Can I retrieve information from FireFTP? Did not know it was going away.
I didn't realize FireFTp would be gone in the newest update and I need to retrieve the login information that was stored in it. Is there any way to do this?
Thanks for any help.
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Contact the developer of that add-on for answers about migration and recovering data.
Thank you, Mkll.
You can see if you can locate these files in the profile folder.
- fireFTPsites.dat
- fireFTPprograms.dat
Password are probably stored in the Firefox Password Manager.
You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.
- Help -> Troubleshooting Information -> Profile Directory:
Windows: Show Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder - http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
FYI, fireFTPsites.dat is a JSON-format file. If you change the file extension to .json and drop it on a Firefox tab, you can get a structured view of the file that is more readable. But I guess not much easier to copy/paste to your new FTP program.
Thanks, cor-el and jscher2000. I've combined your advice and managed to open the FTPsites file as a .json in Firefox, but unfortunately the passwords are still not readable. I think I may have located some backup data, however, so all is not lost.
Hi sdramsey, sorry if I muddied the waters, the passwords are in logins.json, and the best way to view them is from inside Firefox where Firefox will decrypt them for you. See: Password Manager - Remember, delete and edit logins and passwords in Firefox