Uninstalled firefox and lost certificates, how do I find them and restore them?
So I uninstalled firefox and forgot to export my certificates somewhere safe. I am now wondering how am I able to retrieve those certificates and import them once again.
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Hi,
If the Windows version has Previous Versions, you can try to enter %appdata% in the Run (Windows key + R) box, right-click an empty space in the folder > Properties > Previous Versions. Next Open an older Mozilla > Firefox > Profiles > *.default folder and copy cert8.db and /overwrite it into the same folder structure after installing, starting and exiting Firefox. If there are more folders other than the *.default, you may have to copy/overwrite from each previous versions, start Firefox each time and check. You can open your current Firefox profile folder via Firefox after installation to copy/overwrite: Help (Alt + H) > Troubleshooting Information > Show Folder.
If Previous Versions feature is missing then you may have to try a file recovery software on the same folder/file.
Did you remove personal data when you uninstalled Firefox?
In that case you can try to use a utility like Recuva to undelete the cert8.db file that stores the certificates.