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Moliere · Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:22 pm Post subject: Log in not recognised

I have been having a lot of problems recently with websites suddenly not recognising my log-ins. It’s happening again and again on different sites, and it’s really annoying. I know it’s not my input error, so I can’t think what the problem is.
Is anyone else having similar problems, or do you have an idea why this might be happening?
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Marks · Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 2893 Location: Costa Blanca

Are you using Chrome? If so then unless you are logged in to your Google account then each time you restart all saved passwords etc are lost. This was a recent Chrome update and is a massive PITA.
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Moliere · Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:59 pm Post subject:

No, I use Firefox. But I'm having similar problems on Safari too.
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CSE · Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 4305 Location: Galicia

Some logins are stored in cookies. Like this with this one.*
Ensure your cookies have not been removed, that you allow the correct ones etc etc.
*The password etc are not saved in the web browser logins/password area.
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AndrewH · Joined: 12 Sep 2013 Posts: 1490 Location: Kefalonia, Greece

Same with Microsoft Edge. Drives one mad, when one is used to the convenience of stored details. I suppose it is a security matter and deliberate.
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Moliere · Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:15 pm Post subject:

Good idea, CSE, although I haven't cleared out any cookies for a long time; also the post was prompted (end-of-tether wise) by trying to log in to a service on my TV which I had previously set up on my iPad, so cookies wouldn't come into that one.

Still thinking . . .

Mols
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