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Passwords stay active after I have signed out

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kyle.d.merritt
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I will sign into my firefox account when on a new computer to access my bookmarks/passwords etc. When I sign out, after I am done using the shared computer, my bookmarks and passwords remain.

I even uninstalled firefox, but when I reinstalled it the next time I used the computer, all of my bookmarks and passwords were again available without signing in.

How do I remove these from the shared computer without deleting my firefox account?

I will sign into my firefox account when on a new computer to access my bookmarks/passwords etc. When I sign out, after I am done using the shared computer, my bookmarks and passwords remain. I even uninstalled firefox, but when I reinstalled it the next time I used the computer, all of my bookmarks and passwords were again available without signing in. How do I remove these from the shared computer without deleting my firefox account?

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Note that the OP is on MacOS, so the portable version is not an option (Windows only).

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cor-el
cor-el
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You can use the Profile Manager to delete this profile and remove the files as well (about:profiles won't allow to remove the current profile).

FredMcD
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May I suggest: http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition

https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox-portable-esr Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition

A fully functional package of Firefox optimized for use on a USB key drive. A specialized launcher will allow most favorite extensions to work as you switch computers.

Firefox Portable is a 3rd-party build. Support is available here: http://portableapps.com/forums/support/firefox_portable

You can use sync to share data between profiles. But some data cannot be shared between different Firefox versions and computer systems.

cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Note that the OP is on MacOS, so the portable version is not an option (Windows only).