How do I stop Safari from auto-filling a password?

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How do I stop Safari from auto-filling a password?

I don't want Safari to auto-fill my login details at my bank. But when I open the passwords window, and am about to remove it, it says that by removing it, it will also remove the password from my iCloud Keychain on all my devices! I don't want it removed, cause then I won't be able to look it up when I want to log in, why is this how it works, and is there any way to fix it, so I can just stop Safari from autofilling it?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 10, 2022 9:35 PM

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apfelkopf

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Jul 11, 2022 4:43 AM in response to Saxman

Go to Preferences in Safari and then click the 'Auto-Fill' tab. There you can select which info will be auto filled. Unchecking'Usernames and Passwords' there should yield the result you are looking for.

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Saxman Author

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Jul 11, 2022 10:35 PM in response to apfelkopf

No, you can have passwords not auto-filled on certain sites, as I do have that. However, it apparently looks as if you can only do that, when you first log in to a site, as Safari asks if you want it saved to auto-fill. I actually think I did choose to not have it saved, but Safari ignored my selection.

I may try to see what happens if I delete the password, then re-enter it into my keychain, then log in to the site, and say no, when asked about saving it. Hopefully, it will not be saved by Safari.

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apfelkopf

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Jul 12, 2022 4:29 AM in response to Saxman

I see what you mean now. If the password is already filled in when you open a website without any input from you, then I think that's actually because it's saved on the website. You can try to clear the Cache in Safari and see if that helps:

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/clear-safari-cache/

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Saxman Author

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Jul 17, 2022 11:52 AM in response to apfelkopf

I've had credit cards from this bank for 20 years, and it's never auto-filled passwords on its own. I suspect Safari either failed to ask, or I somehow didn't hit the "never save" option. I guess I just have to delete it from the Safari saved passwords, and re-enter it in my keychain. It's pretty nonsensical I can't just delete it from Safari, without it automatically being removed from the keychain... but that's Apple, always making extra steps for us take.

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apfelkopf

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Jul 17, 2022 11:57 AM in response to Saxman

Have you tried the solution I suggested? If the password is already entered when you open a specific website, it's more than likely because it was saved on the website itself, like clicking a 'remember me' link on said website. In my experience, Safari always asks before entering log-in information and it's not entered automatically without some sort of user interaction.

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Saxman Author

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Jul 11, 2022 8:50 AM in response to apfelkopf

Thanks, but I don't want all usernames & passwords not auto-filled, just one.

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pjswiz

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Jul 11, 2022 8:52 AM in response to Saxman

You cannot individually choose which are and which aren't auto-filled.

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apfelkopf

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Jul 11, 2022 9:06 AM in response to pjswiz

As pjswiz said, you can't pick and choose which usernames/passwords are autofilled. The only way would be to delete the password in question from Keychain altogether.

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Saxman Author

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Jul 17, 2022 12:01 PM in response to apfelkopf

I constantly clear cache on Safari, but again, it's not saved on the website, but in Safari, as other browsers don't auto-fill that one, only Safari does..

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