How to Delete Saved Passwords on Firefox (Full Guide)

There are many reasons why you might want to delete passwords from your Firefox browser.

Maybe you’re going to let someone else use your computer and you’d like to keep your passwords private.

Or maybe you’re switching to a new browser and want to delete passwords from your Firefox to start fresh.

Whatever your reason, it’s easy to remove saved passwords from Firefox. 

If you’re planning on switching to a new browser, it’s a good idea to remove all the passwords from Firefox. But if you just want to keep your passwords private, you can also delete individual passwords from Firefox. 

Overview of Saved Passwords

Saved passwords are a feature in Firefox that stores your personal information (usernames, passwords, credit card information, and so on). These passwords are stored locally on your computer, and Firefox automatically fills them in when you visit a website.

Each time you visit a website, Firefox saves the password to the browser’s local storage. This means that if someone were to hijack your computer, they could access your saved passwords.

Firefox also uses a password manager, which is essentially a digital wallet for passwords. It stores usernames and passwords, as well as credit card information, driver’s license info, Social Security number, and more.

Firefox offers two different ways to manage your saved passwords: you can either delete them individually or in bulk.

Accessing Firefox Password Settings

First, click the Firefox icon on the Windows desktop, or press Ctrl+Shift+P to open the browser.

Click the Firefox menu icon, and then click Preferences.

In the tab that opens, click the Security section.

In the Saved passwords section, you’ll find a list of all your saved logins and passwords.

To delete a saved password, click the three-dot icon on the right of the entry and select Delete.

Deleting Saved Passwords

If you accidentally saved your password to a website in Firefox, there is no need to panic. Just follow these steps to delete it:

1. Open Firefox.
2. In the toolbar, click the “Profile” drop-down menu.
3. Choose “Edit Profile”.
4. In the sidebar that appears, click “Passwords & Forms” in the left sidebar.
5. In the Passwords section, click the “Show Passwords” button.
6. A list of websites where you’ve stored your passwords will appear.

Incognito Mode

Private browsing in Firefox allows you to browse the web in a virtually anonymous way. This means no tracking and no cookies.

Private browsing mode doesn’t save your browsing history, but you can use saved passwords to log in to your sites. This is partly why Firefox stores your passwords in the first place.

To manually delete saved passwords in Firefox, follow these steps:

1. Click the Firefox menu icon in the top-right corner of the browser window.
2. Click Options , then go to the Privacy & Security panel.
3. Click on the “Show saved passwords” toggle.
4. Scroll down to “Show saved passwords” and click Clear All Saved Passwords.

Note that this will remove saved passwords from all sites, not just the sites you’ve visited recently.

Managing Saved Passwords on Mobile Devices

Firefox’s password manager has some nifty features, like autofill and password generation.

But Firefox’s password manager isn’t perfect. It tends to save passwords for a site even if you have just visited it. The passwords get stored with the URL, not that site’s actual name.

This behavior can be a problem, especially if Firefox’s password manager is managing your password across multiple devices.

If you accidentally visit a site while logged in, Firefox stores the password for every device that Firefox has saved a password for.

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