The Firefox Password Manager securely stores the usernames and passwords you use to access websites and then automatically fills them in for you the next time you visit a website. This article will show you how to use the Password Manager to remember, view, delete and protect your passwords.

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Make Firefox remember usernames and passwords

When you enter a username and password that you haven"t already saved for a website, Firefox will ask if you want to remember save it.

Tip: Clicking outside of the Remember Save prompt will hide it. To bring it back, just click the key icon on the left side of the address bar. If Firefox does not prompt you to save passwords, see the article Usernames and passwords are not saved.

• To have Firefox remember your username and password,click on RememberSave. The next time you visit the website, Firefox will automatically enter your username and password for you.
  • If you"ve stored the wrong username or password, just type the right one into the website and Firefox will prompt you to save it. To save the new username and password, click on Update.

• To tell Firefox to never remember usernames and passwords for the current website, click the drop-down menu and select Never Remember Password for This SiteNever Save. In the future, when you log in to the website you won't be prompted to save the username and password.
  • If you later change your mind and would like Firefox to ask you to save usernames and passwords for this site, you"ll need to go into your Firefox Options and remove the site"s entry from the Security panelPrivacy & Security panel exceptions list.If you later change your mind and would like Firefox to ask you to save usernames and passwords for this site, you"ll need to go into your Firefox Preferences and remove the site"s entry from the Security panelPrivacy & Security panel exceptions list.

• To skip saving your username and password this time, click the drop-down menu and select Not Now click Don't Save. You"ll be prompted to save your username and password the next time you visit the site.

Note: Some websites offer to keep you logged in by clicking a check box on the site. This is a feature of the website and will work whether or not you have saved your username and password in Firefox.

Managing multiple accounts for a site

If you have more than one account for a site, Firefox can save all your logins. You can make Firefox fill in login information for a different account each time you visit.

If more than one login is stored for a website, the list of usernames will appear when you click into the login field. Just select the username you want to log in with.

Viewing and deleting passwords

To view passwords for a specific site, right-click control +click on the username field on that site, then click Fill Login , followed by View Saved Logins , as shown above.

You can easily manage the usernames and passwords that Firefox has saved for you.

• To see the passwords you have saved, click Show Passwords. When you close the window, your passwords will be automatically hidden.
• Use the search box to find a particular website or username. Click the X in the search bar to clear your search and see the full list again.
• To remove the username and password for a website, select the site's entry from the list and click Remove .
• To remove all stored usernames and passwords, click Remove All . After confirming this choice, all of your stored usernames and passwords will be deleted.
• To import passwords from Chrome or Internet Explorer, click Import… and follow the instructions in the wizard.

Note: The Password Manager Import feature is currently available on Windows only.

Protecting your passwords

If you use the same simple password for everything you will be more susceptible to identity theft. The Create secure passwords to keep your identity safe article shows you an easy method for creating secure passwords and using the Password Manager, as described above, will help you remember them all.

All of the changes you make in Firefox, like your home page, what toolbars you use, extensions you have installed, saved passwords and your bookmarks, are all stored in a special folder, called a profile. Your profile folder is stored in a separate place from the Firefox program so that, if something ever goes wrong with Firefox, your information will still be there. It also means you can uninstall Firefox without losing your settings and you don"t have to reinstall Firefox to clear your information or troubleshoot a problem.

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How do I find my profile?

Click the menu button, click Help and select Troubleshooting Information. From the Help menu, choose Troubleshooting Information. The Troubleshooting Information tab will open.

• Under the Application Basics section, click on Open Folder Show in Finder Open Directory. A window will open that contains your profile folder.Your profile folder will open.

Finding your profile without opening Firefox

Firefox stores your profile folder in this location on your computer, by default:
C:\Users\ \AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
Windows hides the AppData folder by default but you can find your profile folder as follows:

1. From the Start Screen, click the Desktop tile. The Desktop view will open.
2. From the Desktop, hover in the lower right-hand corner to access the Charms.
3. Select the Search charm. The Search sidebar will open.
4. In the search box, type in:
   %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
   without pressing Enter. A list of profile folders will appear.
5. Click on the profile folder you wish to open (it will open in a window). If you only have one profile, its folder would have "default" in the name.

1. Click the Finder icon in the dock. On the menu bar, click the Go menu, hold down the option or alt key and select Library . A window will open containing your Library folder.
2. Open the Application Support folder, then open the Firefox folder, and then the Profiles folder.
3. Your profile folder is within this folder. If you only have one profile, its folder would have "default" in the name.

1. (Ubuntu) Click the Places menu on the top right of the screen and select Home Folder. A File Browser window will appear.
2. Click the View menu and select Show Hidden Files if it isn't already checked.
3. Double click the folder marked .mozilla .
4. Double click the folder marked firefox . Your profile folder is within this folder. If you only have one profile, its folder would have "default" in the name.

What information is stored in my profile?

Note: This is not a complete list. Only important information is described.

• Bookmarks, Downloads and Browsing History: The places.sqlite file contains all your Firefox bookmarks and lists of all the files you"ve downloaded and websites you've visited. The bookmarkbackups folder stores bookmark backup files, which can be used to restore your bookmarks. The favicons.sqlite file contains all of the favicons for your Firefox bookmarks. For more information, see Bookmarks in Firefox and Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer .
• Passwords: Your passwords are stored in the key4.db and logins.json files. For more information, see Password Manager - Remember, delete, change and import saved passwords in Firefox.
• Site-specific preferences: The permissions.sqlite and content-prefs.sqlite files store many of your Firefox permissions (for instance, which sites are allowed to display popups) or zoom levels that are set on a site-by-site basis (see Font size and zoom - increase the size of web pages).
• Search engines: The search.json.mozlz4 file stores user-installed search engines. For more information, see Add or remove a search engine in Firefox.
• Personal dictionary: The persdict.dat file stores any custom words you have added to Firefox's dictionary. For more information, see How do I use the Firefox spell checker? .
• Autocomplete history: The formhistory.sqlite file remembers what you have searched for in the Firefox search bar and what information you’ve entered into forms on websites. For more information, see Control whether Firefox automatically fills in forms .
• Cookies: A cookie is a bit of information stored on your computer by a website you’ve visited. Usually this is something like your site preferences or login status. Cookies are all stored in the cookies.sqlite file.
• DOM storage: DOM Storage is designed to provide a larger, more secure, and easier-to-use alternative to storing information in cookies. Information is stored in the webappsstore.sqlite file for websites and in the chromeappsstore.sqlite for about:* pages.
• Extensions: The extensions folder, if it exists, stores files for any extensions you have installed. To learn more about Firefox extensions and other add-ons, see Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox.
• Security certificate settings: The cert9.db file stores all your security certificate settings and any SSL certificates you have imported into Firefox.
• Security device settings: The pkcs11.txt file stores security module configuration.
• Download actions: The handlers.json file stores your preferences that tell Firefox what to do when it comes across a particular type of file. For example, these are the settings that tell Firefox to open a PDF file with Acrobat Reader when you click on it. For more information, see Change what Firefox does when you click on or download a file .
• Stored session: The sessionstore.jsonlz4 file stores the currently open tabs and windows. For more information, see Restore previous session - Configure when Firefox shows your most recent tabs and windows .
• Toolbar customization: The xulstore.json file stores toolbar and window size/position settings. For more information, see

Some users prefer to store credentials in the Firefox manager. If you have to log in many times a day, this storage option is very convenient. It is enough to enter your login and password for the site once. The browser will remember and will use them to provide the user with access to his personal account, that is, he will not have to fill out the login fields again. Plus, the Mazilla Firefox manager saves forgetful users: if they have forgotten the key combination, they can view the saved passwords in Mozilla Firefox at any time. And also export them, find out in which file they are located.

This article will teach you how to manage login credentials in Firefox.

In which file does the browser store logins and passwords?

If you have a problem where passwords are stored in Firefox - in which directory and in which files - follow the instructions below. She will help you gain access.

1. Click on the “three stripes” button in the upper right corner of the browser window.

2. In the drop-down menu, click on the “question mark” icon (located at the bottom of the panel).

3. In the submenu, select “Problem Solving Information.”

4. In the “Application Information” section, click the “Open Folder” button.

5. In the profile directory that opens, two files of interest to you are stored:

key3 stores passwords, and logins.json stores logins.

How to save the login key in the manager?

Note. The procedure for saving in Firefox with default settings is discussed.

To save a specific password, you must:
1. Open the website where you need to log in.

2. Fill in the fields in the login panel (login and key), send the data (click the “Login” or “Login” button).

3. In the drop-down panel with the “key” picture, click the “Remember” button.

Attention! If you do not want to save information in the manager, click the “arrow” next to “Remember” and select the appropriate command: “Not now” - temporarily refuse saving (if re-entry the request will appear again on this site); “Never remember...” - refusal to save.

To use a saved login, place the cursor in the form field where you want to paste it.

Then click the right mouse button. IN context menu Place the cursor over the “Login” item. In the additional panel that opens, click on the required login.

Manager management

The browser manager will help us get an answer to the question of how to view saved passwords in Mozilla.

1. Click the “Tools” section in the FF menu. Go to the “Settings” subsection.

2. Open the "Protection" tab.

3. In the “Logins” block, click “Saved logins...”.

4. A list of entries will be displayed in a new window. But they only indicate logins, date of creation and on which site they are used for authorization.

To view passwords, click “Display...”. Confirm the action: click “Yes” in the question window.

After activating the command, it will be possible to view the “Password” column with open character combinations for each login.

In the manager, you can also delete passwords using the “Delete” (remove the selected entry) and “Delete all” (remove all entries in the log) buttons.

Importing saved passwords is carried out using the “Import...” directive. Click it and select the browser from the list from which you want to transfer data to Firefox. And then click “Next”.

To copy your credentials in the manager, click right click By required entry and use the commands sequentially:

• “Copy username” → paste the copied login where needed (in a field, another browser’s manager, in a text editor);
• “Copy password” → transfer the symbolic key to log in in the same way.

Attention! In the “Logins” block you can set a master password to access the manager. Click the “Use Master Password” button and enter the key. Using the “Change…” button, the master password is changed (from the current one to the new one).

Export credentials

Exporting passwords to Firefox can be done in various ways:

Method No. 1: Password Exporter addon

Attention! This method is only suitable for browser versions no older than 57.

1. Open the page - https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/Password-Exporter/

2. Complete the installation, restart your web browser.

3. In the menu, click: Tools → Settings.

4. On the “Protection” tab, click on the “Import/Export Passwords” button.

5. In the window that appears, activate the required command: “Export passwords” or “Export list”.

Method number 2: MozBackup utility

1. On the page http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/download.php download the MozBackup utility for backing up a user profile in Firefox. Install it on the system and run it.

Thanks to the Firefox manager, you won’t bother yourself with typing logins and passwords to log into your personal pages on social networks, forums, blogs, online games and other web services. It has simple controls, allows you to quickly delete unnecessary account entries, import/export and edit them. However, when using the manager, do not forget to take precautions to avoid identity theft. Set a master password to access the records panel and the backup file. These requirements are especially critical in cases where several people use the same computer without setting up separate accounts.

Hello, dear visitors of my blog! Today we will talk about saved passwords in Mozilla browser Firefox. As you know, there are many different services on the Internet, and of course you are registered in some of them. And in each of these services you need to enter a login and password. I doubt, of course, that you remember them all.

Almost all browsers have a function to save them automatically. Mozila is no exception. Of course, why should he lag behind? It was once the most popular browser.

If you do not want to save such data in a separate file or on a piece of paper, then one way is to save it directly in the browser.

You probably know and have noticed that when you go to a website where you need to enter login data, a similar window pops up asking you to remember the entered character set. If you want to remember them and not enter them again, then click on the corresponding button:

How to view saved passwords in Mozilla

Click on the menu button on the right top corner and select “Settings” from the drop-down list.

In the window that opens, go to the “Protection” section, make sure that there is a check mark next to the “Remember logins for sites” item. Click on the “Saved Logins” button.

We see a list of addresses for which you have saved data. To view them, click on the “Display passwords” button.

Now, in addition to logins, we also display the corresponding combinations of symbols. In order to remove a password in Mozilla, select the required site and click on the “Delete” button.

If Mozila does not save site passwords

This means that such pages have been added to exceptions. In order to add a site to exceptions (its login and password will never be saved in the browser again), simply when asked to remember it, click on the arrow next to the word “Remember” and from the drop-down menu select “Never remember the password for this site” "

If the site is included in the exceptions, then the offer to save personal data after authorization will no longer be displayed.

To check if it is really in this list, and remove it from there, perform the following steps.

We follow the path that is already familiar to us, click on settings and go to the “Protection” section, find the “Logins” subsection and click on the “Exceptions” button.

We find the addresses we are looking for in the list. If you want to remove some of them, highlight and click on the appropriate button: