How to Delete Saved Passwords in Firefox (One or All)

To delete saved passwords in Firefox, click the menu button (three lines), choose Passwords, select a login on the left, and click Remove. To delete every saved login at once, click the three-dot menu at the top right of that page and choose Remove All Passwords. To stop Firefox from asking to save passwords, uncheck Ask to save passwords in Settings.

These steps come from Mozilla’s Password Manager guide and its Edit or delete a login page.

How to View or Delete Saved Passwords in Firefox

1. Click the Firefox menu button (three horizontal lines).
2. Click Passwords. The about:logins page opens in a new tab.
3. Find the login in the list on the left, or type a site or username in the Search Passwords box.
4. Select the login. Click the eye icon to see the password, or Copy to copy it.
5. Click Remove to delete it, or Edit to change it.

Result: The login disappears from the list, and Firefox stops filling it in on that site. Mozilla notes that on Windows and macOS you may have to enter your computer password before you can reveal, copy or edit a saved password. That’s your device password, not your Mozilla account password.

If a password-manager extension is filling in logins instead of Firefox, see how to delete or disable an add-on in Firefox.

Use the Passwords Sidebar

Mozilla also offers a sidebar view. Click the Customize sidebar gear at the bottom of the sidebar, turn on Passwords, then click the key icon. From there you can search, add, import, export, or remove all saved passwords.

How to Delete All Saved Logins

1. Open Passwords from the Firefox menu.
2. Click the three-dot menu at the top right.
3. Choose Remove All Passwords and confirm.

Mozilla doesn’t describe a way to undo this, so consider exporting your logins first. Its guide covers saving them as a .csv file. Keep that file somewhere safe, because it contains your passwords.

How to Stop Firefox From Asking to Save Passwords

1. Click the menu button and choose Settings.
2. Click Passwords and autofill on the left.
3. Uncheck Ask to save passwords to turn it off for every site. To block only certain sites, click Manage password exceptions and add their addresses.

Changes save automatically. Mozilla says the setting is grayed out if Firefox is set to never remember history or to always use private browsing. To fix that, go to Privacy & Security, choose Remember history under History, and restart Firefox.

How to Protect the Passwords You Keep

If you share your computer, Mozilla recommends setting a Primary Password, which you enter to unlock your saved logins. Firefox can also suggest strong passwords when you create new accounts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are Firefox passwords the same as my Google passwords?

No. Mozilla says passwords saved in Firefox stay in Firefox (and on your other devices if you use Sync), while passwords in your Google Account are used in Chrome and Google services. Deleting one doesn’t delete the other.

Why did my saved passwords disappear?

Mozilla suggests checking that Logins and Passwords is selected in your Sync settings, checking whether you’re using a different Firefox profile, and importing a .csv backup if you exported one.

Related Guides

• How to delete cookies from one site in Firefox
• How to use private browsing in Firefox
• How to show the menu bar in Firefox

To keep a safe copy of your saved sites, here’s how to back up and restore your bookmarks in Firefox.

Using Firefox on your phone too? See how to save and find passwords in Firefox on iPhone.