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Jack Gillis

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Sep 21, 2009, 7:29:15 AM9/21/09
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Where are the cookies for Firefox 3.5.2 stored on the hard disk?

Thank you.

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Jay Garcia

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Sep 21, 2009, 8:30:32 AM9/21/09
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On 21.09.2009 06:29, Jack Gillis wrote:

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> Where are the cookies for Firefox 3.5.2 stored on the hard disk?
>
> Thank you.

In your profile, the file signons.sqlite - non-editable file unless you
install the sqlite manager addon.

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Jay Garcia - Netscape/Flock Champion
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Netscape - Flock - Firefox - Thunderbird - Seamonkey Support

propman

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Sep 21, 2009, 11:10:26 AM9/21/09
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Jack Gillis wrote:
> Where are the cookies for Firefox 3.5.2 stored on the hard disk?
>
> Thank you.

In each user's profile directory (folder). Read "Locate your profile
folder" in the following link:

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information


....or you could install the Firefox add-on "Open Profile Folder 1.3.1"
which opens the current profile folder from "Tools" menu or a toolbar
button. Available at the following location:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/545


Jack Gillis

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Sep 21, 2009, 11:41:59 AM9/21/09
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OK, Thank you very much Jay.

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Alice Wyman

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Sep 21, 2009, 6:57:28 PM9/21/09
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Jack Gillis wrote:
> Where are the cookies for Firefox 3.5.2 stored on the hard disk?
>
> Thank you.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Cookies#Where_are_cookies_stored
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

Jack Gillis

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Sep 21, 2009, 7:17:09 PM9/21/09
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Thank you, Alice.

The two articles were very interesting

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Alan Baxter

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Sep 22, 2009, 1:29:19 AM9/22/09
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"Jack Gillis" <XXXXXX...@widomaker.com> wrote:
>Where are the cookies for Firefox 3.5.2 stored on the hard disk?

In the file named cookies.sqlite. It's in your profile folder.
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profiles#How_to_find_your_profile

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Jay Garcia

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Sep 22, 2009, 1:45:07 PM9/22/09
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On 21.09.2009 10:41, Jack Gillis wrote:

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> OK, Thank you very much Jay.
>
> "Jay Garcia" <J...@JayNOSPAMGarcia.com> wrote in message
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>> On 21.09.2009 06:29, Jack Gillis wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>> Where are the cookies for Firefox 3.5.2 stored on the hard disk?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> In your profile, the file signons.sqlite - non-editable file unless
>> you install the sqlite manager addon.
>>
>> --
>> Jay Garcia - Netscape/Flock Champion
>> www.ufaq.org
>> Netscape - Flock - Firefox - Thunderbird - Seamonkey Support
>

Sorry, it's "cookies.sqlite". For some reason I had "passwords" on my
mind - what's left of it. :-(

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John Doue

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Sep 23, 2009, 5:52:52 AM9/23/09
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Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 21.09.2009 06:29, Jack Gillis wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> Where are the cookies for Firefox 3.5.2 stored on the hard disk?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> In your profile, the file signons.sqlite - non-editable file unless you
> install the sqlite manager addon.
>

I took a look at that extension. It certainly is useful ... once you
understand how to use it. I must be dense, but being stumped by its
inferface (I expected at least a "file open" command to open a sqlite
database from my profile), could you point me to a page where basic
explanations are located? The Faq assumes you have understood its basic
operation, which I have not :-(

Regards
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John Doue

Ian

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Sep 23, 2009, 6:11:05 AM9/23/09
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Hi John,

It does have its own Menu bar within the Firefox tab that it is open in.

Use the "Database" menu and select "Connect Database"

or

From the drop down list to the right you can select from all sqlite
files in your profile directory.

I'm running FF 3.5.3 and SQLite Manager 0.5.1 on Fedora 11, at the
moment I get an error when trying to open cookies.sqlite. it reports
that its not an sqlite file.

Just installed 0.5.2b3 and now I get no error but it still does not open
the file.

Regards
Ian

propman

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Sep 23, 2009, 11:03:41 AM9/23/09
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FWIW....I receive the same error on my openSUSE 11.1 and XP FF 3.5.3
installs.


Fox on the run

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Oct 4, 2009, 8:01:37 PM10/4/09
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The later versions of Sqlite Manager will not open the sqlite files of
your current browsing profile. The files are locked. Sqlite Manager
allows you to delete entries, add entries, etc. That could be
disastrous to allow that on sqlite files currently in use by Firefox.
So your options are either to create a second profile in Firefox with
the sqlite manager add-on. Start FF with that profile and then you
will be able to open the sqlite files from the other profile (your
main profile if you wish). The other option is to install sqlite
manager as a stand alone XULRunner application. In that case you
don't need to create a second profile. Just exit out of Firefox and
start up the standalone sqlite manager application to examine your
sqlite files.

Understanding these sqlite files require you to first understand
databases in general, and then know the schema being used for each.
For places.sqlite for example, you can view the schema at
http://people.mozilla.org/~dietrich/places-erd.png
or my preferred reference for places.sqlite schema (I'm biased) is
https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/08/Places.sqlite.schema.pdf

JB

JB

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