How to delete a single cached username from Chrome?

Question

Somewhere along the line I accidentally typed my password into the username field on a website in Chrome. Now every time I go back to that site my password is shown as an option to fill as my username. I didn't specifically save the username/password combo, it is just the little drop down that appears when you start to type.

Is it possible to clear this single item? I would rather not have to clear all form data.

score 153 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 05 '18 at 23:37

Go to Options → Personal Stuff → Manage Saved Passwords, hover over what you want to delete, and then click the x.

UPDATE (credits to camster342): It's now in Settings -> Show Advanced Settings... and Manage Passwords is the second link under the Passwords and Forms section.

If the data you want to delete is not a password but rather a saved form follow this:

When you type in a form field, a menu may appear, containing past text that you've typed in the field. To delete a specific piece of saved text, select it in the menu using the arrows on your keyboard, then press Shift+Delete.

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On Mac OS it's Fn+Backspace or Fn+Shift+Delete.

score 56 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 03 '13 at 06:59

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It is possible to delete the single or all the username from the Google user-box. Simply select the require username by keyboard arrows. Then use Shift+Delete.

edited Sep 03 '13 at 06:59

Jawa

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answered Sep 03 '13 at 04:54

Mrinal Ghosh

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score 12 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 14 '17 at 15:43

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Open a web page in which a data field showing the problematic value appears
Double-click the field to make it show its drop down
Highlight the problematic value with your mouse
Press Shift+Delete

The value disappears and won't bother you again.

edited Jan 14 '17 at 15:43

answered Jan 14 '17 at 12:43

ucil

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score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 28 '15 at 08:46

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On Mac you highlight what you want to delete and then click "shift" "fn" and "command" all at once and then click the delete and it will be deleted from the username section

answered Nov 28 '15 at 08:46

Zubaida Ziad

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 12 '15 at 13:13

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I had trouble finding the site using Settings -> Show Advanced Settings -> Managed Saved Passwords, but was able to find the site using https://passwords.google.com. Then you just click the X to delete your username/password for the site.

answered Dec 12 '15 at 13:13

Adam_G

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 15 '18 at 20:19

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I had to try this myself recently on Mac. What worked for me is fn + shift + delet

answered Aug 15 '18 at 20:19

Ali

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Sep 13 '13 at 08:08

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I actually discovered the solution myself, I'm on Google Chrome and I think it may work on Firefox and Internet Explorer too.

When typing your mail, highlight the suggestion but don't click it, then press Shift and Supr at the same time.

edited Sep 13 '13 at 08:08

slhck

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answered Sep 13 '13 at 05:23

plaay123

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score -1 · Answer 8 · edited Dec 09 '16 at 16:50

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I am using Chrome Version 54.0.2840.98. What worked for me was looking to the top right in the address bar. A key pops up. You can click the key and it will show you the list of available logins for the username you are filling in.

screenshot of Address Bar and Key

edited Dec 09 '16 at 16:50

MJH

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answered Dec 07 '16 at 03:16

Michael Dweck

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score -1 · Answer 9 · answered Aug 27 '18 at 01:53

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Sorry, some of those don't work at all. I tried the highlight shift delete several times. Doesn't work at all. I don't want to delete all my passwords. So those aren't helpful. The only one that works is fn shift delete. Thanks.

answered Aug 27 '18 at 01:53

tim page

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