How to delete SPECIFIC autofill entries from Google Chrome?

Not too long ago, Google Chrome allowed users to delete specific autofill entries - either by going into their settings -> autofill settings -> delete the specific entries, or by going to the form you want to delete the autofill entry for, mousing over / pressing down on your keyboard and then pressing shift-delete.

Neither of these two methods appear to work any more.

Does anyone know how to delete SPECIFIC autofill entries from Google Chrome?

Note: I do NOT want to delete my passwords / manage passwords. Going to settings -> advanced -> passwords & forms -> autofill settings does NOT solve my problem. Pressing ctrl-shift-del and clearing autofill settings is NOT what I want; I want to delete SPECIFIC autofill entries.

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Burzghash

Posted 2018-01-26T00:35:11.923

Reputation: 551

Answers

Hopefully I haven't oversimplified but I think there'll be enough to answer your question.

Step 1 - For example, click in the "Username" field/input box and press the down arrow (this will bring up a list of remembered "username" auto-fill entries)

Step 2 - Use the down arrow key to highlight the username (auto-fill entry) you want to delete

Step 3 - Press shift+delete, or shift+alt+backspace if you have a Chromebook

Done.

Brian R. Quigley

Posted 2018-01-26T00:35:11.923

Reputation: 531

1And I did read your post but I provided my answer because I JUST did it right before answering your question. I am using Chrome browser version 63.0.3239.140 on an updated Chromebook (not sure why shift+delete didn't work for you unless you have a Chromebook without a delete key and so it has to be shift+alt+backspace, fyi alt+backspace = delete). – Brian R. Quigley – 2018-02-12T22:14:32.337

Do this for 100+ entries ... – Kai Noack – 2019-05-21T05:02:49.640

It took some experimenting with the modifier keys, but I finally found that on a macbook, it's [SHIFT]+[FN]+[BACKSPACE] – megaflop – 2020-02-06T10:13:10.533

Shift + Fn + Delete (backspace) on Mac Pro.

Alex Yarov

Posted 2018-01-26T00:35:11.923

Reputation: 251

Worked for me, but my MBP has a Delete key, not Backspace. – user70848 – 2018-09-15T02:06:02.790

Doesn't work on saved passwords =/ – Pysis – 2019-11-04T14:56:29.693

This is the only thing that works on Mac. Shift+Delete does not work on Mac – merlinpatt – 2020-02-09T19:27:01.953

On a mac, adding the Fn. key is only needed when you have the short keyboard, in the long full sized keyboard you can use Shift+delete keys same as in windows the reason for this is the default del key in the short keyboard is actually a backspace key, but pressing Fn key will turn it to Del

If it’s bookmarked, it won’t be deleted when you press fn+shift+delete. You have to delete the bookmark first.

Gert

Posted 2018-01-26T00:35:11.923

Reputation: 21

Excellent answer! – skiabox – 2019-02-11T22:04:37.580

Based on Brian R. Quigley method:

After clicking inside any auto fill field, you can hover by mouse on the desired entry then press Shift+Delete.

ghs14

Posted 2018-01-26T00:35:11.923

Reputation: 51

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It looks to me like google has moved the chrome settings around. I'm not sure if this has to do with your issue, but I just deleted a specific autofill entry by going to settings > passwords (under people just below sync). I also turned off "offer to save passwords" because that was the source of my pain. Random people who logged into amazon in my case, were cluttering my AWS login autofill...

Michael Aaron Wilson

Posted 2018-01-26T00:35:11.923

Reputation: 1