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mystic_fm · mystic_fm #1 (**permalink**)

12-27-2008, 01:12 PM

Ever since I did the 10.5.6 upgrade to Leopard, at some point during approximately every 2nd or 3rd Internet browsing session, Safari suddenly deletes all of my cookies, and I have to re-login to every website I have a user account on, even websites I'd just been logged into a few minutes earlier. I haven't been able to pick up a pattern of this occurring after I visit a certain website or anything.

Has anyone else noticed this behavior, or is it just me? (If it happens again I think I'm going to have to switch back to using Firefox.)

bobtomay · bobtomay #2 (**permalink**)

12-27-2008, 01:51 PM

Have seen something similar reported by one other user about a week ago. His log-ins are lasting for 1-3 days before he'll have to log back in again though.

He's already tried resetting Safari, deleting the plist file and removing the plug-ins he was using. Have not found a fix yet. And his cookies were still there, just not being recognized it looks like. He's even tried replacing the plist file with one from 10.5.5.

Have one other user reporting something similar on 10.5.4 and above.

mystic_fm · mystic_fm #3 (**permalink**)

12-27-2008, 07:14 PM

It just happened to me yet again, so I went ahead and submitted a bug report through the Safari "Report Bugs to Apple..." menu item. In the meantime, it looks like Firefox will be getting some use again, at least for now.

MarkY · MarkY #4 (**permalink**)

12-27-2008, 09:58 PM

Yesterday while browsing, I received a notice from Apple that there is an update. Included in this update is a Safari update. I haven't installed it yet, but it is 32 MB. Curious if this would fix the problem.

mystic_fm · mystic_fm #5 (**permalink**)

12-27-2008, 10:16 PM

I just checked Software Update, and apparently I'm still up to date. Bummer ... I got my hopes up there for a second.

On another note, how did you happen to get a notice from Apple while browsing? Do you mean that Safari popped up a window to that effect? That sounds a little suspicious, actually.

MarkY · MarkY #6 (**permalink**)

12-27-2008, 10:20 PM

Poor wording on my part. It was an update from Apple that just so happened while I was browsing. It wasn't an update from Safari. And I'm running 10.6.

The Apple update states:

Keynote Update 4.0.3
Digital Camera Raw Compatibility 2.4
Safari 3.2.1

mystic_fm · mystic_fm #7 (**permalink**)

12-27-2008, 10:39 PM

Safari 3.2.1 is what I received as part of the Leopard 10.5.6 update. It was right after getting 3.2.1 that I started having problems.

davidsword · davidsword #8 (**permalink**)

12-27-2008, 11:08 PM

i was having the same mysterious cookie-deleting thing too.. for the longest time I couldn't figure out what I did to make Safari hate me so much as to retype my passwords that I can't remember over and over again...

I'm glad I wasn't the only one.

mystic_fm · mystic_fm #9 (**permalink**)

12-27-2008, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidsword

i was having the same mysterious cookie-deleting thing too.. for the longest time I couldn't figure out what I did to make Safari hate me so much as to retype my passwords that I can't remember over and over again...

I'm glad I wasn't the only one.

I know the feeling. Two questions for you:

When did you Safari cookie problems begin?
Did you send a bug report to Apple about it yet? (If not, I hope you will do so, so Apple sees that more than just a few people are experiencing the same problem.)

davidsword · davidsword #10 (**permalink**)

12-28-2008, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mystic_fm

I know the feeling. Two questions for you:

When did you Safari cookie problems begin?
Did you send a bug report to Apple about it yet? (If not, I hope you will do so, so Apple sees that more than just a few people are experiencing the same problem.)

it began... nearly a month ago, maybe? At the time I had no idea what had happen, but as soon as I read this thread I remembered it was right after the update.

nope, no report to apple.. the only time I report is when apps crash.

bobtomay · bobtomay #11 (**permalink**)

12-28-2008, 05:50 AM

Has anyone tried setting up another user account to browse from to find out if it is system wide or only in your user account?

And no plugins.

swisscow · swisscow #12 (**permalink**)

01-03-2009, 11:15 AM

add another one to the list of people with this problem

bobtomay · bobtomay #13 (**permalink**)

01-03-2009, 11:30 AM

Still no report as to whether ya'll have this issue system wide or on a user basis?

mystic_fm · mystic_fm #14 (**permalink**)

01-03-2009, 01:50 PM

The problem is that, since the problem occurs only sporadically, a person would have to make a new account and then use it on a regular basis for a while to see if the problem does or doesn't occur. For me, I just have too much to do at the same time that I'm browsing to put that much time and effort into debugging Safari ... I'm not about to move all of my Xcode projects to a new user account, for example. Frankly, when the same thing happened to me again the next day after my last post, I switched back to Firefox. Maybe I'll try Safari again if Apple releases a patch that updates the program, but for now I've put it on the shelf as non-functional.

si_blue · si_blue #15 (**permalink**)

01-19-2009, 01:12 PM

Me too!!
Tried all the same things as OP with no luck.
Very frustrating, no word from Apple on this?

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mystic_fm #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2007 Posts: 161 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 2.33GHz C2D, 2GB RAM	Safari deleting cookies after 10.5.6 upgrade? 12-27-2008, 01:12 PM Ever since I did the 10.5.6 upgrade to Leopard, at some point during approximately every 2nd or 3rd Internet browsing session, Safari suddenly deletes all of my cookies, and I have to re-login to every website I have a user account on, even websites I'd just been logged into a few minutes earlier. I haven't been able to pick up a pattern of this occurring after I visit a certain website or anything. Has anyone else noticed this behavior, or is it just me? (If it happens again I think I'm going to have to switch back to using Firefox.)

bobtomay #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 19,063 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	12-27-2008, 01:51 PM Have seen something similar reported by one other user about a week ago. His log-ins are lasting for 1-3 days before he'll have to log back in again though. He's already tried resetting Safari, deleting the plist file and removing the plug-ins he was using. Have not found a fix yet. And his cookies were still there, just not being recognized it looks like. He's even tried replacing the plist file with one from 10.5.5. Have one other user reporting something similar on 10.5.4 and above. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth.

MarkY #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 06, 2008 Posts: 78	12-27-2008, 09:58 PM Yesterday while browsing, I received a notice from Apple that there is an update. Included in this update is a Safari update. I haven't installed it yet, but it is 32 MB. Curious if this would fix the problem.

mystic_fm #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2007 Posts: 161 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 2.33GHz C2D, 2GB RAM	12-27-2008, 10:16 PM I just checked Software Update, and apparently I'm still up to date. Bummer ... I got my hopes up there for a second. On another note, how did you happen to get a notice from Apple while browsing? Do you mean that Safari popped up a window to that effect? That sounds a little suspicious, actually.

MarkY #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 06, 2008 Posts: 78	12-27-2008, 10:20 PM Poor wording on my part. It was an update from Apple that just so happened while I was browsing. It wasn't an update from Safari. And I'm running 10.6. The Apple update states: Keynote Update 4.0.3 Digital Camera Raw Compatibility 2.4 Safari 3.2.1

mystic_fm #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2007 Posts: 161 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 2.33GHz C2D, 2GB RAM	12-27-2008, 10:39 PM Safari 3.2.1 is what I received as part of the Leopard 10.5.6 update. It was right after getting 3.2.1 that I started having problems.

davidsword #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 11, 2008 Posts: 137 Mac Specs: 13"/2.0Ghz/4GB/80GB/White Macbook	12-27-2008, 11:08 PM i was having the same mysterious cookie-deleting thing too.. for the longest time I couldn't figure out what I did to make Safari hate me so much as to retype my passwords that I can't remember over and over again... I'm glad I wasn't the only one.

bobtomay #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 19,063 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	12-28-2008, 05:50 AM Has anyone tried setting up another user account to browse from to find out if it is system wide or only in your user account? And no plugins. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth.

swisscow #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 11, 2008 Posts: 28	safari and cookies 01-03-2009, 11:15 AM add another one to the list of people with this problem

bobtomay #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 19,063 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	01-03-2009, 11:30 AM Still no report as to whether ya'll have this issue system wide or on a user basis? I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth.

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mystic_fm #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2007 Posts: 161 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 2.33GHz C2D, 2GB RAM	01-03-2009, 01:50 PM The problem is that, since the problem occurs only sporadically, a person would have to make a new account and then use it on a regular basis for a while to see if the problem does or doesn't occur. For me, I just have too much to do at the same time that I'm browsing to put that much time and effort into debugging Safari ... I'm not about to move all of my Xcode projects to a new user account, for example. Frankly, when the same thing happened to me again the next day after my last post, I switched back to Firefox. Maybe I'll try Safari again if Apple releases a patch that updates the program, but for now I've put it on the shelf as non-functional.

si_blue #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 19, 2009 Posts: 1	01-19-2009, 01:12 PM Me too!! Tried all the same things as OP with no luck. Very frustrating, no word from Apple on this?