How to delete old username/passwords
I am suffering from slow load times -- especially the first time when the firefox is loaded for that day. Likewise there is a big pause when I go into settings -- saved usernames/passwords. Over the years I built up thousands of these pairings..
How can I easily remove all the old ones - say a year or older?
Please don't say, select the one, click delete, answer to are you sure prompt etc, as these actions take ages to do one at a time.
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Let's try this first,
Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode {web link}
A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?
You can create a CSV backup and then edit this file in a suitable utility to remove unwanted logins. You can rename/remove the current logins.json in the profile folder to start with no logins and import the edited CSV file.
See the note at the bottom of this article about how to enable CSV import via the about:config page.
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/import-login-data-file
- about:config => signon.management.page.fileImport.enabled = true
You can also try to set signon.includeOtherSubdomainsInLookup = false on the about:config page.
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can click the button to "Accept the Risk and Continue".