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Clearing logins and passwords question

casterweb
casterweb Posts: 58 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
Hi All

I share a laptop with others and I need to clear recent history, cookies, passwords etc. I use firefox as my browser.

So I go into: Tools> Clear recent history>and then I tick all the boxes and hit the "Clear now" button.

Now the next time I use the laptop, as expected, I have to re-enter all my login details to enter sites.............with the exception of one site!

This site always remembers my username and password even though I have cleared everything.

Why is this? and how can I ensure all my login and password details are deleted from ALL sites ?

Any suggestions welcome.

Comments

  • HoofeHearted
    HoofeHearted Posts: 2,652 Forumite
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    Download and install CCleaner. It cleans up lots of rubbish + cookies etc.

    Some sites install "Flash Cookies" which are not deleted by the browser clean-up function. CCleaner will remove these Flash Cookies along with the usual types.

    :beer:
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Why don't you use Firefox Portable Edition on a USB Flashdrive? More here
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    tools options privacy never remember history, and under security untick remember passwords for sites.
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • casterweb
    casterweb Posts: 58 Forumite
    closed wrote: »
    tools options privacy never remember history, and under security untick remember passwords for sites.

    Worked a treat many thanks.
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    might also want to install betterprivacy and/or ccleaner to purge flash cookies.
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
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