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Firefox includes a Password Manager that can save the passwords you use to log in to websites. This article describes why your passwords might not be saved.

Firefox includes a Password Manager that can save the passwords you use to log in to websites. This article describes why your passwords might not be saved. * For a general overview of using the Password Manager to save website passwords, see [[Password manager - Remember, delete and change saved passwords in Firefox]]. * For information on the Master Password feature, used to protect your private information, see [[Use a Master Password to protect stored logins and passwords]]. __TOC__ = Password Manager settings = Firefox will remember passwords by default. You may have disabled this feature, or told Firefox to never remember passwords for a particular site. # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu Security} panel. # If it isn't already check marked, check '''Remember passwords for sites'''. # To the right of Remember passwords for sites, click the {button Exceptions...} button . # Make sure that the site you're trying to log in to isn't in the list. #* If it is, select the entry and click {button Remove}. # {for win,linux}Click {button Close}{/for}{for mac}Close the Exceptions window{/for}. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] Now that you've configured Firefox to remember passwords, try logging in to the site again. = Passwords being automatically cleared = Firefox may be set to remove saved passwords when it is closed. To undo this setting: # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu Privacy} panel. # If '''Firefox will:''' is set to '''Use custom settings for history''' and '''Clear history when Firefox closes''' is selected, click on the {button Settings...} button. # Make sure that '''Saved Passwords''' is not selected. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] Firefox is now configured to not clear your passwords when closing. = Remember Password prompt not displayed = Some graphics driver versions may have problem to display prompts. To confirm this is your case, follow steps in [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]]. = Websites prohibit password saving = Some websites do not allow for passwords to be saved for security reasons. If you have followed the steps above, but are still not prompted to save a password when logging in to a certain website, that site may have disabled password saving. = Private Browsing = If you use the Firefox [[Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit|Private Browsing]] feature, no passwords will be automatically filled in during your Private Browsing session, and no new passwords will be saved. # Make sure either it does not say ''(Private Browsing)'' at the top of the Firefox window{for win,fx4} or the Firefox button isn't purple{/for}. # If it does say ''(Private Browsing)''{for win} or the Firefox button is purple{/for}, end the Private Browsing session by clicking the {for win}{button Firefox} button ({menu Tools} menu in Windows XP){/for}{for mac,linux}{menu Tools} menu{/for} and selecting {menu Stop Private Browsing}. <!-- MZ credit --> <br/> <br/> '''''Based on information from [http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered User name and password not remembered (mozillaZine KB)]''''' [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/L2ouzT]]