Why does Zen Browser keep randomly deleting my logins, cookies, and LocalStorage? Is it because of updates? Is it because of Firefox? Or is it my fault?

It feels like something gets deleted every few days. But it’s not consistent or predictable I’m on the verge of switching back to a Chrome-based browser, at least when it comes to web development. I apparently store more stuff in LocalStorage than you’d think.

#zenbrowser #firefox #browser #webdev

@florenz Had the same with Librewolf. Was suspecting interference from Firefox. Couldn’t pinpoint it, though.

@nilsmielke Isn't this the default behaviour on Librewolf?

> Delete cookies and website data on close.

https://librewolf.net/docs/features/#privacy

LibreWolf Browser

A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom.

@florenz It also lost bookmarks and such on occasion. That cannot be intended behavior, I’d assume.

@florenz there is a thing where on an update zen (and others) will default you to a system profile which gets reset to scratch. There should be a way to set your default profile to a user profile which doesn't get touched.

I had to do this like a year ago and it was simple, but long enough ago that I don't remember the actual steps anymore.