LibreWolf browser
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I decided to try LibreWolf browser. It has its points, though there are some peculiarities. I was unable to get it to clear history if I allowed it to save any. Whether from the History menu or by setting it to clear history automatically on exit, I could not get it to clear the history at all. Is there any way to do that, or is it simply hard-coded like that?
Also, I could not see any way to get it to default to blocking cookies. It will save cookies until I delete them, except for exceptions which I permitted it to keep. Is there any extension that can do such a default?
I did try disabling the extensions, but that did not help. -
LibreWolf is a nice browser with better presetings an a ad-blocker via add-on. But it's still only a Webbrowser, not more. It's just a Firefox-fork.
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Other browsers are able to clear saved history when instructed to do so, and are also able to have a cookie permission set as a default.
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@Streptococcus said in LibreWolf browser:
Other browsers are able to clear saved history when instructed to do so, and are also able to have a cookie permission set as a default.
I've been looking at LibreWolf myself for a little over a week.
According to the FAQ section on Session Restore,
https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#why-is-session-restore-not-working
LibreWolf deletes history on shutdown by default.
I changed the setting in Privacy & Security to remember history, since I've always liked to look back at the sites I've visited.As far as cookies, it looks like LibreWolf uses Enhanced Tracking Protection for handling cookies.
https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#what-is-enhanced-tracking-protection -
@AllanH
LibreWolf was not clearing history at all on shutdown if I allowed it to save any. It did not matter whether it was automatic or just voluntary, it would not clear it.
I am not sure exactly what it is doing with cookies. I now have two cookie managers to tell me what sites are setting cookies because I could not tell that.
Instead of using defaultPref, I find it easier to set up a user.js file with a bunch of userPrefs. The settings in user.js will be copied into prefs.js. -
@Streptococcus said in LibreWolf browser:
LibreWolf was not clearing history at all on shutdown if I allowed it to save any. It did not matter whether it was automatic or just voluntary, it would not clear it.
I did find at least one way to clear history.
I use the Portable version of LibreWolf.
I copied the Profiles folder to another drive.
I clicked on the "Clear History" button in the "Privacy & Security" settings.
The "Clear All History" dialog is displayed to allow selected items to be cleared.
Another way to display the "Clear All History" dialog is the Ctrl+Shift+Del shortcut.
With the "Time range to clear" at the top set to "Everything", I then selected "Browsing and download history" and clicked on the "Clear Now" button.
All of my History items since Dec. 8 were gone. -
@Streptococcus said in LibreWolf browser:
I decided to try LibreWolf browser. It has its points, though there are some peculiarities. I was unable to get it to clear history if I allowed it to save any. Whether from the History menu or by setting it to clear history automatically on exit, I could not get it to clear the history at all. Is there any way to do that, or is it simply hard-coded like that?
Also, I could not see any way to get it to default to blocking cookies. It will save cookies until I delete them, except for exceptions which I permitted it to keep. Is there any extension that can do such a default?
I did try disabling the extensions, but that did not help.Librewolf is good at pricacy !
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Since I liked it better than most of the other Gecko browsers, I decided to take another look at LibreWolf.
It's been updated to version 124.0.1-1.
My previous post was for clearing History manually while the browser is open.
Today, I was able to clear the History on exit.
I selected Settings, then Privacy & Security.
In the History secton, there is a Settings button.
Selecting it will display the options for the items to be cleared when LibreWolf is closed.
Enabling the option for "Browsing & download history" is what I needed to do for clearing History on exit. -
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@Philljones22
The history clearing problem was fixed a few updates ago.
For cookies, I do not see any default setting except for third-party cookies, and no way to make exceptions in Privacy & Security or in Webpages. -
@Streptococcus
I understand the settings in this browser much better now.
In Privacy & Security, there's a Cookies and Site Data section.
Select the "Manage Exceptions" button.
With this Exceptions List, you decide which Websites are always or never allowed to use cookies and site data.
Enter the Website address and choose from "Block", "Allow for Session" or "Allow".If you want to delete all cookies when LibreWolf is closed except for the ones you choose, that's the way I have all my browsers set up.
Enable the setting to "Delete cookies and site data when LibreWolf is closed".
The Exception List in my case only displays Websites with the "Allow" status. -
With this Exceptions List, you decide which Websites are always or never allowed to use cookies and site data.
Enter the Website address and choose from "Block", "Allow for Session" or "Allow".I see no way to set a default with LibreWolf. With 3 other browsers, I set a default to block cookies and make exceptions for those that I need. With LibreWolf and Safari, there is no way to do that. I have to allow them and then clear them out when the session ends.
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I see another anomaly in LibreWolf. It clears out my settings for uBlock Origin and my scripts for Violentmonkey when I update it. It might be destroying settings for other extensions as well. I have not checked all of them.
Why would updating a browser remove settings from its extensions? -
Update: Updating LibreWolf does clear out settings for any extension that needs settings.
The same thing happens with Waterfox.
