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Is there a way to stop the gmail address field (on the login page) from displaying all the gmail addresses that you have ever typed in it?

When logging in with Google Chrome or trying to set up a new account, anything you type which starts with the same letter as the one that you are trying to use currently will show up in the auto-complete field, I don't want that.

I understand that this is a convenient feature in some cases, but the thing is--I know this shouldn't've happened, but it has actually happened more than once--I sometimes mistyped my password in the Gmail address field right after the address, mistakingly assuming that the prompt had already been moved to the password field, and then hit "Enter" without looking first. The next time I tried to enter my Gmail address, it popped up the address followed by my password as one of the entries on the list of email addresses that shows up, and I couldn't get rid of the entry.

Is there a way to remove these?

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the "problem" here is with your browser. You need to look at your autocomplete / autofill settings. Which browser are you using? – JT.WK Aug 2 '10 at 23:35
I use Google Chrome. – NT. Aug 3 '10 at 0:25
The autofill feature in Chrome is a time saver, and so I don't really want to turn it off. It would be helpful to be able to edit out some of the typed info, though, so it won't show up again --is this possible to do? – NT. Aug 3 '10 at 0:35
I’ve done exactly the same thing, on my Fantasy Football login. I’ve been terrified a friend will see me typing it one day, then log in and wreck my team. So glad the delete feature exists, and is documented here. – Paul D. Waite Oct 2 '10 at 15:41
Your information is not being sent out. It stays on your machine. – Xavierjazz Jan 23 '11 at 11:37
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You can remove entries from the list using the following steps:

  1. Select the "Username" field and make sure it is blank
  2. Hit the down arrow key on your keyboard, a list of all of the "remembered" entries should appear.
  3. Using the up & down arrow keys highlight an entry you would like to delete.
  4. Hit the "Delete" key.
  5. Repeat steps 2-4 until satisfied.
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It worked! Thank you so much! – NT. Aug 3 '10 at 3:08
You, sir, are a legend. – Paul D. Waite Oct 2 '10 at 15:42
Awesome if you try several usernames (because you don't remember what you used) and afterward you always have incorrect options in the suggestions that confuse you. – Eloff Mar 30 at 17:16
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In my case (Chrome on Mac) I had to hold down the (function) key and delete and then it worked.

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Thanks! This has been annoying me for a long time. – balexand Jan 3 at 21:36
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I read all the Google help which made me go round in circles and couldn't find an answer anywhere but I finally found a solution.

On a PC use this to delete any entries added in error (i.e. wrong email address or a missing letter etc.) and if you put your password in by mistake. Or even those one letter entries that saved when you clicked them without looking.

To delete an entry type enough letters in the box to bring up the one you want to delete so that it shows up blue under the box (as if ready to load) then click Ctrl+Delete.

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