Cookies not able to be 'Saved/Kept'

[DrMorbius]

This is related to topic http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showto...9&hl=google where the Google Search Preferences Cookies are being deleted. The cookies which save Google's search preferences appear to have a leading period (.) with no 'www' or other character (.google.com). In simple terms, a non-standard URL syntax. These cookies were not being deleted by CCleaner about 5 or 6 versions ago. The cookies were being saved by having 'www.google.com' in the 'kept' cookie list. The cookies are now being deleted

 

The following is the XML listing of Google cookies from Firefox (some values have been edited for security):

 

 

<cookies><cookie>	<host>images.google.com</host>	<path>/search</path>	<name>SS</name>	<value escaped='true'>Q0%3Dc2</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>true</session>	<expires>9223372036854776000</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/</path>	<name>SID</name>	<value>DQAAAIAAAADHLpqWoFQLmtthry0W2judwOZGksnmFZ2sciTrWPKHZk7HzlDbtGh3suh6gJJ_aSQjuEK-Jzw</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>true</session>	<expires>9223372036854776000</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/</path>	<name>rememberme</name>	<value>false</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1546588334</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/finance</path>	<name>SC</name>	<value escaped='true'>RV%34995</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>2147368447</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/mail/help/</path>	<name>__utmx</name>	<value>173273.</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1278034196</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/mail/help/</path>	<name>__utma</name>	<value>173272373.12681081.1214962081.1</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1278034196</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/accounts/</path>	<name>__utma</name>	<value>173272373.1268102081.1214962081.1</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1278034081</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/accounts/</path>	<name>__utmxx</name>	<value>173273.</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1278034195</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/accounts/</path>	<name>__utmx</name>	<value>173373.</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1278034195</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/verify</path>	<name>SNID</name>	<value escaped='true'>19%3DJLSsW2YBg%3DXDBqRojw5WUYhuq8</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>true</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1295589941</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/</path>	<name>NID</name>	<value escaped='true'>19%3DDFjdj-oSgCyrncYsHau1oDpUuSZaq3HHGaF06ev08tRP1Ls7Aj4tH5wQV5z59VDxjNdg</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>true</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1295589941</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.google.com</host>                                                                                    <<============= Cookie at issue	<path>/</path>	<name>PREF</name>	<value escaped='true'>ID%3Dbe14933e1b3e94db%3AFF%3DRROAEtxllXil</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1295491990</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>www.google.com</host>	<path>/accounts</path>	<name>LSID</name>	<value escaped='true'>cl%7Cnews%3ADQAAAIESjo</value>	<secure>true</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>true</session>	<expires>9223372036854776000</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>www.google.com</host>	<path>/accounts/</path>	<name>GoogleAccountsLocale_session</name>	<value>en</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>true</session>	<expires>9223372036854776000</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>www.google.com</host>	<path>/accounts</path>	<name>GSR</name>	<value>an-account-at-google@gmail.com</value>	<secure>true</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>true</session>	<expires>9223372036854776000</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>www.google.com</host>	<path>/support/</path>	<name>AccountsUserLocale</name>	<value>en</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1263432224</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>www.google.com</host>	<path>/mobile/apple/</path>	<name>g314-scope</name>	<value>http%3A%2F%default</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1294358284</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>www.google.com</host>	<path>/calendar/</path>	<name>ERR2</name>	<value escaped='true'>s%3D11</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1263099480</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>www.google.com</host>	<path>/calendar/</path>	<name>ERR</name>	<value escaped='true'>s%249619</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1264121019</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>www.google.com</host>	<path>/support/</path>	<name>UserLocale</name>	<value>en</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1247940727</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>www.google.com</host>	<path>/calendar/</path>	<name>S</name>	<value escaped='true'>calendar%3DO1g</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>true</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1264034616</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>docs.google.com</host>	<path>/support/</path>	<name>DSLocale</name>	<value>en</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1263480348</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>docs.google.com</host>	<path>/</path>	<name>GDS_PREF</name>	<value escaped='true'>hl%3Den_U</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>true</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1547304692</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>mail.google.com</host>	<path>/support/</path>	<name>GmailUserLocale</name>	<value>en</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1255619375</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>groups.google.com</host>	<path>/</path>	<name>GPC</name>	<value escaped='true'>FW%3D0%3AGHV%3D0%3CD1qox_bf_</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>2147368447</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>groups.google.com</host>	<path>/support/</path>	<name>UserLocale</name>	<value>en</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1247945339</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>groups.google.com</host>	<path>/</path>	<name>GTZ</name>	<value>40</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1704067201</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.www.google.com</host>	<path>/calendar</path>	<name>CAL</name>	<value>DQAAAIIAAABWOm425O_t8fiwnRHzvBm_A5C5koixAJ4</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>true</session>	<expires>9223372036854776000</expires></cookie><cookie>	<host>.www.google.com</host>	<path>/ig</path>	<name>IGTP</name>	<value escaped='true'>LI%3D1ATP%3DH4sIAF0MQPpScxD1231277300</value>	<secure>false</secure>	<http>false</http>	<session>false</session>	<expires>1294349299</expires></cookie></cookies>