firefox doesn't remember user names

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cor-el

70118 posts

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered

Anonymous

The problem is specific to the gmail login page - I want the page to remember the username, but not the password. This has worked before but somehow doesn't now.
What exactly do I need to do?

Thanks for any help offered.

Graham
Firefox user

The problem is specific to the gmail login page - I want the page to remember the username, but not the password. This has worked before but somehow doesn't now.
What exactly do I need to do?

Thanks for any help offered.

cor-el

70118 posts

The password manager can only remember both the name and password.

If you only want to remember the name then maybe look at a form fill extension.

Autofill Forms: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/4775
fireform: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/3193

Thomas
Firefox user

Firefox used to remember the login name and password. last week it stopped doing so. have not added any new add-ons.
I'm not using private browsing.

cor-el

70118 posts

Thomas
Please do not use existing threads to ask questions, but start a new thread instead.
Thanks!

Do you mean names and passwords in the Password Manager or do you mean that you are no longer logged on to (remembered by) websites after closing and restarting Firefox?
If the latter happens then you have a problem with cookies that are not kept or the file that stores the cookies is corrupted.
The setting of a website remembering you and automatically log you in is stored in a cookie that you must allow: Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Exceptions"
Make sure that you do not use Clear Recent History to clear the 'Cookies' and the 'Site Preferences'.

See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Websites_report_cookies_are_disabled (Other Solutions)