I have visited without navigating to each one?

To do that, you'll need to run queries on the SQLite database. Cookies aren't intended for userland consumption.