Note: Cookies are enabled by default in Firefox. Instructions provided below use Firefox 44.0.2.

To check or change your settings:

  • Click the menu button New Fx Menu in the top right corner and choose Options.

  • Select the Privacy panel to the left, click the "Remember history" dropdown menu.
         
  • Select "Firefox will:' to 'Use custom settings for history."
         
  • Check mark 'Accept cookies from sites' to enable Cookies and uncheck it to disable them.

         

          Note: If you are troubleshooting problems with cookies, make sure 'Accept third party cookies' is also check marked.'

  • You can also choose how long cookies are allowed to be stored:
    • Keep until: 'they expire:' Each cookie will be removed when it reaches its expiration date, which is set by the site that sent the cookie.

    • Keep until: 'I close Firefox:' The cookies that are stored on your computer will be removed when Firefox is closed.