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How do I stop Firefox from saving things I type into forms or usernames, etc, & showing it on the screen?

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Firefox keeps showing me a suggested word, etc when I am typing in a username or even when I typed an account number. For example, when I start typing a v, it opens a window & suggests the v words I have typed before. so how do I shut that off???

Firefox keeps showing me a suggested word, etc when I am typing in a username or even when I typed an account number. For example, when I start typing a v, it opens a window & suggests the v words I have typed before. so how do I shut that off???

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Hi VJHuff,

I think you are referring to the Auto-complete feature. That article will show you how to enable/disable and manage the auto-complete feature in Firefox. If you are talking about usernames and passwords, you might want to look at the Password Manager Knowledge Base article.

Hopefully this helps!

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Hi VJHuff,

I think you are referring to the Auto-complete feature. That article will show you how to enable/disable and manage the auto-complete feature in Firefox. If you are talking about usernames and passwords, you might want to look at the Password Manager Knowledge Base article.

Hopefully this helps!

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Thank you so much. I don't know why I didn't think of that. I had looked everywhere else to solve the issue. So far, it is working. Thanks again.

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You can use Clear Recent History to remove already stored form data.

See this for names and passwords that you may have stored.