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firefox does not recognize my master password for sites.

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user1278913
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When I try to remove master password option, it does not recognize my master password, so I can do nothing. Same problem if I try to change the master password. And I had just now set this password for the first time on firefox.

When I try to remove master password option, it does not recognize my master password, so I can do nothing. Same problem if I try to change the master password. And I had just now set this password for the first time on firefox.

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cor-el
cor-el
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See:

You can alternatively remove the logins.json and key3.db files in the Firefox profile folder.

You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder: