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In Firefox (68.0.1 (64-bit)), I have changed some options for the zoom options:

In "View" tab, I have deselected "Zoom Text Only", so the entire page (including images) zooms in/out as I zoom.

I have also tweaked the about:config to the following:

browser.zoom.full set to false
browser.zoom.siteSpecific set to false

However, when I close and re-open FireFox, the "Zoom Text Only" gets selected, and the browser.zoom.full resets to TRUE.

Why is it not remembering my settings?

Edit: I know there are extensions to help with this, but I'd prefer to figure it out from the FireFox settings without Third-Party requirements.

Edit2: I checked the prefs.js in the Profiles folder, and it appears to have saved with false:

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    Try running Firefox as Administrator, save the settings and see if they now "stick". I've had similar issues with 7-Zip & Notepad++, setting file associations, that are made permanent only as Admin.
    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jul 19, 2019 at 17:10
  • @DrMoishePippik - Good idea, but doesn't seem to stick :(. I've also edited and checked that prefs.js is not in Read Only mode...
    – BruceWayne
    Jul 19, 2019 at 18:27
  • It's common for Firefox to change values in about:config on its own. You can attempt to override it using locked preferences, but it's not recommended.
    – Jason
    Jul 19, 2019 at 19:51
  • Is there more than one profile?
    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jul 19, 2019 at 19:53
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    That is suspicious; you own C:\Users\<batman>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ . Check TaskManager to see if there is another instance of Firefox running though you've closed it. Also try LockHunter to see what is locking the alternate profile.
    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jul 19, 2019 at 20:57

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I opened the Profiles folder, closed FireFox, deleted the prefs.js file, then went "up" a folder to just

C:\Users\B.Wayne\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles

Then right clicked my profile folder (6a45k87e.BWayne-1562154485368). This had the "Read-Only" tick box marked where some files are read-only. I cleared out the box (meaning, nothing is Read-Only), and Apply.

Then restarted FireFox, and so far it seems to be remembering my preferences.

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