Look for the folder that has these files; logins.json and key3.db [v58+]key4.db : These are the password files.

Password:Recovery:Restore:Export https://www.ghacks.net/2018/07/18/how-to-export-firefox-passwords-in-firefox-57/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/passwordfox.html (Win) PasswordFox v1.58 - Extract the usernames/passwords stored in Firefox Copyright (c) 2008 - 2017 Nir Sofer

Note: Some anti-virus show false positive. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Easily export your passwords from Firefox. https://github.com/kspearrin/ff-password-exporter

Export your passwords from Firefox in a portable CSV or JSON format. It works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 Tools to Decrypt and Recover Passwords Saved in Firefox • Raymond CC https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-find-hidden-passwords-in-firefox/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ https://www.ghacks.net/2018/07/18/how-to-export-firefox-passwords-in-firefox-57/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ https://github.com/kspearrin/ff-password-exporter +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you don't find a third party script or program you can trust, you can run a script in Firefox's Browser Console to spit out the list in CSV or JSON format. For example:

JSON file: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1258644

CSV: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1253828 (copy/paste from console)

chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xul

chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xhtml

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. You can easily copy and paste if you need to do so. If you are concerned about someone else looking at that file, you can compress it using a password. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: Check with your IT before trying Firefox Portable.

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition

https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox-portable-esr Mozilla Firefox ESR, Portable Edition

A fully functional package of Firefox optimized for use on a USB key drive. A specialized launcher will allow most favorite extensions to work as you switch computers.

Firefox Portable is a 3rd-party build. Support is available here: http://portableapps.com/forums/support/firefox_portable

You can use sync to share data between profiles. But some data cannot be shared between different Firefox versions and computer systems.

You need logins.json and key4.db to transfer the logins. You can ope logins.json in a Firefox tab to see if this file contains the missing logins.

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data

Look for the folder that has these files; logins.json and key3.db [v58+]key4.db : These are the password files. Password:Recovery:Restore:Export https://www.ghacks.net/2018/07/18/how-to-export-firefox-passwords-in-firefox-57/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/passwordfox.html (Win) PasswordFox v1.58 - Extract the usernames/passwords stored in Firefox Copyright (c) 2008 - 2017 Nir Sofer

thanks for the reply but on my laptop i cannot install any software. and i i do not have another laptop with me. so i think this cannot work

You need logins.json and key4.db to transfer the logins. You can ope logins.json in a Firefox tab to see if this file contains the missing logins.

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data

i have those files, and as i said i copied all the directories (which include those files) to firefox portable but passwords are not shown how should i use those files in order to have the passwords? this is not clear to me

You should copy the files, NOT the directories. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recovering-important-data-from-an-old-profile

You should copy the files, NOT the directories. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recovering-important-data-from-an-old-profile

thanks to be copied in this: C:\Users\XXX\Desktop\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile ?

i copied logins.json and key4.db in portable firefox in:

C:\Users\XXX\Desktop\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile

not a single password has been imported

If you look at logins.json in a tab in Firefox, does it list the sites you expect to be listed? The logins are encrypted using keys from the key4.db file, so it's normal for those details not to be readable.

If you look at logins.json in a tab in Firefox, does it list the sites you expect to be listed? The logins are encrypted using keys from the key4.db file, so it's normal for those details not to be readable.

how can i open the file in firefox?

jscher2000 said

If you look at logins.json in a tab in Firefox, does it list the sites you expect to be listed? The logins are encrypted using keys from the key4.db file, so it's normal for those details not to be readable.

how can i open the file in firefox?

Just drop the file onto an open tab, and Firefox should display the data in a structured JSON viewer.

Were there previously a logins.json and key4.db present in the portable profile folder ?

Were there previously a logins.json and key4.db present in the portable profile folder ?

yes. and i overwrote them.

sefirothmorpheus said

jscher2000 said

If you look at logins.json in a tab in Firefox, does it list the sites you expect to be listed? The logins are encrypted using keys from the key4.db file, so it's normal for those details not to be readable.

how can i open the file in firefox?

Just drop the file onto an open tab, and Firefox should display the data in a structured JSON viewer.

thanks. i did it. the json viewer appears. i randomly opened some of the links, and for all of them it appears:

usernameField: "email" passwordField: "passwd" and username and passwords are encrypted

If you look at logins.json in a tab in Firefox, does it list the sites you expect to be listed? The logins are encrypted using keys from the key4.db file, so it's normal for those details not to be readable.

i found all the websites in the json file how do i decrypt them in order to obtain usernames and passwords?

That was just to verify the file contains the sites you are looking for. We still need Firefox to read and decrypt the files.

Alternately, an external tool like the following can read/export the files for reference (you need to point it at the folder where it can find them):

• https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/passwordfox.html
• https://github.com/kspearrin/ff-password-exporter

Not sure whether Firefox can import from the output of either of those.

That was just to verify the file contains the sites you are looking for. We still need Firefox to read and decrypt the files. Alternately, an external tool like the following can read/export the files for reference (you need to point it at the folder where it can find them):

• https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/passwordfox.html
• https://github.com/kspearrin/ff-password-exporter

Not sure whether Firefox can import from the output of either of those.

thanks a lot i solved using another computer with FF Password Exporter. now i have all the password on my Portable Firefox Thanks a lot.

That was very good work. Well Done.