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Will clearing Google Chrome browsing history adversely affect LastPass use on its Chrome extension?

James H. Chesnutt II Chesnutt

I use LastPass through its extension on my Google Chrome browser. At my LastPass security e-mail address, I receive my security notification-login attempt blocked e-mail from LastPass when it does not recognize my device because my VPN has changed, and then I log in to LastPass through the extension after verifying it was me.

As LastPass has requested, I have configured my Google Chrome browser settings to allow third-party cookies, addedhttps://lastpass.comas an exception, and allowed list LastPass wherever applicable. Also, in my Google Chrome browser settings, the setting "Clear cookies and site data when you quit" is not turned on.

I would like to be able to periodically clear part or all of my Google Chrome browsing history without adversely affecting my use of LastPass but I am not sure whether I can do this without adversely affecting my use of LastPass..

Please answer this question and give a good explanation and assume that I have done what LastPass has requested as descried above:

Question: How often and to what extent can I clear my Google Chrome browsing history without adversely affecting my ability to sign in to LastPass through my Google Chrome LastPass extension and to otherwise use LastPass through my Google Chrome LastPass extension?.

Thanks in advance. jhollingsworthc

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rachael.orovets

Hi @jhollingsworthc,

The risk with clearing your browser's cache in regards to LastPass is that itdeletes any stored Recovery One-Time Passwords for LastPass that were stored in your browser, which means if you needed to recover your account/reset your master password but recently cleared your browser's cache then you would not be able to as the recovery one-time password would have been deleted upon clearing your cachebut you could still reset your Master Password from another browser & device combination. We recommend makingsure you have all possible recovery options enabled in your LastPass account to be sure you'd be able to recover your account in another browser or with another recovery method:https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/how-do-i-set-up-all-account-recovery-options-for-lastpass

For more information on what a recovery one time password is, please see here:https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/what-is-a-recovery-one-time-password-in-lastpass

and for more info on how tocreate a recovery one time password see here:https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/how-do-i-create-a-recovery-one-time-password-to-use-during-lastpass-account-recovery

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rachael.orovets

Hi @jhollingsworthc,

The risk with clearing your browser's cache in regards to LastPass is that itdeletes any stored Recovery One-Time Passwords for LastPass that were stored in your browser, which means if you needed to recover your account/reset your master password but recently cleared your browser's cache then you would not be able to as the recovery one-time password would have been deleted upon clearing your cachebut you could still reset your Master Password from another browser & device combination. We recommend makingsure you have all possible recovery options enabled in your LastPass account to be sure you'd be able to recover your account in another browser or with another recovery method:https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/how-do-i-set-up-all-account-recovery-options-for-lastpass

For more information on what a recovery one time password is, please see here:https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/what-is-a-recovery-one-time-password-in-lastpass

and for more info on how tocreate a recovery one time password see here:https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/how-do-i-create-a-recovery-one-time-password-to-use-during-lastpass-account-recovery

James H. Chesnutt II Chesnutt

Thank you for an excellent and well explained answer.

Here is a follow-up question.

Suppose I sign in five times today on LastPass through the same Chrome browser extension on the same device (my laptop).

Question: Each time I sign in (1) is a new one time password created and stored in that extension; and (2) to what extent are the earlier OTPs stored on that extension invalidated, erased, or unusable?

Thanks in advance. jhollingsworthc

rachael.orovets

Hello again @jhollingsworthc,

There is only one recovery one-time password stored per browser on each device, so once you sign in a few times on that browser and device combination there should be one stored (unless you've disabled this option in your LastPass Extension Preferences > Advanced.) This page has more details onactions that would cause your Recovery One Time Password to be lost or invalidated:https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/what-is-a-recovery-one-time-password-in-lastpass