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How to keep random data out of address autofill?

evan.ward
evan.ward
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Address autofill is a great feature, and I find it very useful. Is there a way to prevent data from being added to the list of addresses though? It has made 4 different copies of my home address with varying capitalization, with and without "St," the zip+4, and the country code on my phone number. I can't tell the entries apart when I'm filling in a form, so I end up having to change it manually, totally defeating the purpose.

Somehow it keeps adding my old address where I haven't lived in 18 months, and my parents' address, even though I haven't ordered anything for them since last summer, and I haven't lived there in a decade. I also did some ecommerce testing for work last week, and now I have to delete 30 fake addresses.

There has to be a way to say, "These are all the addresses I want to autofill; don't add to this list anymore." My password manager asks me before it fills itself with garbage. Is there any way to use autofill and not add new addresses?

Address autofill is a great feature, and I find it very useful. Is there a way to prevent data from being added to the list of addresses though? It has made 4 different copies of my home address with varying capitalization, with and without "St," the zip+4, and the country code on my phone number. I can't tell the entries apart when I'm filling in a form, so I end up having to change it manually, totally defeating the purpose. Somehow it keeps adding my old address where I haven't lived in 18 months, and my parents' address, even though I haven't ordered anything for them since last summer, and I haven't lived there in a decade. I also did some ecommerce testing for work last week, and now I have to delete 30 fake addresses. There has to be a way to say, "These are all the addresses I want to autofill; don't add to this list anymore." My password manager asks me before it fills itself with garbage. Is there any way to use autofill and not add new addresses?

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Himanshu prabhakar
Himanshu prabhakar
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Hi, even

These steps will helpful for you.

Turn address autofill on or off Click the menu button Fx57Menu and select Options. Click the Privacy & Security panel and scroll down to the Forms and Autofill section. Put a check mark in the box next to Autofill addresses to turn it on, or remove the check mark to turn it off.

Aashish Kumar
Aashish Kumar
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Hii 

 Turn address autofill on or off

   1. Click the menu button. and select Options. Preferences.
 2. Click the Privacy & Security panel and scroll down to the Forms and Autofill section.
 3. Put a check mark in the box next to Autofill addresses to turn it on, or remove the check mark to turn it off.

Hope it will resolve your problem...