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How do I eliminate outdated User-IDs that want to autofill in web sites?

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FrankLang
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I have old, outdated USER-IDs that appear in the pull-downs of Login boxes of a number of websites, with some sort of autofill. I would like to eliminate the old entries. For example, when I login to my bank's web site, I'm prompted to fill in my User-Id. I type the first letter of my User-Id (in this case, an "F") and I get a pull down from the box that gives me several old choices that also begin with "F." The bank IT person tells I need to dump the old choices in Firefox, but I can't figure out how to do it. I've searched thru Firefox Help, but I don't find anything.

I have old, outdated USER-IDs that appear in the pull-downs of Login boxes of a number of websites, with some sort of autofill. I would like to eliminate the old entries. For example, when I login to my bank's web site, I'm prompted to fill in my User-Id. I type the first letter of my User-Id (in this case, an "F") and I get a pull down from the box that gives me several old choices that also begin with "F." The bank IT person tells I need to dump the old choices in Firefox, but I can't figure out how to do it. I've searched thru Firefox Help, but I don't find anything.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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1. You can clear the Search and form history to clear all autocomplete entries.

2. You can clear each incorrect entry when it appears.
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Form+autocomplete

cor-el
cor-el
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If remembering passwords is enabled then you can also check the Firefox Password Manager to see if theyare saved there.