How do i find my stored passwords on google chrome

By India Today Web Desk: Most of the time when you are working on your PC or Android device, you visit different platform where they ask you to fill in your email address and a password to prove your authenticated identity. There you enter your details and save your passwords in our browsers for the sake of convenience. So that whenever you visit the platform you do not have to remember the details it will automatically complete the sign-in field.

But in case if you are able to input their passwords on a platform that you have once accessed, then what you will do? In such cases, you can see the saved passwords in Google Chrome. Here are the steps that will allow you to not only view your saved passwords in Google Chrome but manage them as well.

View the saved passwords in Google Chrome: Step by step guide

Step 1: At first open your Google Chrome, from your desktop

Step 2: Home screen page of chrome will be displayed, click on the menu button (This menu button can be identified as three vertical dots, found at the right-hand corner of the chrome screen).

To view saved passwords on Google Chrome: Click the dots ay the right-hand corner

Step 3: Click the menu button, a long dialog box opens and then click on 'settings’.

To view saved passwords on Google Chrome: Click on settings

Step 4: In settings find and click on 'Passwords.’ A new page will appear that will show you all the passwords that you have ever saved on chrome.

To view saved passwords on Google Chrome: Click on password!

Step 5: Now, you will be able to see all the passwords that have been saved on your google chrome from your very first sign in to your last. (You can even click on 'Auto Sign-in’ and automatically gain unlimited access to your website or page anytime)

You can set the 'Auto Sign-in' over here!

Step 6: At last, click the Eye-like icon after your username and finally view your saved password. (For privacy purposes your passwords will always be in that hidden state, so to view it you have to click and hold on the icon.)

Hold the Eye-like icon and view the saved passwords on Google Chrome!

Note: From the steps above, you know how to view your chrome saved passwords and also, to manage the passwords settings for the future.

You can even choose if you want to 'save passwords’ so that whenever you have any sign-in to do, it will automatically show your username and passwords in the hidden state. This way, you can access websites without trying to remember what your passwords were.

Are you realizing that saving passwords in your browser isn’t super secure? Or maybe you started using a password manager like Dashlane and having your browser suggest passwords is getting in the way? In this post, we’ll show you how to view and delete saved passwords in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.

The best way to stay secure online is to have strong, unique passwords for every account, but it’s nearly impossible to remember hundreds of passwords. While saving passwords in your browser solves for that inconvenience, it’s a bandage over a much larger problem.

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Unfortunately, the saved passwords in your browser often aren’t secure. And many browsers allow anyone with physical or remote access to your computer to view all saved passwords. Those that do require authentication to see your saved passwords have easy workarounds.

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So without further ado, here’s how to view and delete saved passwords from popular web browsers. Just click the + on the right to expand the sections below to read the instructions for each browser.

Chrome | How to view and delete saved passwords

On a computer:

1. Open Chrome.
2. On the right side of the toolbar, click the circular Profile, then click Passwords.
3. From there, you can view, delete, or export your saved passwords.
   • View saved passwords: Click the eye icon to the right of each password to see it. You’ll be prompted to type your computer password in to see it in plain text.
   • Delete saved passwords: Click the three vertical dots to the right of each password, then click Remove.
   • Export saved passwords: To the right of “Saved Passwords,” click the three vertical dots, and click Export passwords.

To delete all saved passwords at once:

1. Open Chrome.
2. On the right side of the toolbar, open the menu by clicking the three vertical dots , then click More Tools, then click Clear Browsing Data.
3. In the “Clear browsing data” window, click the Advanced tab, uncheck everything except for Passwords and other sign-in data, then click Clear Data.

To stop Chrome from saving your passwords:

1. Open Chrome.
2. On the right side of the toolbar, click the circular Profile, then click Passwords.
3. Turn off Offer to save passwords.

Edge | How to view and delete saved passwords

On a computer:

1. Open Edge.
2. On the right side of the toolbar, open the menu by clicking the three horizontal dots, then click Settings.
3. On the Settings page, scroll down and click View advanced settings.
4. In Advanced settings, scroll down to the Privacy and services section and click Manage my saved passwords.
   • View saved passwords: Click on the password you want to view or edit.
   • Delete saved passwords: Click the X next to each password you want to delete.

To delete all passwords at once:

1. Open Edge.
2. On the right side of the toolbar, open the menu by clicking the three horizontal dots, then click Settings.
3. In Settings, scroll down to the Clear browsing data section and click Choose what to clear.
4. In Clear browsing data, uncheck everything except for Passwords and click Clear.

To stop Edge from saving your passwords:

1. Open Edge.
2. On the right side of the toolbar, open the menu by clicking the three horizontal dots, then click Settings.
3. On the Settings page, scroll down and click View advanced settings.
4. In Advanced settings, turn off Offer to save my passwords.

Firefox | How to view and delete saved passwords

On a computer:

1. Open Firefox.
2. On the right side of the toolbar, open the menu by clicking the three horizontal lines, then click Preferences.
3. Click the Privacy & Security tab on the left side.
4. Click Saved Logins under Forms & Passwords.
5. In the “Saved Logins” window, you can view or delete your saved passwords.
   • View saved passwords: Click Show Passwords to view all your passwords in plain text.
   • Delete saved passwords: Click on the password you want to delete, then click Remove. To delete all saved passwords, click Remove All.

To stop Firefox from saving your passwords:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Click open the menu by clicking the three horizontal lines, then click Preferences.
3. Click the Privacy & Security tab on the left side.
4. Uncheck Remember logins and passwords for websites under Forms & Passwords.

Safari | How to view and delete saved passwords

On a computer:

1. Open Safari.
2. Click Safari on the top left of your screen, then click Preferences.
3. In the “Preferences” window, click the Passwords tab.
4. After you input your computer password, you can view or delete your saved passwords.
   • View saved passwords: Click on a password to reveal your plain-text password.
   • Delete saved passwords: Click on the password you want to delete, then click Remove. To delete all saved passwords, click the top password, hold Shift, scroll and click the bottom password, and all of your passwords will be selected, from there, click Remove.

To stop Safari from saving your passwords:

1. Open Safari.
2. Click Safari on the top left of your screen, then click Preferences.
3. In the “Preferences” window, click the AutoFill tab.
4. Uncheck each preference to turn off AutoFill completely, or just uncheck Usernames and passwords to stop saving passwords.

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