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how do I get rid of account autofill

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I need to get rid of a password that in error was saved. I need to get rid of the account autofill.

I need to get rid of a password that in error was saved. I need to get rid of the account autofill.

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why can't I have access to this page?

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Did you look at History settings and use the option to clear out any passwords or history and then close and reopen so it didn't save any passwords or history?

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Type about:preferences#security<enter> in the address bar. Note: For Firefox 56+ its; about:preferences#privacy

Under Logins, Turn on Remember Logins. To check the passwords you have listed, press Saved Logins.


Locate that website, then delete or edit the entry.

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You can use these steps to remove saved items from an autocomplete drop-down list.

  1. click the (empty) input field on the web page to open the drop-down list
  2. highlight an entry in the drop-down list with cursor Down key
    do not click the mouse or press the Enter key
  3. press the Delete key (on Mac: Shift+Delete) to delete the highlighted entry

Note that hovering with the mouse no longer works.