iSpot password (and padding text)

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I’ve been forced to use a new computer, and discovered a couple of things -

  1. I really dislike Windows 11
  2. Although my other passwords (which have had to be reloaded, of course) are being remembered, iSpot won’t remember that one. With the others (generally), I am prompted whether I want to save them: not with the iSpot one. It used to work in Windows 10, but not in 11.

Any ideas?

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Try saving the bookmark while being logged in.

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Thank you! A trick I didn’t know you could do with Firefox - never having needed it before. (I am discovering how much I’ve forgotten about setting up and customising software, having not done it for so long - even some of my Word/Excel macros stopped working (because files are now in a different location).
I am most grateful!

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It worked and you have a good bookmark.

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I don’t find Windows 11 much different from 10. It seems reasonably stable. Not that I tax it that much.

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I just find the interface a little difficult - long association with predecessors and my age being largely responsible. I found a couple of bits of software that help mimic some of the old layout/functions.

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It did take me a while to figure out how to turn the PC off! The File Explorer is the key to much of what I do. (I don’t use mine for much other than surfing, preparing documents and spreadsheets and editing photos. I have a very hand app called File Renamer which I use a lot when I’m processing photos (as you can rename batches of files).

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Better? 20days later?
I didn’t immediately like it but now I feel more experienced. There are masses of forums on line to help with niggles
Of course, it does not work for us without a reliable Browser
I am still with Google Chrome and began to hate Firefox
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iSpot makes me angry at times though
I actually Edit the Bookmark title to include password prompt or the actual password. I don’t need that for iSpot but I do for, say, car insurances, as they change every year (for me)
And I often use Folders for Bookmarks - the iSpot one is in a Nature Folder that contains about six bookmarks - GBIF and the likes

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I am coming to terms with it, rather than liking it better. An add-on (Explorer Patcher) and a third-party replacement for Synctoy have made things more tolerable.

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