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I typed the wrong username and now it comes up in the dropdown list. How can I get rid of it?

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I typed the wrong username and now it comes up in the dropdown list. How can I get rid of it?

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Every time Firefox opened

== I typed the wrong name.

I typed the wrong username and now it comes up in the dropdown list. How can I get rid of it? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I typed the wrong name.

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Remove a saved password here: Firefox > Preferences > Security: Passwords: "Saved Passwords" > "Show Passwords"

See Password manager - Remember, delete, change and import saved passwords in Firefox --- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_autocomplete_entries

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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Remove a saved password here: Firefox > Preferences > Security: Passwords: "Saved Passwords" > "Show Passwords"

See Password manager - Remember, delete, change and import saved passwords in Firefox --- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_autocomplete_entries

drsawzall
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For mac users highlight the username and hit command shift delete.