# Why is Brave storing cookies?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/why-is-brave-storing-cookies/18965
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-06-18T16:37:38Z
**Posts:** 3

## Post 1 by @89765435678 — 2024-06-18T16:37:38Z

Hi,  
My Brave macOS app is not set to delete cookies on exit, but I have “Forget me when I close this site” enabled and I have zero exception for the Shields, nor exceptions for third party cookies.  
However, if I go on Settings- Security and Privacy - Settings of websites and Shields - View permissions and saved data for individual sites, there is several cookies of [doubleclick.net](http://doubleclick.net), tapad. com, recaptcha. net, creativecdn. com, and a few other websites of my country. Not a big list, but I really don’t like this :sweat_smile:  
It’s the same on my other macOS session. I had the same issue before I reseted my computer. Don’t you all have this ? Why does Brave keep cookies ?:cookie: :angry:

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the screen shot was after rebooting my mac

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## Post 2 by @anon32558482 — 2024-06-18T19:58:43Z

I tried “forget me” many months ago and noticed the same - browsing data was being stored. After my little test, I set the browser to delete all browsing data and continue to use another browser for logged in sites.

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## Post 3 by @olanography — 2024-06-18T21:11:14Z

i can’t give you any reasons or explanations since i am not technically inclined, but i do happen to know how you might want to fix this. you first go to:

`Settings` \> `Privacy and security` \> `Site and Shields Settings` \> `Content` \> `Additional content settings` \> `On-device site data` \> `Default behavior`

(here is the link, since you have a different language than me and translation might mess up the path: brave://settings/content/siteData)

set the value of `Default behavior` to **Delete data sites have saved to your device when you close all windows**. enabling this removes all cookies/site data (when you close all windows), except for some exceptions that you can add in the `Customized behavior` section on the same page.

if you _are_ going to add exceptions, i found that the above wasn’t enough to actually save the cookies/site data consistently. i had to also uncheck `Forget me when I close this site` on the particular site i wanted to except, combined with the above, to have it actually save the cookies/site data (i don’t know which term to use, sorry).

on a side note: i’m glad i encountered this post because i did not know where Brave put our list of all cookies and site data after they updated the privacy settings some time ago. thanks!