Can't modify website settings anymore?
Being privacy-minded, I've messed with my about:config preferences a bit at the behest of some internet articles. After doing this on both Firefox and SeaMonkey, I noticed that I can no longer edit my settings on a certain website I visit daily. Before, I could check and uncheck the boxes that made up their settings and set a custom CSS, but now the [save settings] button that used to be there is gone so I can't change any of my settings, as such they remain static. I believe this website doesn't use cookies but localstorage. Below are my Important Modified Preferences as shown on the browser about:support page:
browser.cache.disk.capacity 358400 browser.cache.disk.filesystem_reported 1 browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value 358400 browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run false browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max false browser.cache.offline.enable false browser.display.use_document_fonts 0 browser.download.importedFromSqlite true browser.download.manager.retention 1 browser.fixup.alternate.enabled false browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion 4 browser.search.useDBForOrder true browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone rv:48.0 browser.tabs.autoHide false browser.tabs.closeButtons 4 dom.apps.reset-permissions true dom.battery.enabled false dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled false dom.indexedDB.enabled false extensions.lastAppVersion 2.45a1 keyword.URL https://searx.me/?q= media.peerconnection.enabled false media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only true media.peerconnection.identity.timeout 1 media.peerconnection.turn.disable true media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers false media.peerconnection.video.enabled false network.cookie.cookieBehavior 1 network.cookie.prefsMigrated true network.dns.disablePrefetch true network.http.sendRefererHeader 0 network.http.speculative-parallel-limit 0 network.prefetch-next false places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages 104858 plugin.importedState true plugin.state.npgoogleupdate 0 plugin.state.npttplugin 0 privacy.donottrackheader.enabled true privacy.popups.remove_blacklist false privacy.trackingprotection.enabled true privacy.warn_tracking_content false security.warn_mixed_active_content false security.warn_mixed_display_content false services.sync.declinedEngines services.sync.engine.greasemonkey false ui.osk.debug.keyboardDisplayReason IKPOS: Touch screen not found. webgl.disabled true
Thanks in advance.
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Firefox_and_Seamonkey_for_Life said
I was hoping for someone having encountered a similar issue and having already resolved it by trial-and-error so I wouldn't have to start from scratch anew to try to isolate the cause.
Each site is different so your guess is probably better than ours!
Cookie permissions govern a site's access to local storage as well as cookies. Have you already tested with third party cookies allowed to see whether that makes any difference on this site?
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Disabling the referrer can cause issues, so make sure you understand what prefs are about when you make changes.
- network.http.sendRefererHeader 0 (default is 2)
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/network.http.sendRefererHeader
Best is to leave all prefs at their default value. I also see prefs like keyword.URL and security.warn prefs that are no longer supported.
Disabling indexedDB (dom.indexedDB.enabled) or DOM storage (dom.storage.enabled) in general is also not a good idea.
Delete possible user.js and numbered prefs-##.js files and rename/remove the prefs.js file to reset all prefs to the default value including prefs set via user.js and prefs that are no longer supported in current Firefox releases.
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I was hoping for someone having encountered a similar issue and having already resolved it by trial-and-error so I wouldn't have to start from scratch anew to try to isolate the cause. Thank you for the prompt, polite answer anyways. I should close it now?
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Firefox_and_Seamonkey_for_Life said
I was hoping for someone having encountered a similar issue and having already resolved it by trial-and-error so I wouldn't have to start from scratch anew to try to isolate the cause.
Each site is different so your guess is probably better than ours!
Cookie permissions govern a site's access to local storage as well as cookies. Have you already tested with third party cookies allowed to see whether that makes any difference on this site?
I can't say I have, no. I did try to figure out the suspect preference(s) by writing down and comparing what my difference instances of Firefox/SeaMonkey had in common across different PCs though but couldn't find it. I ended up being able to change the website's settings by entering safe mode, very handy. Thank you all for your friendly answers, I'll be closing it now.