Problem with settings

[Limiker]

how to disable the Delete cookies and website data feature when I close Tor Browser if it is blocked for me

[thorin]

You can’t [edit: technically you can but I am not going to help people compromise Tor Browser’s anonymity and privacy]. Tor Browser starts in Private Browsing mode, and site data (cookies, localStorage, indexedDB, window.cache, etc) are not engineered even with Firefox to be retained when the session ends (i.e you close the browser, and/or in TB you get a new ID)

[Limiker]

Okay, thanks for the answer

[WofWca]

@thorin

You can’t.

I don’t think so. It’s possible (but remember that it breaks your anonymity, and you might actually forget to change the settings back when you need it).

(unsafe) Instructions

1. Go to Settings → “Privacy & Security”.
2. Disable “Always use private browsing mode”.
3. Disable “Clear history when Tor Browser closes”.
4. Disable “Delete cookies and site data when Tor Browser is closed”.

I just tried it and my website session did persist.

Related issue: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/41078

[thorin]

You can’t [edit: technically you can but I am not going to help people compromise Tor Browser’s anonymity and privacy]

there, I edited it. I know what can be done, been modifying gecko for 20 years

It’s possible to

please don’t help people undermine Tor Browser’s integrity