Passwords not saving in safari

Hmmm. This is working OK for me.

Do you have any old entries in the keychain (check via Keychain Access) for the sites? I think if you ignore a site, you have to go back to Keychain Access to clean up.

Also, are you using any plugins that might interfere, like 1Password?

also an issue with me, but trying to clear safari (and NOT selecting clear logins and PWs) has somehow deleted all my logins and passwords. some web sites are asking to save (this one did!), but not all.....frustrating.

Quit Safari. From the Finder click on Go in the menu bar, hold the option key and click on Library. Navigate to Preferences and open the folder. Move the com.apple.safari plist to the trash and empty. Logout/Login or restart. Any better?

yeah still not working, is there a way to pull my saved passwords cashe file from time machine?

my issue is the library directory is hidden...

You can access to you Library per my post. Finder>GO, Hold down the option key and click on Library. Or Go>Go to Folder and typing ~/Library

yes i know but in time machine, i want to access my safari prefs in time machine.....to restore teh pref.

Theres no 'go' menu in time machine.

Start your own post as its confusing to the heplers and the person who originally posted.

OK, but i am having the same issue as the original poster, safari is not saving my logins and passwords.

Just use the "Go" menu in Finder to go to your Safari prefs file, then enter TimeMachine and you'll be in the right place already.

If you want to access the Library outside TimeMachine's interface, Go > Go to Folder, drag your home folder from the TimeMachine directory and add /Library at the end

Thank you!

There's an extension for Safari that works!! I just installed it and tried it out. It's now filling in my PayPal and other passwords that would NOT autofill before. The username and password have to be in Kaychain Access before it will work. For all of us who had this working prior to Safari 6, this shouldn't be an issue, as the info was already in Keychain Access.

If it's a new site that you haven't saved for before, manually add it into Keychain Access.

It appears Safari 6 now complies with websites who have "autocomplete=off" hidden in the URL, which is why passwords aren't automatically populating like before.

Here's the download link for the extension. Clicking this link will automatically download the extension. http://lapcatsoftware.com/downloads/autocomplete.safariextz

Folks,

If you have saved passwords in Safari, go to Safari Prefrences and you can see the websites that have passwords saved and websites that never save passwords. If there are saved passwords, go to the website and it should automatically enter your password. If not, go to the toolbar in Safari and hit the button that looks like a pen drawing on a tablet [Autofill forms on this page] This will enter your information and passwords into the fields required.

That doesn't work for Safari 6 with many sites, which is why everyone is coming here to complain and seek a solution.

Did you read what I typed? "It appears Safari 6 now complies with websites who have "autocomplete=off" hidden in the URL, which is why passwords aren't automatically populating like before." This doesn't mean ALL, but MANY.

Two sites I've encountered, for sure, are PayPal and Craigslist. There are MANY others out there that have "autocomplete=off" hidden in the URL as well (think banking websites). Safari 6 will NOT autofill usernames or passwords for those sites, period.

Do you realize how many times I've clicked on the AutoFill button to be greeted with a message saying no information is available? I've gone as far as completely erasing my hard drive, reinstalling Mountain Lion and restoring from a Time Machine backup. Even THAT didn't work.

This extension, mentioned above, is the ONLY solution I've found since Safari 6 came along months ago. It didn't matter if I was running Lion or Mountian Lion, the problem started with Safari 6.

Again, Safari 6 will NOT autofill usernames and passwords for sites that have "autocomplete=off" hidden in the URL, period. The only work arounds are 1Password ($$$) or this extension (FREE). I'll take the FREE extension.