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How to import saved passwords from old version firefox to a new one?

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Hi I have saved my old Firefox profile and copied it into the new one, but the old profile had key3.db file for passwords, while the new profile has key4.db file. I guess that's why I can't see my old saved passwords in my new version of Firefox which is a lot newer than the old one. What can I do to fix it?

Hi I have saved my old Firefox profile and copied it into the new one, but the old profile had key3.db file for passwords, while the new profile has key4.db file. I guess that's why I can't see my old saved passwords in my new version of Firefox which is a lot newer than the old one. What can I do to fix it?

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If you have new passwords in your profile, this will not work.

In the new profile, remove the password files; key3.db [v58+] key4.db and logins.json : These are the Password files.

Now Copy those same files from the old profile. This must be done with Firefox Closed.

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Hi, Please see this article for now https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/800755

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If you have new passwords in your profile, this will not work.

In the new profile, remove the password files; key3.db [v58+] key4.db and logins.json : These are the Password files.

Now Copy those same files from the old profile. This must be done with Firefox Closed.

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Yes, it works now. Thank you. I was overwitting those files before, but I think that it wasn't working because Firefox was open.

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Well done. With Any program, never do anything with its files unless you close the program first. If you don't, there could be trouble.