itch.io

State save notes: (Should have written this one first - I'm already forgetting the sequence.

1. Wed night: Closed browser with clear on close CHECKED with exception for itch.io.
2. Thu morn: launched game
3. Game started at beginning. Went through a few screens and gathered a few souls.
4. Closed and re-started browser (or just that window - not 100%)
5. game started at beginning.
6. Went through a few screens.
7. Closed and re-started browser (or just that window - not 100%)
8. <<argh I split the list into two somehow>>

1. Un-checked clear on close
2. Set enhanced tracking protection to OFF for this page in Firefox.
3. Launched game. It came up in where I left off.
4. got past the bosses
5. closed game window
6. Set clear (cookies and data) on close to CHECKED, but left itch.io as an exception.
7. restarted browser
8. game starts from beginning.
9. closed game window but kept browser running.
10. un-checked clear on close
    
11. launched game. It came up at the saved state (past the bosses).

I'll probably have to repeat, paying closer attention. It seems like as soon as I un-checked clear on close, Firefox retrieved [a cookie] that was supposedly deleted.  [later: or maybe not supposedly deleted, if I didn't close the browser. But then... still can't explain how checking or un-checking clear on close has any effect if I don't close the browser.]

Still don't see hwcdn in Firefox's list of cookies and data, although I saw it in Edge.

Leaving clear on close un-checked doesn't work for me long term.