Firefox stopped saving passwords for any site !!

for all sites i joine it stopped asking to save password
so every day i join i need to type it all the day long

* Make sure that you not run Firefox in (permanent) [[Private Browsing]] mode.
* In Private Browsing mode some menu items are disabled (grayed) and features like saving new passwords are disabled.
* You are in Private Browsing mode if you see "Tools > Stop Private Browsing", possibly grayed.
* You enter Private Browsing mode if you select: Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Never Remember History"
* To see all History and Cookie settings, choose: Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
* Uncheck: [ ] "Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session"
* Websites remembering you and automatically log you in is stored in a cookie.
* You need an allow cookie exception (Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions) to keep that cookie, especially for secure websites and if you let cookies expire when Firefox closes
* In [[Private Browsing]] mode all cookies are session cookies that expire if that session is ended.
* Make sure that you do not use [[Clear Recent History]] to clear the "Cookies" and the "Site Preferences"
Clearing "Site Preferences" clears all cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and password exceptions.

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Even though i set firefox to remeber passwords for sites through the Tools feature, i still cannot get firefox to remeber passwords for any sites. now what?

firefox has always stored passwords. a week or so ago the passwords disappeared and the Remember button no longer works. all the password feature using the tools function are double checked and properly set. firefox Remember button still does not work

See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager (Troubleshooting)
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered

In Security, clicking on the "Saved Password" button displays your current saved password for each site. It does not allow you to change a password. How would you do that?

In Security, clicking on the "Saved Password" button displays your current saved password for each site. It only allows you to view and delete site passwords. It does not allow you to change a password. How would you do that?

If you enter a new password Firefox should offer to change the password.
*You may not need to delete the old password. Try "Refreshing" the page, entering the site again, you may need to let Firefox fill in the old password, then enter the new password, and Firefox should ask to save the new password. See:
**http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_autocomplete_entries
*If you delete the old password, you may need to "Refresh" the site after deleting the old password.
If you want to delete the password that has been saved do the following:
#In the Tools menu select Options to open the options window
#Go to the Security panel
#Click the "Saved Passwords" button to open the passwords manager
#Select the site in the list, then click Remove
 
 
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Ver 28 Problem saving password for a site

I have been trying to get FFox to save the password to a site and it is failing. I enter userID, password, have the save password checked and click login. Does not work.
I went to another site and tried it. It popped up an additional window asking me if I wanted to save the info. That one works just fine. This window did not popup on the failed site.
I checked the passwords that were saved. There were about 5(so it has been working). I accidentally clicked remove all, so woops on that. NP. Just start over. I have checked the options security is set properly (remember passwords for sites). I am not in a private browsing session. I can save cookies. I checked the exceptions. None. I don't have any additional password manager tools added. The only thing I have added to the original install was a theme. I just did that today, so the problem was before that. Now the password manager has the item that I just the one that I added.
So, it is working, just not for this site. And there is NOT an exception entered in the exceptions list.
That does raise one question/suggestion. In the password manager, add the ability to make a new entry. That would probably get by my problem
Using FFox 28, windows 8.1 pro 64 bit.
The site I am using is www.sccrow.com. I created a userid guest and pw guestpw if anyone wants it to test. Its a site that is being built, so the content is nothing close to finished.
Oh yes. It isn't an issue caused by the site. It works in IE.
The list below is correct on extensions.

Works for me.
The form uses autocomplete=off to prevent Firefox from saving form data like name and password, but in this case the form is in an iframe and the version of the bookmarklet on the squarefree.com site doesn't handle this case.
The version on the mozillaZine knowledge base size for iframes works (listed as the second bookmarklet), so you can use that version or use Inspect Element in the right-click context menu and change the autocomplete="off" to autocomplete="on" in both fields.
You can remove autocomplete=off with a bookmarklet to make Firefox store form data like names and passwords.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered
Note that Firefox won't auto-fill saved form data automatically when autocomplete=off is used, so you need to double-click the empty name field to get a drop-down list.

How can my web developers get around Firefox remembering a password for my site that needs to be secure?

I'm developing a site that needs to be secure. At the moment on firefox it is remembering a users password and this is very unsecure. I know the user can turn this off but that is not good enough and does not guarantee security of information. I have to get my developers to make it so Firefox cannot remember the password. How do they do it? (They have already added some code which they said would stop major browsers from being able to remember passwords but this didn't work with Firefox). They are probably too proud to go onb a forum and ask for an answer but I'm not!

This forum focuses on end-user support. You can find more web development help on the [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=25 mozillaZine Web Development board]. Separate forum, separate registration. Please note the tips in the Sticky Post at the top of the forum before posting.
That said... Firefox honors the setting autocomplete="off" in the form tag. When this attribute is set, users should not be prompted to save the username/password, and it should not be filled automatically. (Is this what wasn't working??)
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/How_to_Turn_Off_Form_Autocompletion
Knowledgeable users can bypass this setting by running a script to strip this attribute. I doubt that very many users would do that, but if people have to log in very frequently, it is more likely to happen. Users also may use add-ons that manage passwords, and those add-ons might not honor the autcomplete="off" setting. I haven't used any such add-ons, so I don't know the situation there.
I'm sure this isn't completely satisfactory but hopefully it helps to some extent.

Want to reset the stored ID/Password for a site

I need to reset the stored ID/Password for a site. I entered the wrong ID and clicked Save on the pop-up for saving password for the site. Turns out I used the wrong ID to login and now I can't reset it to the correct spelling. It keeps overriding what I type in.

Highlight that entry in the drop down list and press Shift+Delete to remove it.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_autocomplete_entries
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager

Hi, I have answered no to the question about saving password for one spesific site. I have changed my mind and would like Firefox to save the password. How do I reactivate the password saver for one spesific site?

Hi, I have answered no to the question about saving password for one spesific site. I have changed my mind and would like Firefox to save the password. How do I reactivate the password saver for one spesific site?

Check exception list of your Firefox password Manager and check if your site is there or not?
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered#Password_Manager_settings

Xperia Z1, latest Firefox (from play market). ANY site (even gmail) doesn't accept password for log-in (always wrong) on portrait keypad mode.

Xperia Z1, latest Firefox (from play market). ANY site (even gmail) doesn't accept password for log-in (always wrong) on portrait keypad mode. When i switch to landscape mode everything is ok.
At this time Google Chrome doesn't have any problems, password is accepted in portrait mode of keyboard.

Even FF doesn't log in to that site in portrait mode, except Chrome browser.

Firefox had saved my login name and password for a site, when I changed the password, FF won't ask to save/update it so I have to enter it manually now. How do I get it to prompt me in FF7.01?

Using FF7.01 on a HP Pavilion dv6775us laptop running Vista Home (updated continuously)
The site owner changed the rules in order to improve password security so I was required to create a new password. When I did so I was not prompted by FF7.01 to save the new password.
When I next logged into the site, FF remembered the user name but presented the old (invalid) password. I was forced to manually enter the new password, but again was not prompted to save it to FF.
I then went into FF Security, viewed the saved passwords and deleted the entry for the site in question. I expected that when I logged into that site the next time I would be asked if I wanted to save the username and password. I wasn't.
I then exited from FF and relaunched it and again logged into the site in question. I was not prompted to save the username or password.
How do I force FF to ask for and then save the username and password?

Thank you for your reply.
My problem isn't removing my log-in name and password for a site.
The problem is I already had the log-in name and password saved by FF, but I was required by the site to change the password. FF did not recognize that it had changed and refuses to prompt me to save the new password.
After several attempts to force the prompt, I deleted the site from the Saved Password list, hoping that the next time I entered my log-in name and password on that site FF would ask if I wanted to save both. That did not happen even after exiting FF and relaunching it.
So, right now FF will not save my log-in name and password for a site that it used track for me. Given the complexity of the new password, I really do not want to manually enter it every time I use the site.
Regards.

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My password at a particular website was changed recently, so I
removed that site from the list of saved passwords in Firefox
manager. Now, when I visit that site, FIREFOX doesn't ask me
to save the password for this site.
WHY ?

The website may be using autocomplete=off to prevent Firefox from saving the name and password.
You can remove autocomplete=off with a bookmarklet to make Firefox save the name and password.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered
See also:
*Saved Password Editor: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/saved-password-editor/

How do I get Firefox to prompt me to remember a password for a site that has already been visited?

How do I get Firefox to prompt me to remember a site password for a site that has already been visited (probably in private mode)?

Remove site(s) from the Exceptions:
* Firefox > Preferences > Security: Passwords: Exceptions
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered
*Saved Password Editor: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/saved-password-editor/

I have stored the password for a site I use often, but Firefox does not remember. Have to type in each time.

User name and password are stored correctly in preferences, but the fields remain blank whenever I try to login to a site I use often. No prompt "Do you want firefox to remember..." Do get a popup "do you want to update password?" but it makes no difference whether I check yes or not.
No such problem with several other sites whose passwords are stored.

You must have the "Remember passwords" feature enabled for the browser to remember them. In Firefox 2.0 and above, make sure Tools -> Options -> Security / Passwords -> "Remember passwords for sites" is checked.
Additionally, you may have once told the browser to never save the passwords for the site. In Firefox 2.0 and above, check the list under Tools -> Options -> Security / Passwords -> Exceptions. Also make sure you are not private browsing while saving password.
Cheers

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