Gmail’s auto-complete list feature is helpful if you don’t want to type the entire email address of the regular recipients when sending an email. It saves you time and effort, not to mention the convenience of Gmail completing the address for you. Show
But, for some users, it does not help at all. You may not want to associate yourself with a few email addresses on your autofill list. There are times when you still have the old/outdated or invalid addresses of recipients. Your recipients might already be using a new email as their primary contact point. Having both the old and the new addresses stored in your Gmail auto-complete list memory will only result in confusion and potential mistake. The best thing you can do is clean up and delete some of the invalid email addresses from your Gmail auto-complete or autofill list. That way, you will no longer see them when Gmail automatically fills up the recipient field of an email address from your contacts. How to Remove Email Addresses from Gmail Auto-Complete or Autofill ListThe steps to delete email addresses from Gmail auto-complete list takes only a few clicks on your Gmail account. Make sure you log in to your Google account first.
How to Disable Gmail Auto-Complete List or Stop Autofill FeatureIf you don’t want Gmail to autofill the recipient field with email addresses from your contact list, you can turn off and disable the feature completely.
Which do you prefer? Having the Gmail autofill feature enabled or disabled? Do tell us what you think in the comments section below.
What to Know
This article explains how to delete an address from Outlook's autocomplete list in Microsoft Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, and 2010. It contains separate instructions for Outlook 2007 and Outlook Online. Remove a Name or Email Address From the Outlook Autocomplete List Outlook remembers every address
you enter in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields of an email message. Then, when you enter the first few letters of a name or email address, Outlook automatically suggests contacts that match. If Outlook remembers mistyped and old contacts that you don't want to appear in the autocomplete list, get rid of those entries. To delete a single contact from the autocomplete list:
Delete All the Addresses From the Outlook Autocomplete ListTo clear the autocomplete list of all entries in Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, and 2010:
Stop Outlook 2007 From Suggesting RecipientsTo turn off the autocomplete list in Outlook 2007:
Remove an Address From the Autocomplete List in Outlook.comOutlook.com draws its autocomplete suggestions from multiple sources. If you don't want to see an entry in the autocomplete list, delete the email address from the contact entry.
FAQ
Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe How do I delete an email address from autofill?On the Home tab, click New Email. In the To: field, type the first three characters of the cached name to trigger the AutoComplete feature. Highlight the name or email address by hovering over it or using the Down Arrow key. Press Delete to remove the AutoComplete entry.
How do I correct an autofill email address?How to change your Google Chrome autofill settings. Tap the three dots — located either to the right of the address bar (on Android) or the bottom-left corner of the screen (on iPhone) — and select Settings. ... . Tap the toggle next to Save and fill addresses to turn the feature on or off.. How do I get my old address out of autofill?How to wipe all autofill data. Click on Privacy and security on the left-hand side of the Chrome Settings window.. Click Clear browsing data from the new list in the middle.. In the popup pane, select Advanced at the top.. Check the box for Passwords and other sign-in data.. Check the box for Autofill form data.. |