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How do I save passwords the box to tick in options is grey and unresponsive

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simonatherton
simonatherton
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Firefox asked me if i wanted to save my passowwrd for a site and i agreed, i then signed into a new site and was not asked to save password. I looked in options and i can not tick the box to save passwords

Firefox asked me if i wanted to save my passowwrd for a site and i agreed, i then signed into a new site and was not asked to save password. I looked in options and i can not tick the box to save passwords

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ideato
ideato
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Hi simonatherton, be sure your are not in private browsing mode.

thank you

goldminor
goldminor
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@ ideato ..thanks for explaining that feature regarding private browsing and the change it has on the password settings. You may want to let others know about this so that no one has to worry about possible theft of passwords.

ideato
ideato
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@ goldminor, you are welcome :-)

cor-el
cor-el
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