In this post, we are showing you how to delete passwords stored on your chrome browser. Across all platforms, Chrome has a 64.92% share of the global browser market. Most smartphone users are using Chrome to browse (googling), conduct transactions, send e-mails, do online shopping, and others. If by now, some of you do not clearly know yet. Chrome OS is a Linux-based operating system designed by Google. It is derived from the free software Chromium OS and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface.
You know how you go to a website and it asks you to sign up or log in using a user name and a password and some other details like names, email, etc? These login details are stored in the chrome browser in case your browser is chrome. This also happens with other web browsers like Microsoft’s Edge, Mozilla’s Firefox, and Apple’s Safari. The reason these log-in details are stored is so that the next time you return to the site, you do not have to re-enter the username/email and password.
Some people are not comfortable saving such information on devices. That is also fine. Chrome always asks for your permission before saving your login credentials. In case you are not fine with it, there is always the option of Don’t save that pops up that you can choose for it not to save your login details.
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Why people delete passwords stored on their chrome browser?
What are some scenarios where one would want to delete their passwords from their chrome browser:
- In case that password is too sensitive to be left on any device.
- In case your passwords have been compromised, you can delete all of them and reset new ones.
- If you are a bit forgetful in nature and forget to log out of a device, anyone who has access to the device can access your information.
Here is how to delete passwords stored on your chrome browser (Step-by-Step)
a) Firstly; launch google and sign into it. (The screenshots I am using are based on the desktop version of Google, not mobile)
b) Secondly; click on the three vertical dots from the top right corner > click ‘Settings’ (in between edit and help) from the list.
c) Thirdly; click Autofill from the left pane
d) Fourthly; click Passwords; it will show you a list of all the websites for which the passwords are saved. To view the password, click the Eye icon next to each website.
e) Then, delete the password for a specific website, and click on the three vertical dots against the website to find an option to ‘Remove.’
f) Lastly; As you click on ‘Remove,’ the password for that website will be deleted. To wipe all the saved passwords, you will need to follow these steps individually.
Conclusion
You can follow these steps using your mobile phone’s chrome browser. Although some steps are a bit different. For example, to delete the passwords, you will have to go to check passwords and the option for deleting a password will be “delete password” instead of “remove password”.