• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Technipages

Tutorials and fixes for smartphone, gadget, and computer problems

  • Topics
    • Android
    • Browsers
    • Gaming
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • iPhone
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Office
    • Reviews
    • Software
    • Windows
    • Definitions
  • Product Reviews
  • Downloads
  • About
Bitwarden: How to Clear the Clipboard Automatically After Copying a Password

Bitwarden: How to Clear the Clipboard Automatically After Copying a Password

May 11, 2021 by Mel Hawthorne 1 Comment

One of the many useful features of a password manager is the ability to copy entries from your vault so that you can paste them into the login form rather than having to type them out. This is especially helpful if you use the opportunity to remember every password to select long and complex passwords as you don’t have to deal with the difficulty of remembering and typing them anymore.

Copying passwords to your clipboard does come with a risk, though. Generally, your clipboard keeps whatever is copied into it until something else overwrites it. This could mean that even hours after you copy your password, you could accidentally paste and send it in a message, for example. Now, you could manually overwrite your clipboard every time after you paste your password, but this would likely get annoying pretty quickly.

Thankfully, the Bitwarden browser extension can take care of this for you. It does so by automatically clearing the clipboard after a configurable time.

How to Clear the Clipboard Automatically

To configure your clipboard settings, you need to first open the Bitwarden extension pane. To do so, click on the Bitwarden extension icon. Next, in the extension pane, switch to the “Settings” tab, then scroll to the bottom and click on “Options.”

Open the extension pane, then click “Options” near the bottom of the “Settings” tab.

On the options page, click on the “Clear clipboard” dropdown box, then select the time value you want. Your options are:

  • Ten seconds
  • Twenty seconds
  • Thirty seconds
  • One minute
  • Two Minutes
  • Five minutes.

You can also choose to disable this feature by selecting “Never.”

Select when you want the clipboard to be automatically cleared with the “Clear clipboard” dropdown box.

Having your passwords sit in your clipboard runs the risk that you accidentally paste them somewhere you don’t want. In the worst case, this could lead to you accidentally posting them somewhere. By following the steps in this guide, you can configure the Bitwarden browser extension to automatically clear your clipboard after you copy credentials.

You Might Also Like

  • Office: Fix “The clipboard cannot be emptied. Another program may be using the clipboard.”
    Office: Fix “The clipboard cannot be emptied. Another…
  • Error Unzipping file
    Fix "An unexpected error is keeping you from copying the…
  • Bitwarden: How To Generate a Password
    Bitwarden: How To Generate a Password
  • Bitwarden: How to Copy the Username and Password of an Entry
    Bitwarden: How to Copy the Username and Password of an Entry
  • Bitwarden: How to Change Your Master Password Hint
    Bitwarden: How to Change Your Master Password Hint
  • Bitwarden: How to Change Your Master Password
    Bitwarden: How to Change Your Master Password

Filed Under: Internet, Software

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. antoine says

    July 1, 2022 at 2:05 am

    does not work if clipboard history is activated :-/

Did this help? Let us know!

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • How to Send HD Pictures and Videos on WhatsApp
  • How to Share Files Using Google Nearby Share
  • Android Battery Will Not Charge Fix
  • Turning on Triple Touch Zoom on Android
  • How to Connect Outlook 2023 to Gmail
  • Netflix: Change Password
  • Step-by-Step Guide: How to Use WhatsApp on Your Computer
  • Android: Enable or Disable Background Data

Who’s Behind Technipages?

Baby and Daddy My name is Mitch Bartlett. I've been working in technology for over 20 years in a wide range of tech jobs from Tech Support to Software Testing. I started this site as a technical guide for myself and it has grown into what I hope is a useful reference for all.

You May Also Like

  • One-Time Password

© Copyright 2023 Guiding Tech Media · All Rights Reserved · Privacy