[tbb-bugs] #29634 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Riot.im local storage lost when closing tab

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#29634: Riot.im local storage lost when closing tab
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 Reporter:  0tzVNmkQxgql                 |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                       |         Status:
                                         |  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                       |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  riot, matrix, local storage  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                               |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:2 0tzVNmkQxgql]:
 > This is what I did:
 >
 > Options -> Privacy and Security -> History: Uncheck "Always use private
 browsing mode" (so this is the problem?), restart
 > Options -> Privacy and Security -> History: Check "Clear history when
 Tor Browser closes", then uncheck "Cookies" and "Active Logins" under
 Settings ("Offline Website Data" and "Site Preferences" are already
 unchecked)
 > Options -> Cookies and Site Data: Check "Keep until I close Tor
 Browser", click on "Exceptions" and add "riot.im" with status "Allow".
 >
 > This retains cookies and IndexedDB even over restarts. I also set "Store
 Data in Persistent Storage" to "Allow" in the Permissions tab that you can
 reach when clicking the green lock.
 >
 > This actually worked for a while last year and stopped working in
 January. I tried to downgrade TB and Riot to find the last versions on
 which it worked, but I was unsuccessful.

 Hm. So, I'd have suggested something along the lines above, which you
 already tried. Did you start with a clean new Tor Browser for trying to
 pinpoint your issue? Looking over the Tor Browser release in January I
 don't see anything obvious that could have caused this problem...

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