People use different browsers to surf the Internet. Some people prefer simple and easy-to-use ones, while others like it when multi-level and fine-tuning is available in the browser. However, there is a browser that contains many settings, but at the same time it continues to be user-friendly and its interface is extremely convenient. We are talking about the Yandex browser, and this article highlights its ability to remember passwords, manage them, and also how to delete them.
Many modern browsers have a built-in password saving feature. It is necessary in order to remember all the data from the password fields, saving them in a separate encrypted file, which is accessible in the directory where the browser itself is stored. This function is convenient for those who do not like to write down their credentials on a piece of paper and do not want to remember them by heart. A similar function is available in the Yandex browser.
If you need to make sure that a certain site does not remember the password and does not add it to the “saved” ones, then the first time you enter it, you can click “Never for this site.” This way, the browser will never ask you to save for that site again, but you can override it in the settings. This feature is useful for those passwords whose value is too high to be stored in memory, and it is a priority to enter them manually.
Removing passwords
The following algorithms describe the procedure for removing a password in the current version of the Yandex browser 16.6.0.8153; they may differ slightly from older versions or, perhaps, from those that will be released in the future, but the general principle remains the same.
There are two removal methods:
Why should you remove passwords?
There are several reasons why you should delete passwords saved in history. For example, this is necessary when there are a lot of them and they begin to clog the cache in the browser, but are not used by the user himself. A large amount of data can significantly slow down work, and simply cause confusion and inconvenience during work.
In addition, this is dictated by certain safety principles. And although Yandex has thought well about the security of user passwords by developing an advanced system of anti-phishing mechanisms, there are workarounds that can be used to obtain cached information.
In addition, Yandex protection will not help protect your personal data if it is used on a public PC that has access to several people. It is better to use a private tab on a public device to be sure that your data will not remain in the device’s memory when the browser is closed. This will save you from losses and will be a completely safe way out of the problem.
Also, sometimes there are cases when you know that unauthorized persons will have access to your computer. Let's say you go on vacation, and someone else will work at your workplace. Or you take your laptop in for repair. As they say, it’s better to be safe than sorry. In all such cases, it is better to first clear all personal information so that it does not fall into the wrong hands. Or you can install
A convenient feature of many browsers is saving passwords and automatically filling in fields for logging into mail, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and others on different sites. But at the same time, such care for the user can interfere, and even be dangerous.
The site has prepared simple instructions so that you always know how to delete the password and login saved in the browser or how and where to find them.
Here are some reasons why you need to know where your browser passwords are stored:
- For example, you forgot or, and the browser suggests using the old one, because it saved it for you :). Because of this, you have to wash it and introduce a new one, and this procedure is repeated every time.
- Saved passwords on a shared computer can take away your privacy if someone decides to do harm or read your private communications.
- Forgot your password? Perhaps the browser has remembered it and will tell you, you just need to know where the passwords and logins are.
How to view passwords in Chrome (Google Chrom) and/or delete them?
In the first column the site address, in the second login and in the third column the password in the form of dots, to view the password you need to click on it, the word “Show” will immediately appear, and in the window that appears you need to enter your account password on the computer.
Did you enter? So the password you forgot appeared! To delete a login and password, click the cross on the right side next to it (it is permanently deleted!):
Go to the “Tools” section and select “Delete personal data”. The window that appears will list all types of data stored by the browser. You need to check the box next to “Saved Passwords”. Of course, you can choose other options. To start the removal procedure, click the “Delete Now” button.
In the Opera browser, to delete logins and passwords, you need to go to the “Settings” section in the “Main Menu” and select “Delete personal data” in it. This action will open a dialog box with a collapsed list of the user's personal data stored by the browser. You need to expand it by clicking the mark next to the inscription “Detailed". In the list, check the box next to “Delete”, as well as any other types of data that should be deleted. If you wish, you can click the “Manage Passwords” button and remove everything selectively rather than wholesale. Otherwise, click the “OK” button to start the total cleaning procedure.
In Internet Explorer, perhaps, the path to the desired option is the longest. First, in the browser menu, expand the “Tools” section and select “Internet Options” in it. This will open a properties window, in which, on the “General” tab, in the “Browsing history” section, you should click the button labeled “Delete”. As a result, another window will open, also divided into sections. In the “Passwords” section, click the “Remove Passwords” button. In the next window, confirm the deletion by clicking “Yes”.
In the Google Chrome browser, to delete the list of logins and passwords, you need to click the icon with the image of a wrench in the upper right corner of the window. In the menu that opens, select the “Tools” section, and in it the “Delete data on viewed documents” item. This will open a window with a list of data to be cleared. You can shorten the path to this window if you use the keyboard instead of the mouse - pressing CTRL + SHIFT + DEL also opens this window. Here you need to specify the time limit for data clearing and check the box next to the “Clear saved passwords” item, and finally click the “Delete data on viewed pages” button.
In the Safari browser, to delete the list of logins and passwords, open the “Edit” section in the menu and select “Settings” in it. If you do not have menu display enabled, select the same item by clicking the gear icon in the upper right corner of the browser window. This will open the settings window, in which you should go to the “Autofill” tab. In the list of autofill web forms, opposite the item “User names and passwords”, you need to click the “Edit” button. In the window that opens with a list of logins, it is possible to delete both individual logins with passwords (the “Delete” button) and all at once (the “Delete all” button).
What should you do if you need to delete saved passwords in your browser? In this article, you will learn where passwords are stored in the browser, as well as how you can delete saved passwords from the browser.
When using a browser on our computer, many of us take advantage of the convenient feature of saving passwords in the browser. It is used to automatically enter data when you re-visit a site that requires entering user credentials to log in: login and password.
But at the same time, completely unnecessary, old passwords that have long since become irrelevant may be stored in your browser. It is quite possible that you will never visit this site again. But your old password for this site will still be stored in the browser. Over time, quite a lot of such unnecessary, saved passwords can accumulate.
Therefore, old saved passwords will need to be deleted from the browser. Depending on your browser settings, the program will allow you to delete individual passwords or all saved passwords at once.
If you're interested in knowing all the passwords stored in your browser so you can decide what to delete and what to keep, read this article.
Also, all saved passwords from the browser can be deleted using programs for cleaning and optimizing the system. In this article I will show how this can be done using the CCleaner program.
In general, for greater security, it would be better to store passwords from your accounts using special programs - password managers. For example, using the free KeePass program.
From the article you will learn where browser passwords are stored: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Yandex.Browser, Opera, Internet Explorer, as well as how you can remove unnecessary or old passwords from these browsers.
How to remove passwords in Google Chrome
First, let's look at where passwords are stored in the Chrome browser. After launching the browser, click on the “Customize and manage Google Chrome” menu button. Next, select “Settings” in the context menu. In the "Settings" tab, scroll to the very bottom of the web page, and then click on the "Show advanced settings" link.
Scroll down the page, in the “Passwords and Forms” section, in the “Offer to save passwords for sites” item, click on the “Customize” link.
After this, the “Passwords” window will open. Sites with saved passwords will be displayed at the top, and sites for which passwords are not saved will be displayed at the bottom of the window (if you used this Chrome browser setting).
In this field, you can enter the name of those sites for which passwords should not be saved in the Google Chrome browser, so that the browser does not remember passwords entered on these resources.
By default, the entry displays the site name first, then the login, and then the password. You can select the desired entry and, if necessary, delete it by clicking on the cross on the right side of the selected entry.
Before deleting, you can look at the password for a specific account, which will be hidden in the browser by default. To see this password, click on the “Show” button. After completing the password removal, click on the “Finish” button.
Thus, you can remove your unnecessary or old credentials (passwords and logins) from the Chrome browser.
How to remove passwords in Mozilla Firefox
Now let's see where passwords are stored in the Firefox browser. After launching the Mozilla Firefox browser, click on the “Open menu” button. In the browser menu, click on the “Settings” button. In the “Settings” window that opens, open the “Protection” tab.
Here, from the “Passwords” section, you can manage saved passwords in the Mazila browser.
Using the “Exceptions...” button, you can enter a special window in which you will need to enter the names of sites for which you will not need to save passwords in the browser.
To access passwords saved in the browser, click on the “Saved Passwords...” button.
After this, the “Saved Passwords” window will open.
You can expand this window to fill the full screen of your monitor. By default, this window first displays the site name, then the user name (login), and then the last use and last change of the entry. The password box will be hidden.
To display passwords in this window, click on the “Display Passwords” button. After confirming this action, after the username, the passwords that were saved in the Firefox browser will be displayed.
You can delete only some of your saved passwords, or delete all passwords from your browser at once.
To delete an individual password, highlight the line with this password, and then click on the “Delete” button. This password will be removed from the browser. All passwords saved in the browser can be deleted using the “Delete all” button.
After you finish removing passwords in Mozilla Firefox, click the “Close” button in this window.
How to remove passwords in Yandex Browser
Let's first look at where passwords are stored in Yandex Browser. Since Yandex.Browser runs on the same engine as Chrome, the settings for these browsers are quite similar.
In the browser window, click on the “Yandex Browser Settings” button. In the menu that opens, select “Settings”. After that, in the “Settings” tab, at the bottom of the page, click on the “Show additional settings” button.
Next, scroll down to the “Passwords and AutoFill” section, and then click on the “Manage Passwords” button.
After this, the “Passwords” window will open in Yandex Browser. There are also two fields here: one for saved passwords, the other for sites for which there is no need to save passwords.
By selecting the desired entry, you can view the password, since it will be hidden by default. If necessary, you can remove the highlighted password.
After removing the password from Yandex Browser, click on the “Finish” button.
How to remove a password in Opera
Now let's see where passwords are stored in the Opera browser. After launching the browser, click on the “Customize and manage Opera” button. In the context menu, click on the “Settings” item.
In the “Settings” tab, in the left column, click on “Security”. Then in the “Passwords” section, click on the “Manage saved passwords” button.
The “Passwords” window that opens will be divided into two parts: “Saved passwords” and “Do not save for”. In the “Saved Passwords” section, select the desired password, if necessary, look at its data, and then delete this password from the Opera browser.
After the password has been removed from the Opera browser, click on the “Finish” button.
How to remove passwords in Internet Explorer
In the Internet Explorer browser window, click on the “Tools” menu button, and then select “Internet Options” from the context menu.
In the Internet Options window, open the Contents tab. In the "Autofill" section, click on the "Options" button.
In the “AutoFill Options” window, to delete all passwords saved in the browser, you will need to click on the “Delete AutoFill History...” button.
After this, all saved passwords will be deleted from the Internet Explorer browser.
Removing saved passwords from the browser in CCleaner
You can remove saved passwords from your browser using one of the computer cleaning and optimization programs. Let's see how this can be done using the free CCleaner program.
In the CCleaner program window, in the “Cleaning” tab, in the “Windows” and “Applications” sections, you will need to check the boxes next to the “Cookies” and “Saved Passwords” items in those browsers from which you will need to delete saved passwords .
After activating the “Saved Passwords” item, a window will open warning that if you select this option, all saved passwords will be lost.
Once the cleanup is complete, in one browser or in multiple browsers, depending on the settings selected, all saved passwords will be deleted from your computer.
Conclusions of the article
You can delete saved passwords from your browser. This can be done using the browser itself, or using a computer cleaning program. Depending on the selected settings, you can delete all passwords at once in the browser, or delete only individual saved passwords.
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