Cookies are stored on your computer by websites you visit and contain information such as site preferences and login status. This article describes how to delete Firefox cookies, other site data and cached web content.

• If you just want to clear the Firefox cache, see How to clear the Firefox cache.
• To prevent websites from storing cookies on your computer, see Block websites from storing cookies and site data in Firefox.

Clear cookies for the current website

To delete cookies, site data, and temporary cached files and pages for a website you're currently visiting:

1. Click the padlock 👁 Fx89Padlock
   shield 👁 Fx149UnifiedTrustIcon-Secure
   icon to the left of the address bar.

   👁 Clear cookies and site data
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2. Click Clear Cookies and Site dataClear cookies and site data.

Clear cookies for any website

To delete cookies and site data for any single website:

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (or Preferences, in some cases).Click the menu button 👁 Fx89menuButton
   and select Settings.
2. Select Privacy & SecurityPrivacy and security on the left and go to the Cookies and Site DataBrowsing data section.

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3. Click Manage browsing datathe Manage Data… buttonClear data for specific sites. The Manage Cookies and Site Data dialog will appear.
4. In the Search websites field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to remove. Items that match your search will be displayed.

   👁 ClearCookies
   

   • To remove all cookies and storage data for the website, click Remove All Shown.
   • To remove selected items, select an entry and click Remove Selected.
5. Click Save Changes.
6. In the Removing Cookies and Site Data confirmation dialog that opens, click OK.
7. Close the about:preferences page.

To learn more about managing site data in Firefox, see Manage local site storage settings and Enhanced Cookie Clearing.

Clear all cookies, site data and cache

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (or Preferences, in some cases).Click the menu button 👁 Fx89menuButton
   and select Settings.
2. Select Privacy & SecurityPrivacy and security on the left and go to the Cookies and Site Data section.

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3. Click Clear browsing datathe Clear Data… button. The Clear browsing data and cookies dialog will appear.

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4. Set When: to Everything or a shorter time period, such as the last hour.
5. Ensure Cookies and site data and Temporary cached files and pages are checked.
6. Click Clear.

Clear all cookies and keep other data

To delete only cookies while keeping other data, do the following:

1. Click the menu button 👁 Fx89menuButton
   , click History and then click Clear Recent History….
2. Set When: to Everything.
3. Select Cookies and site data and make sure that other items you want to keep are not selected.

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4. Click Clear to clear all cookies and close the Clear browsing data and cookies window.

Related articles

• Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox.
• Manage local site storage settings