Click Customize and control Google Chrome in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. From the drop-down menu, select Settings. Click the button at the bottom of the screen. In the Passwords and Forms section, click the arrow in the Autofill settings box. In the Autofill Settings menu, ensure that the slider is set to (on position). Fill out a form. On the left, click AutoFill. Check AutoFill. You can save pages and visit them with Google Toolbar or Google Chrome. Learn how to create a Google Account. To open the Autofill tab, enter chrome://settings/autofill into the URL field and press 'Enter.' Clicking in the Autofill field in your profile will allow you to edit the information. Click “Remove” next to your saved profile to remove the information from Toolbar.
By default, the Google Chrome browser saves certain information that you enter into website forms such as your name and address. It uses this information the next time you're prompted to enter the same information in a similar form on another website.
Instructions in this article apply to Google Chrome for desktop computers, laptops, and mobile devices.
How to Disable Chrome Autofill On A Computer
The Autofill feature saves keystrokes and offers an element of convenience, but there may be a privacy concern. If other people use your browser and you don't feel comfortable having your form information stored, disable the Autofill feature in just a few steps.
- Open the Chrome browser and go to the main menu (the three vertical dots).
- Select Settings.If you don't want to use the menu, place the cursor in the address bar, type chrome://settings, and press Enter.
- Turn off the Save and fill payment methods toggle.
- If you want to enable Autofill at a later time, turn on the Save and fill payment methods toggle.
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How to Disable Autofill in the Chrome Mobile App
The Autofill feature also works in Chrome mobile apps. To disable autofill in the apps:
- Open the Chrome app.
- Tap the Chrome menu represented by three vertically aligned dots.
- Tap Settings.
- Turn off the Save and fill payment methods toggle.
- Tap the Back arrow to return to the Settings page.
- Tap the Back arrow to return to the browser window.
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A reader asks:
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“How do I clear autofill in a Chrome browser? I let a friend use my laptop and apparently he filled out some online forms. Now whenever I—the actual owner of the laptop—try to fill out forms, his information comes up in autofill. How can I get rid of unwanted information in autofill?”
There’s an easy fix for this—you’ll just need to head over to Chrome’s settings. If you want to delete all autofill entries and saved text, follow these steps:
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- Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar (the icon featuring three vertical dots)
- Select More Tools > Clear Browsing Data
- In the dialogue that appears, check the “Autofill form data” checkbox, then select the amount of data you’d like to delete from the dropdown menu at the top of dialogue box. (Select “the beginning of time” to clear everything.)
- Click the “Clear browsing data” button when finished
If you want to just delete specific autofill entries:
- Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar and select Settings
- Click “Show advanced settings” and find the “Passwords and forms” section
- Select Manage Autofill settings.
- In the dialog that appears, select the entry you’d like to delete from the list. Click the “x” that appears at the end of the row.
Voila!
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This tip was originally published on IDG Answers, a reader-powered help desk for answering tech questions.
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