How to Clear Autofill on Chrome?

Chrome’s autofill feature can be convenient because it automatically fills in all of your information for you. Autofill can be used for passwords or personal data. Autofill simplifies logging in to websites as well as filling in web forms. Such a tool is useful to anyone who regularly has to provide their information on the web. 

However, if your information has changed or you no longer want to use this feature, you will need to know how to clear and remove autofill. 

Read this article to learn how you can clear and remove autofill on chrome, and find a good alternative to this feature!

 

How to Manage and Clear Autofill on Chrome

• Firstly, to remove autofill, you will need to access your Chrome settings. 
• You can do so by clicking the three dots on the top right-hand side of your Chrome browser. From there, select “Settings” from the menu. If you want to manage the setting on your autofill feature, select ‘Autofill’ under settings. 
• Here you will see options for ‘Passwords’, ‘Payment methods’, and ‘Addresses and more’. Select the one you would like to manage, you can always go back later to manage the other options. 
• To clear or remove autofill, select ‘Privacy and security’, under Settings.
• Then click on ‘Clear browsing data’, in the pop-up box, and select the advanced tap. Here, check the box labeled ‘Passwords and other sign-in data’  and ‘Autofill form data’. 
• Finally, click the ‘Clear data’ button, and this will remove your data! Now your information has been cleared and removed from autofill. 

 

More About Chrome’s Autofill Feature 

This feature is designed to fill in web forms for you. It does this by saving information such as your name, address, and payment information and using it every time you are prompted to fill in this information.

This feature is built into the Chrome browser and requires no extra extensions. This makes it very convenient and easy to use. However, using a browser to autofill information or to manage your passwords is very risky. Due to the number of users on the internet today, cybercrime has been on the rise. When you allow your browser to save this information, you are making this information available to hackers and third parties. This can lead to your accounts being hacked, or having your identity stolen. 

Chrome has been under fire in the past for having security vulnerabilities. Chrome users are at risk of having their information leaked through a data breach. This is a reason why you might want to remove your data.