Must make firefox stop autoloading password! Help! Tools/Clear/Form option won't let me disable
Every time I tried in the past to sign on to gmail, Firefox asked me if I wanted my sign-in info remembered. I said "never for this site." But the damned pop up kept coming up and I hit the wrong button or something. Now it automatically signs me on to gmail, which would be great if I didn't have 4 nosy office mates. I can't figure out how to stop it. Tools to Clear won't let me checkmark Search & Form History! I don't know what to do.
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Do not use Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox to clear the "Site Preferences"
Clearing "Site Preferences" clears all cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and password exceptions.
But does it clear form and search history???
The user name can be stored as form data, but passwords are never stored as form data, only as name and password in the Password Manager and you can use a master password to protect passwords stored in it.
- Tools > Options > Security: Passwords: "Saved Passwords" > "Show Passwords"
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Protecting+stored+passwords+using+a+master+password
There is a difference between remembering the name and password in the Password Manager and a "remember me" check box on a web page to log you in automatically.
The latter usually involves the creation of a special "remember me" cookie that is stored on your computer and that is send to the server.
If that "remember me" cookie is removed then the server won't remember you anymore and you need to sign in once again.
- Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Cookies