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On a Mac, where are your passwords on Firefox stored?

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I need to do a time machine backup on my mac to restore lost passwords. I need to know where to find the file that stores the passwords..

I need to do a time machine backup on my mac to restore lost passwords. I need to know where to find the file that stores the passwords..

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zzxc
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They are stored in key3.db and signons.sqlite.

Both of these files are located in your profile folder.

cor-el
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See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager#Backing_up_and_restoring_passwords