Not all cookies / localstorage tokens being detected ??
Hi, I'm a newcomer to Bleachbit - I really like the clean interface and capabilities - thank you :)
I'm using 5.1.0 on Windows 10, with the main aim of managing cookies in Chrome. I'm no expert in this area.
I'm finding that Bleachbit isn't detecting all cookies that are present, AFAICS. For example, when I do a page inspection in Chrome, I can see both HTML cookies and LocalStorage are presnt for the page, but these don't then show up in BleachBit (after closing Chrome and restarting Bleachbit). In my case, Bleachbit is listing about 1,000 cookies, while my previous tool, CCleaner, shows about 3,000. Among the ones seemingly missing from BleachBit are many that I'd like to have on my keep list.
So, I wonder if I'm missing a setting, or perhaps not understanding the functionality.
In case it's relevant, I typically use two Chrome instances, each with a different Google profile.
Let me know if any more details would help. Many thanks for any advice.
andrew
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 08:24
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To check cookies, are you
To check cookies, are you using Chrome DevTools (F12 key)?
Three things to check or clarify: that both Chrome profiles are detected, support for localStorage "cookies," and granularity. I'll go through them one by one.
You mentioned two profiles. In the tree view (on the left side of the main window), right click on Google Chrome - Cookies, and select Preview. Look for lines that start with "Clean cookies". Do you see one line for each profile? If you are not sure, copy what you see, and paste it here.
The Cookie Manager is new to BleachBit 5.1.0, and for now, only HTTP/HTTPS cookies are supported.
Granularity: The Cookie Manager now supports cookies on a hostname level, though each hostname can have multiple cookies. For example, Google Search has about 20 cookies with names like __Secure-1PSID, _ga, OSID, SID, SSID.
Keeping specific localStorage and IndexDB files, which functionally work like cookies, will be added in a follow-up release. In Google Chrome and Firefox, they show in the log up as separate directories like [...]/google-chrome/Default/IndexedDB/https_example.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb/000005.ldb. Until then, to keep certain localStorage/IndexDB files, add their directories to the keeplist tab in the BleachBit preferences. In other words, you keep them as a generic folder.
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Andrew, lead developer