I like browser cookies but they can be abused. I love the useful ones that keep me logged into my favourite sites, e.g. my blog, Google, eBay, IceTV and Last.fm to name a few. All the other cookies I can live without and they’re not really doing anything for me, so I often get the urge to clear them out. However, I rarely do this because it’s a bit of a chore to log back into all my favourite sites. So the cookies sit there going stale, using up memory, tracking my visits, serving me ads, etc.
So I thought “I wonder if there’s a way to make Firefox clear all cookies except certain ones I deem perpetual.” I looked for extensions, played around in about:config and found nothing.
But do not despair, dear reader! For the answer to this conundrum lies hidden away within Firefox itself. And it’s so damned easy to set up, it’s ridiculous. Here is the sonewhat over-detailed solution for an older version of Firefox but it still looks roughly the same. Basically, it does “Clear all cookies when I quit, except these ones” which is exactly what I want. I’ve been using it for weeks and I’m loving it. Note that if you clear your cookies manually using the “Clear Private Data” tool, this still wipes all cookies.
Try Opera… the ability to control content (cookies, java/javascript, images, etc. etc.) has been there for years.
Firefox can do what I want now.