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autofill uses wrong name

This is a new computer and my first experience with Monterey. When I get to a form asking for my name and other information, why does my wife's information always show up as the suggested text? She's not even a user on the computer. I don't use the Apple Keychain to save anything and I never store any passwords on the computer when prompted to. Why is she given this priority?

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Mar 30, 2022 7:10 PM

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Mar 31, 2022 9:04 AM in response to PRP_53

How can you tell which information is "set"? It wasn't clear how to choose a name from my contact list to use. When I click on Edit, it just opens my Contacts. It wasn't clear how to choose a name from my contact list to use.


When I click on Edit for User names and passwords, the Autofill Passwords tab opens and I don't have any passwords saved. I don't see anything about user names.

Mar 31, 2022 9:32 AM in response to PRP_53

I discovered I didn't have my own contact information as My Card, so I followed the directions from the user guide to create My Card. That will probably take care of the problem I was having. Thanks for guiding me in the right direction.


Where should I save my contacts, in the iCloud section or in the On My Mac section? My wife and I share the same list of contacts with Family sharing, both on our one shared computer and on our individual iPhones. I'm guessing that the contacts saved On My Mac are not accessible on our phones remotely, correct?

autofill uses wrong name

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