Firefox 34 never remembers passwords for sites, have to log-in to everything after each time I close browser

Was using Opera for a while, but really seems to be crashing alot lately so back to Firefox again for the 1st time in years (using whatever latest version is)
Seems no matter what options I check or uncheck in the settings, every single time I close Firefox it logs me out of all sites (FB, YT, email, Soundcloud, etc.) Been extremely annoying......I even took the time to try typing every site I wanted in the exceptions list for cookies, which did nothing at all....For the hell of it I tried the always remember history option with everything possible checked & still nothing...
Would appreciate any help, been driving me insane & sick of wasting my time re-entering passwords all day long
Thanks

There are many ways that cookies might get cleared, including some Firefox features, Firefox add-ons, and some external privacy/utility software that sweeps up between sessions.
Within Firefox, you would want to double-check:
(1) Not using automatic private browsing
"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Options > Privacy
This dialog should show either: "Firefox will: Remember history" or "Firefox will: Use custom settings for history". If it shows "Firefox will: Never remember history" then change to custom and uncheck the box for automatic private browsing.
(2) Allowing persistent cookies
"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Options > Privacy
With the dialog set to "Firefox will: Use custom settings for history", check that the cookie setting is:
"Keep until: they expire"
If this is set to "Keep until: I close Firefox" then you would need to create exceptions for sites you want to be able to set persistent cookies (and then clear existing cookies so they get set again with the correct expiration dates).
(3) Not clearing cookies at shutdown
"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Options > Privacy
With the dialog set to "Firefox will: Use custom settings for history", check that either:
* "Clear history when Firefox closes" is not checked, or
* When you click the "Settings" button next to "Clear history when Firefox closes", the checkbox for Cookies is not checked
(4) Not using extensions that clear cookies
You can review your extensions on the Add-ons page. Either:
* Ctrl+Shift+a
* "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Extensions.
Does all of that check out?

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