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I use Chrome on a personal PC on which I am the only user. I am logged into several websites, all of them with the "stay logged in" tickbox checked. Even so, very often when I go back to some of these websites, I find I am logged out and need to log back in every time. This happens even if the previous visit was recent; I suspect the critical action is the restarting of the browser rather than time elapsed.
Strangely, this problem happens only with certain websites (among them, booking.com, leo.org, oebb.at) but not with others (such as the StackExchange sites, or the Google sites such as Gmail/YouTube)
I used to think this is a problem with those former websites, but I realise it probably has to do with Chrome itself. What can I do to diagnose it? The only way I'd know how to do this is to disable each extension (add-on) at a time to see if any one of them is at fault, but that would take quite a while.
I am on Windows 10 and let Chrome update itself (currently at v77.0.3865.90).
Would this explain why this problem is so selective, with some sites never logging me out? I tried clearing all cookies a while ago but can try again... – z8080 – 2019-10-15T20:55:17.950
Yes. If some cookies are corrupt but not all, some cookies will update correctly, while others will fail, basically. – LPChip – 2019-10-16T16:16:17.293
Thanks! For now it seems to work but I'l report back if the fix is durable – z8080 – 2019-10-17T11:35:33.927
It will be until the cookies go corrupt again. If this happens in a short fashion, something else is wrong. This could be an unstable browser crashing or a failing harddrive. – LPChip – 2019-10-17T11:41:10.750
This has already happned (with 2 of the 3 sites I mentioned) - much too soon to not think that something else is wrong, as you say. I've not noticed CHrome chrashing, any I don't know of any failures with my HDD. Is there anything else I can try? – z8080 – 2019-10-21T09:21:53.233
1The 2 sites may actually set a short lifespan for the cookie and log you out simply because the cookie expires normally. If this is the case, then it is normal behavior for that site and only the website owner can fix it. You can run CrystalDiskInfo to read the SMART info for your hardware to rule out any hardware defects. Also, you can verify the behavior by using a different browser and/or pc. If it does not happen there, it is something on your pc. If it happens there also, it is something with the website itself. – LPChip – 2019-10-21T09:50:31.067
Many thanks for clarifying! – z8080 – 2019-10-21T10:25:59.173