Q&A: Turning Off an Annoying Safari Alert

Q.

Every time I visit a Web site that wants a password on Safari 6, a box pops up asking me if I want the browser to remember it. I never do and I can’t find a way to make Safari stop asking me. Is there any way to turn this off?

A.

While Apple’s Safari 6 lacks the “Do not ask me again” box that some programs include to turn off repeated offers for features you never intend to use, there is a way to make Safari 6 stop asking. To do so, open the browser and under the Safari menu, choose Preferences. (If you have the program open and active, pressing the Command and comma keys on the Mac’s keyboard also opens the Safari Preferences box.)

In the Preferences box, click the AutoFill tab and under “Autofill web forms,” turn off the checkbox next to “User Names and Passwords.” Close the box. If you decide later that you want to be pestered to have Safari save your password information, just reverse the steps here and restore the check in the box next to “User Names and Passwords.”