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?

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 and edit logins and 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 Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.
• User preferences: The prefs.js file stores customized user preference settings, such as changes you make in Firefox Options Preferences dialogs. The optional user.js file, if one exists, will override any modified preferences.

Export and import Firefox passwords

Password Exporter is a very simple Firefox add-on for exporting and importing saved passwords. Install the add-on. After this, you can export your password through any of these paths:

• Settings > > Passwords > Logins > / Import / Export passwords

• Tools > Add-ons > Extensions > click the button More details next to the extension

Next, you just need to click on export passwords. In the window that opens, specify where to save the password file. Here you can also check the box next to Encrypt usernames/passwords so that passwords are difficult to read. After exporting passwords, a message window will appear indicating the total number of passwords to export.

You can return passwords to your browser using the button Import passwords. In the window that opens, select the CSV/XML file saved with passwords and download it.

In addition to importing and exporting saved passwords, you can also import/export passwords for sites that were not saved using this add-on.

The add-on also provides the ability to view all saved passwords.

Overall, this is a really handy add-on as it allows you to easily import/export your saved passwords as a CSV or XML file to/from Firefox.

Since the release of Firefox 57 (Quantum), existing password export plugins do not work. In Firefox 57 and later (current version 61), there is no way to export saved passwords to a file.

As you probably know, Firefox stores all passwords in its profile folder. In fact, you can manually copy Firefox passwords by backing up two files located in the Firefox profile folder. You can refer to our how to backup Firefox passwords in 57 and later versions guide for directions for manually backing up passwords.

If you don't want to manually back up these files every time you update your password or save New Password, you can use help third party programs to export passwords saved in Firefox 57 and later.

FF Password Exporter

FF Password Exporter is a free tool designed to help Firefox users easily export their passwords without having to manually back up files containing passwords. Current version FF Password Exporter allows you to export passwords in CSV and JSON formats.

FF Password Exporter is available not only for Windows, but also for MacOS and Linux.

Exporting Firefox passwords with FF Password Exporter is quite simple. But if you need help, please refer to the directions below.

Using FF Password Exporter to export passwords

Step 1: Download FF Password Exporter from its official website. If you do not want to install FF Password Exporter, you can download its portable version.

Step 2: Launch FF Password Exporter. The utility will select your Firefox, but if you have moved your profile folder to a location other than the default location or you have multiple profiles, select your Firefox profile folder. If you need help navigating your profile folder, see our Firefox profile location in Windows 10 directions guide.

Step 3: Then enter your Firefox master password if you have one installed.

Step 4: Finally, select CSV or JSON format to export passwords and then click Export passwords button. Select a save location CSV file or JSON containing your Firefox passwords, and then click the Save button.

If you are a regular browser user Mozilla Firefox, then over time you most likely have accumulated a fairly extensive list of passwords, which you may need to export, for example, to transfer them to Mozilla Firefox on another computer or to organize the storage of passwords in a file that will be stored on your computer or in any safe place. This article will discuss how you can export passwords to Firefox.

If you are interested in information about the saved password for 1-2 resources, then it is much easier to view these saved passwords in Firefox.

If you need to export all saved passwords as a file to your computer, then standard means Firefox will not work here - you will need to resort to using third-party tools.

With the task we have set, we will need to resort to the help of an add-on Password Exporter, which will allow you to export logins and passwords to your computer as a video HTML file.

You can either immediately go to install the add-on using the link at the end of the article, or access it yourself through the add-on store. To do this, click on the web browser menu button in the upper right corner and select the section in the window that appears "Extras" .

Make sure you have a tab open in the left pane of the window "Extensions" , and on the right, using the search bar, search for the Password Exporter add-on.

The extension we are looking for will be displayed first in the list. Click the button "Install" to add it to Firefox.

After a few moments, the Password Exporter add-on will be installed in your browser.

How to export passwords from Mozilla Firefox?

1. Without leaving the extension management menu, next to the installed Password Exporter, click on the button "Settings" .

2. A window will appear on the screen in which we are interested in the block "Export passwords" . If you want to export passwords in order to subsequently import them in another Mozilla Firefox also using this add-on, then be sure to check the box next to "Encrypt passwords" . If you want to export passwords to a file so as not to forget them, you should not check this box. Click the button "Export passwords" .

Please be especially careful that if you do not encrypt your passwords, there is a high chance that your passwords could fall into the hands of attackers, so be especially careful in this case.

3. Windows Explorer will appear on the screen, in which you will need to specify the location where the HTML file with passwords will be saved. If necessary, give the password the desired name.

In the next moment, the add-on will report that the password export was successful.

If you open an HTML file saved on your computer, provided, of course, that it has not been encrypted, a window with text information, which will display all logins and passwords that have been saved in the browser.

If you exported passwords in order to subsequently import them into Mozilla Firefox on another computer, then you will need to install the Password Exporter add-on on it in the same way, open the extension settings, but this time pay attention to the button "Import passwords" , clicking on which will display Windows Explorer, in which you will need to specify the previously exported HTML file.

We hope this information was useful for you.

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Transfer Firefox Passwords Using an Additional Extension

Web password theme Mozilla browser Firefox is very relevant for most Internet users. In the article “Passwords in Firefox” we looked at some actions related to logins and passwords. Namely, topics such as:

• process of remembering passwords,
• viewing saved logins,
• deleting input data to various Internet portals,
• and partially touched on the issue of the location of passwords in firefox.

Importing passwords from another browser into Mozilla

If you need to transfer saved logins and passwords from any other browser installed on the user's personal computer in Firefox, you do not need to download and install any additional extensions or plugins. This function exists in the shell of a popular Internet browser. To do this, just go to search engine Mozilla Firefox, by opening the menu (the icon in the upper right corner of the window), select “Settings” from the list that opens.

On the left side engineering menu select the “Protection” option, in the “Logins” sub-item, click the “Saved logins ...” button

At this stage, you can view all sites with personal data (username and login password).

Next, you need to select the browser from which you want to transfer (import) data to Mozilla. Please note that when performing this operation, you must make sure that the search engine from which you are transferring data is closed. Click the “Next” button.

You are then prompted to select objects to import. Check the boxes that interest you and click the “Next” button.

If the movement of objects was successful, the Import Wizard window will appear with the successful completion of the data transfer.

Click the “Done” button.

After this, all the data that you checked has been successfully copied to the Firefox web browser.

Exporting passwords from Firefox

What is this for? So that you can easily restore personal data for accessing various sites in the event of unexpected failures in the Internet browser or for more secure storage of your personal data (for example, on a portable flash drive). Will come in handy this opportunity for a situation where the user needs to transfer his data about accounts to another computer.

To export passwords, you need to download an application called “Password Exporter”. With this add-on you can transfer passwords saved in your Internet browser in XML format.

Launch the Mozilla Firefox search engine, open the menu, select “Add-ons”.

In the search line, enter the name of the application “Password Exporter” and start the search.

Select the add-on you are looking for and click the “Install” button.

After you have installed the extension, you can proceed directly to uploading your logins and passwords to your PC.

Open the web browser menu and select “Settings”.

On the left side of the menu, select the “Protection” option, in the “Logins” sub-item, click the “Import/Export Passwords” button.

Next, click the “Export passwords” button; here you can also additionally select the “Encrypt usernames/passwords” option for greater security. This way, when you open a file with your input data, it will not display personal data, but simply a collection of random, varied characters. If such a file is viewed by an outsider, he will not be able to understand the document he has read and will not be able to use your personal data, logins and passwords. This file can be sent via email, but still, for greater security, it is better to archive such a file and set an additional password.

After you click on the “Export passwords” button, a window will open in which you need to choose where to save the file, click the “Save” button.

If the procedure is successfully completed, the message “Export of passwords was successful!” will appear. Click the “OK” button.

Importing Firefox passwords

To import passwords, you need to launch the Mozilla browser => open the Menu => go to Settings => select the Security item in the left part of the window => in the “Logins” sub-item, click the “Import/Export Passwords” button => to start loading data with the “Import Passwords” button "The process needs to begin.

Then, in the open window, having selected a file in the “XML” format to upload, click the “Open” button.

In the “Import/Export Passwords” window, the process of copying input data will begin; after its completion, you can view the details of this action. This window displays detailed details for importing personal data. Thus, thanks to the additional extension “Password Exporter”, you can easily upload and download your personal data (usernames, passwords, network resources), move them from computer to computer, and also restore lost data in case of unforeseen circumstances.

Note: Usernames and passwords must be used in English keyboard only. XML format documents do not accept Cyrillic alphabet and replace Russian letters with gobbledygook. Data file with the following strange symbols It will not be possible to import it into the Mozilla Firefox browser in the future!

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Passwords in Firefox - save, view, configure Password Wizard

Firefox includes a feature that allows it to save passwords, which the browser will then automatically insert into appropriate login fields on websites.

Saving passwords in Firefox

If you enter your password into a web form but don't see a message asking if you want Firefox to remember your password, make sure the "Remember logins for sites" setting is turned on in Settings->Security->Logins. Check the box next to “Remember logins for sites.” Now, if you register on any web resource, the browser will prompt you to save your password. Another reason why Firefox may not prompt you to remember your login is when viewing sites in “Private Mode”. You can find out about this by going to Settings -> Privacy -> History -> Firefox.

If you select “will not remember history,” then your browser will not prompt you to remember passwords.

Where are passwords stored in Firefox?

Firefox stores passwords in your profile folder and since version 2.0 this data is saved in encrypted form.

In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the profile folders are located by default in this path:

C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\In Windows Vista 7 and above profile folders are located by default in: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\. Your passwords are stored in two different files, both of which are needed:

• key3.db – contains the key to decrypting saved logins and passwords;
• logins.json – saved logins and passwords in encrypted form.

It's important to note that although Firefox stores data encrypted, anyone with access to your computer can easily view these passwords and logins.

How to view passwords in Firefox

If you need to find out the password for a specific site, then this is quite simple. Select Settings -> Security -> Saved logins. In the new dialog box, click “Show Passwords” and answer yes to the “Are you sure...” question that appears in the warning window. Now you can see your passwords.

How to Import Passwords into Firefox

You can import passwords from other browsers using Firefox's built-in Import Wizard tool. In the “Saved Logins” dialog box, click on “Import” and in the new wizard window, select from which browser the data will be imported. Click “Next”, then uncheck the boxes for the data that you do not want to import.

After the wizard reports that the import has been successfully completed, click “Finish”

Exporting passwords from Firefox

First way. You can export passwords from Firefox by making a copy of the “key3.db” and “logins.json” files that are in your profile, transferring them, for example, to another Firefox profile on another computer, or saving them to a flash drive, external storage or in " cloud storage».

Second way. Export can be done using special add-ons, for example, Password Exporter.

After installing the add-on, go to Settings -> Security -> Logins. Click on the “Import/Export Passwords” button. In the new window you can choose whether to encrypt the exported passwords, and also set sites to which the export will not be applied. Logins and passwords can be saved in files with .xml permission, and in. csv.

Third way. The Sync feature is another option that allows you to export your own data by syncing with other devices running the Mozilla Firefox browser.

Remove Firefox passwords

Regardless of the reason that motivates you to delete passwords in Firefox, you can do it in just a few clicks.

Settings -> Security -> Saved Logins. Next, in the dialog box that appears, click on the site for which you do not need a saved password and click the “Delete” button. If you need to remove all passwords, then click the “Remove All” button. If you are sure of your choice, click the “OK” button.

Password Wizard in Firefox

As you can see, if someone else has access to your computer, they can do anything they want with your passwords stored in Firefox. To limit access to confidential information, Mozilla has a “Master Password”.

Password Wizard protects all your personal information with a single user-specified password.

To enable the function, go to Settings -> Security -> Logins and check the box next to the line “Use master password”.

A new window will open where you will be asked to create, enter and remember your master password. Now, in order to view passwords, import or export them, Firefox will require you to provide a master password, which you must remember.

How to reset your master password

If you have lost or forgotten your master password or want to disable this feature, you can reset it. Resetting the “Master Password” will remove from memory all information about saved logins and passwords for authorization on sites.

Enter chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul in the address bar, press the “Enter” key and in the tab that appears, click on the “Reset” button. After restarting the browser, you will lose all saved information in the password manager.

Password manager for Firefox

While Firefox's built-in Master Password is considered a secure feature for saving your personal information, there are a number of add-ons that are more convenient and functional.

For example, LastPass Password Manager is considered the leader among password managers. This online password manager comes with a lot of great features and is available as extensions for various browsers, including Firefox.

Download LastPass extension Password Manager and check out its rich functionality, which includes:

• Saving, encryption and backup all your passwords and logins automatically;
• Data synchronization;
• Only one master password to remember;
• Password generator;
• Automatic insertion of logins and passwords into special fields;
• Creating secure passwords

How to set a password for the Mozilla Firefox browser

Password for launch Firefox can be installed using the Master Password+ add-on. Download the extension and install it in your browser. After Firefox restarts, go to Settings -> Security -> Change Master Password. In the “Change Password Master” window, go to the “Startup” tab and check the box next to “Require password at startup.” You can use other settings of this extension. Now after launch Firefox browser The program will prompt you to enter a master password each time.

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How to save passwords when reinstalling Firefox browser

If you often reinstall the Firefox browser, fearing for your saved passwords... then this article is for you. In fact, after a while the browser starts to slow down, glitch and other slow-moving crap - it’s annoying!

In certain cases, reinstalling the Firefox browser will help a lot (and in general, any browsers can be treated this way). However, reinstallation is very scary for an inexperienced user: and no wonder! who wants to restore all their accumulated browser data?? all this takes a lot of time.

Very simple steps will help that even the most ignorant user can handle...

where is the Firefox browser profile, files: passwords, bookmarks

...study this article and use it to your advantage in the future...

This advice: create a secret folder somewhere in the depths of your computer in which you will store all your important files with archives of backup browser profiles... The folder can be secured with a password, or hidden...

And as soon as the time comes to reinstall the Firefox browser, immediately turn to this saved archive: make backups more often in order to have at hand the most complete copy of the accumulated data - passwords, cookies, bookmarks...

All of our important personal browser data is stored in an independent browser profile... let's put it this way: system files browsers are in no way linked to our profile data.

Thus, when reinstalling a broken browser, it is possible to restore a working version of the browser with all the best practices... How? ...simply transfer the saved profile to the newly installed browser. That's all!

I myself often use this option, because all sorts of background images and other user garbage are not so important (they are easy to reconfigure), but passwords and cookies are very important. important information for us!

...so let's learn

how to transfer passwords and cookies to the new FaeoFox browser

To transfer to new browser all your passwords and other data from the previous browser, you just need to add three files to the new browser profile... and - this new browser will remember all our passwords: that is, it will be fully operational...

These are the files:

cookies.sqlite - of course, this is the cookie storage file

key3 - passwords (there may be an additional file key4 - copy it for purity)

logins.json - logins

You should copy these three files and overwrite those that will be in the installed one: you can simply delete the new ones and insert the “old” ones instead, or you can transfer them with replacement...

That's it!

However, you still need to find the browser profile folder.

Firefox browser profile

So, to find a Firefox user profile, there are several ways. Let's look at a couple: 1 - below (for Windows 7) and the second, suitable for absolutely all systems!

Copy the phrase shown below:

%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles

...and enter into the Start menu in the search box...

In the “Start” window, a profile folder will appear with something like the name Profiles, click on this folder, Explorer will open and the Firefox profile folder itself... qwroq23j.default (screen below)

If you open this profile folder, you will find the necessary files that were described above in the text of the article.

Like an epilogue:

The fact is that the profile folder is located in the so-called hidden folders... and you won’t be able to get to it just like that: you will need to allow display hidden folders and files... but this is the next topic...

In the meantime, let's find out...

how to open a Firefox profile - in any version of Windows OS

In the top menu bar of the open Firefox browser, point to the “Help” submenu... in the drop-down submenu, select “Information for solving problems” - click... it will open new tab browser: on this page, the user controls the Firefox browser.

All you have to do is click and you will see your profile.

As I said, save all files located in the profile folder for later recovery...

If you need to transfer to a new installed browser- the entire previous working profile - erase all files of the new profile and replace with the old ones.

The entire profile folder cannot be transferred: the name of the profile folder must remain the same as that created by the browser system... something like qwroq23j.default.

That's all that's inside and carry it... or just necessary files…

For example, bookmarks are located in this bookmarkbackups folder, by date...

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Passwords in Mozilla Firefox | Everyday life of technical support

In today's article, we'll look at how to view saved passwords in the Mozilla Firefox browser, how to copy them and save a backup copy of them.

It often happens that you have forgotten the password for a site, but it is saved in your browser, in which case you can look it up if you know where. Also in Mozilla Firefox, there are a couple of ways to copy your passwords if the browser does not start.

View passwords in Mozilla Firefox

You can go to the Firefox browser and view the saved passwords in it, for this:

1. Open your Firefox browser.

2. Go to the menu (click on the three parallel lines at the top right) and click on “Settings”. You can also open preferences by typing about:preferences in the address bar and pressing Enter.

3. On the left side, select "Privacy and Security", with right side Next to "Forms and Passwords" click on "Saved Logins".

4. In the window that opens, you will see all the sites for which the password and logins for entering them have been saved; to display the saved passwords, click on “Display passwords”. Confirm the action by clicking on "Yes".

Opposite each site there is a login and password to enter.

Copy passwords if Firefox won't start

At all, this method also suitable for those who run a browser, if you want to save all your passwords together and transfer them to another computer, or maybe you just want to make them backup copy.

1. In the search bar or in the Run menu (run using the Win+R keys), enter %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ and press Enter.

2. The folder in which your Firefox profile is located will open, go to the folder.

3. Copy the files key4.db and logins.json, they contain your logins and passwords.

You can save these files as a backup copy of your passwords, or copy them from a non-working Firefox browser and paste them into your working one. To transfer them to the working Firefox browser, follow the first two steps from the instructions above and paste the files that you copied in the third step into the folder with your profile.

You can also view and copy Firefox passwords using the free PasswordFox utility. That's all for today, if you know other ways - write in the comments! Best wishes to you :)

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How to transfer Mozilla Firefox with all settings, passwords and bookmarks

If you need to transfer the Mozilla Firefox browser to another computer without losing your settings, bookmarks and passwords, then this article will be of interest to you.

All settings you make in the browser, as well as bookmarks and saved passwords for sites, are stored in a so-called profile. The profile folder is created when the browser is installed and is stored separately from executable files Mozilla Firefox. If you transfer the contents of this folder to another computer where Firefox is installed, then all your information will be saved and the browser will appear before you unchanged.

So, how do you find out where your Mozilla Firefox profile is stored on your system?

It’s very simple: launch the browser - in the menu bar, select the “Help” - “Information for solving problems” tab (if you don’t have a menu bar, you can call it by clicking Alt keys on the keyboard).

On the page that opens, in the “Application Information” table, find the line “Profile folder” and here click the “Show folder” button:
This will open your profile folder.

By default, it is stored in the following path: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\profile name.default:
Now we copy the entire contents of this folder to the USB flash drive.

On the new computer, first download and install the Mozilla Firefox browser.

Then go to the folder C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles. It will already contain a profile created by default.

We delete all content in this profile and copy here the files and folders brought on a flash drive from another computer.

After this, all you have to do is restart the browser and it will appear in front of you in the form in which you are used to seeing it on your old computer (with all the settings, bookmarks and passwords).

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If you are a regular user of the Mozilla Firefox browser, then over time you have most likely accumulated a fairly extensive list of passwords, which you may need to export, for example, transfer to Mozilla Firefox on another computer or organize the storage of passwords in a file that will be stored on your computer or any safe place. This article will discuss how you can export passwords to Firefox.

If you are interested in information about the saved password for 1-2 resources, then it is much easier to view these saved passwords in Firefox.

How to view passwords in the Mozilla Firefox browser

If you need to export all saved passwords as a file to your computer, then standard Firefox tools will not work here - you will need to resort to using third-party tools.

With the task we have set, we will need to resort to the help of the Password Exporter add-on, which will allow us to export logins and passwords to a computer in a video HTML file.

How to install the add-on?

You can either immediately go to install the add-on using the link at the end of the article, or access it yourself through the add-on store. To do this, click on the web browser menu button in the upper right corner and select the “Add-ons” section in the window that appears.

Make sure that you have the Extensions tab open in the left pane of the window, and in the right pane, use the search bar to search for the Password Exporter add-on.

The extension we are looking for will be displayed first in the list. Click the Install button to add it to Firefox.

After a few moments, the Password Exporter add-on will be installed in your browser.

How to export passwords from Mozilla Firefox?

1. Without leaving the extension management menu, next to the installed Password Exporter, click on the “Settings” button.

2. A window will appear on the screen in which we are interested in the “Export Passwords” block. If you want to export passwords in order to subsequently import them in another Mozilla Firefox also using this add-on, then be sure to check the box next to “Encrypt passwords”. If you want to export passwords to a file so as not to forget them, you should not check this box. Click the "Export Passwords" button.

Please be especially careful that if you do not encrypt your passwords, there is a high chance that your passwords could fall into the hands of attackers, so be especially careful in this case.

3. Windows Explorer will appear on the screen, in which you will need to specify the location where the HTML file with passwords will be saved. If necessary, give the password the desired name.

In the next moment, the add-on will report that the password export was successful.

If you open an HTML file saved on your computer, provided, of course, that it has not been encrypted, a window with text information will appear on the screen, which will display all the logins and passwords that have been saved in the browser.

If you exported passwords in order to subsequently import them into Mozilla Firefox on another computer, then you will need to install the Password Exporter add-on on it in the same way, open the extension settings, but this time pay attention to the “Import passwords” button ", clicking on which will display Windows Explorer, in which you will need to specify the previously exported HTML file.

We hope this information was useful to you.

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During the use of Mozilla Firefox, various important information, such as bookmarks, browsing history, cache, cookies, etc. All this data is stored in the Firefox profile. Today we will look at how to transfer a Mozilla Firefox profile.

Considering that the Mozilla Firefox profile stores all the user’s information about the use of the browser, many users are interested in the question of how the profile transfer procedure is carried out to subsequently restore information in Mozilla Firefox on another computer.

How to transfer a Mozilla Firefox profile?

Step 1: Create a new Firefox profile

Please note that the transfer of information from the old profile must be carried out to a new profile that has not yet begun to be used (this is necessary in order to avoid problems with the browser).

To proceed to creating a new Firefox profile, you will need to close the browser and then open the “Run” window using the Win + R key combination. A miniature window will appear on the screen in which you will need to enter the following command:

A small profile management window will appear on the screen, in which you will need to click on the “Create” button to proceed to creating a new profile.

A window will appear on the screen in which you will need to complete the creation of a new profile. If necessary, during the process of creating a profile, you can change its standard name to make it easier to find desired profile, if suddenly you use several of them in one Firefox browser.

Stage 2: Copying information from the old profile

Now comes the main stage - copying information from one profile to another. You will need to go to the old profile folder. If you use it in your browser in at the moment, launch Firefox, click on the Internet browser menu button in the upper right area, and then click on the question mark icon in the lower area of ​​the browser window.

In the same area, an additional menu will appear in which you will need to open the “Information for solving problems” section.

When a new window appears on the screen, next to the “Profile Folder” item, click on the “Show Folder” button.

The contents of the profile folder, which contains all the accumulated information, will be displayed on the screen.

Please note that you will not need to copy the entire profile folder, but only the data that you need to restore in another profile. The more data you transfer, the higher the likelihood of problems with Mozilla Firefox.

The following files are responsible for the data accumulated by the browser:

• places.sqlite – this file stores bookmarks, downloads and browsing history accumulated in the browser;
• logins.json and key3.db – these files are responsible for saved passwords. If you want to recover passwords in a new Firefox profile, then you need to copy both files;
• permissions.sqlite – individual settings specified for websites;
• persdict.dat – user dictionary;
• formhistory.sqlite – autofill data;
• cookies.sqlite – saved cookies;
• cert8.db – information about imported security certificates for protected resources;
• mimeTypes.rdf – information about what Firefox does when loading different types files.

Step 3: Insert information into a new profile

When necessary information was copied by you from the old profile, all you have to do is transfer it to the new one. To do this, open the folder with the new profile, as described above.

Please note that when copying information from one profile to another, Mozilla web browser Firefox must be closed.

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