# Brave keeps deleting cookies when closing browser

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/brave-keeps-deleting-cookies-when-closing-browser/281365>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [September 9, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-keeps-deleting-cookies-when-closing-browser/281365 "2021-09-09T17:11:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![HaveProblem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/858c86/32.png) [@HaveProblem](https://community.brave.app/u/HaveProblem)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-keeps-deleting-cookies-when-closing-browser/281365/1 "2021-09-09T17:11:20Z")

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**Description of the issue:**

Brave keeps deleting all my cookies when I close the browser. I have the option for this checked off, but Brave keeps doing it.

I tried adding my most used websites to the exemption list, but Brave keeps on deleting the cookies when I close the browser. Though it doesn’t clear the exemption list with websites that I added there, but I does delete the cookies.

I want to keep the cookies, not be deleted.

**Expected result:**

No longer deleted cookies.

**Brave Version( check `About Brave`):**

Versie 1.29.79 Chromium: 93.0.4577.63 (Officiële build) (64-bits)

**Additional Information:**

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**Author:** ![Rethanis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/rethanis/32/95278_2.png) [@Rethanis](https://community.brave.app/u/Rethanis)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-keeps-deleting-cookies-when-closing-browser/281365/2 "2021-09-09T17:14:40Z")

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There are 2 options that could affect this behavior. Make sure both options are disabled.

1. `brave://settings/cookies` → `Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows`.
2. `brave://settings/clearBrowserData` → `On exit` → `Cookies and other site data`.

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**Author:** ![HaveProblem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/858c86/32.png) [@HaveProblem](https://community.brave.app/u/HaveProblem)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-keeps-deleting-cookies-when-closing-browser/281365/3 "2021-09-09T17:17:55Z")

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Point 2 solved my problem.  
How foolish of me in hindsight to not have noticed this.  
It has been bothering me for quite a while now.

Thank you so much.

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**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-keeps-deleting-cookies-when-closing-browser/281365/4 "2021-09-09T22:52:05Z")

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