Recent answers to Primary passwordhttps://support.mozilla.org/km/questions/13144662021-04-25T14:41:36-07:00I made the mistake of setting a primary password, and made sure to write it down, but when I tried t2021-04-25T14:41:36-07:00RPErhardthttps://support.mozilla.org/km/questions/1314466#answer-1408777<p>I made the mistake of setting a primary password, and made sure to write it down, but when I tried to enter it, I got an error message "invalid password". Now what?
</p>In the event that the passwords information is lost, you
should record all information in a separate2020-11-19T03:09:45-08:00fredmcd-hotmailhttps://support.mozilla.org/km/questions/1314466#answer-1368958<p>In the event that the passwords information is lost, you
should record all information in a separate text file
somewhere else on your hard drive, or written down&#46;
You can easily copy and paste if you need to do so&#46; If
you are concerned about someone else looking
at that file, you can compress it using a password&#46;
</p>You can't restore a forgotten Primary Password.
You can reset this password, but you will lose all p2020-11-19T00:58:03-08:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/km/questions/1314466#answer-1368910<p>You can't restore a forgotten Primary Password.
You can reset this password, but you will lose all passwords currently stored in the Password Manager (Lockwise).
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<ul><li><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-your-primary-password-if-youve-forgotten-it" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-your-primary-password-if-youve-forgotten-it</a>
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<p>You may want to keep a backup copy on logins.json and key4.db in case you remember the primary password.
</p><p>You can use the button on the "Help -&gt; Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the <b>about:profiles</b> page.
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<ul><li>Help -&gt; Troubleshooting Information -&gt; Profile Folder/Directory:<br>Windows: Open Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder
</li><li><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data</a>
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