Where Does Startpage Store Settings?
Where Startpage keeps settings in browsers plus mobile app cache on phones and computers. Exact folders are covered below.
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Startpage is private search without accounts. Preferences, themes, and region live in browser cookies and local storage per profile. Mobile apps mirror the same local only model.
That privacy design makes moves manual. New devices start default. For keeps, open preferences and copy the settings URL it generates. Exact cookie names shift with releases. Treat that URL as the backup file. Clearing cookies without it returns everything to defaults with no recovery. Screenshots of settings help when support asks for reproduction steps later.
Where Startpage Search stores this, by platform
Browser cookies (Startpage preferences URL as backup)
Settings live in browser cookies per profile with no account. Save the settings URL from preferences as backup. Clearing site data resets to defaults.
Browser cookies (Startpage preferences URL as backup)
Same cookie model on Mac browsers plus local app storage on phones. Export the settings URL before switching machines or wiping profiles.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Startpage settings to a new device?
Sign in is not required, so settings live in browser cookies and app storage per device. Export the settings URL from Startpage preferences, then open it on the new browser to restore. Phones need manual re entry, since there is no account to sign into.
Does Startpage have an account?
No. Startpage avoids accounts by design for privacy. Preferences live in cookies and local storage per browser. Clearing site data resets them. Save the settings URL from preferences as the backup. Mobile apps keep the same model with local only storage.
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