Despite being asked to, Firefox never remembers passwords.

Firefox refuses to implement a pw for pages I am re-visiting. This means that even though the correct pw is stored by Firefox (I checked), every time I return to a pw-protected page, I have to enter the pw. I am also asked whether I want Firefox to remember the pw; even though I repeatedly tick the box that says I do, the next time we go through the whole palaver again.
I have:
1. Checked the pw in Preferences;
2. Restarted in safe mode and with all add-ons disabled;
3. Done a reinstal of Firefox;
4. Disabled the old places.sqlite file (this was to deal with a problem of Firefox hanging, now cured).
None of the above has affected the problem.
I would very much like to avoid a clean reinstall, as it can take half a day to reset everything correctly.
Any help gratefully received.

Websites remembering you and automatically log you in is stored in a cookie.
*Create an Allow cookie exception to keep such a cookie, especially for secure websites and if cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
*Firefox > Preferences > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions
In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":
*do not clear the Cookies
*do not clear the Site Preferences
*Firefox > Preferences > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" > Settings
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History
Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.
Clearing cookies will remove all specified (selected) cookies including cookies with an allow exception.

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