Firefox 3.6.3, running in Windows 7, won't save my passwords.
Issue
I have another kind of problem with Firefox
Description
I'm operating in Windows 7 and recently upgraded to Firefox 3.6.3. I can no longer save my passwords. I've tried the fixes on line, but they make no sense.
This happened
Every time Firefox opened
I upgraded to 3.6.3
Troubleshooting information
Application Basics
Name
Firefox
Version
3.6.3
Profile Directory
Open Containing Folder
Installed Plugins
about:plugins
Build Configuration
about:buildconfig
Extensions
Name
Version
Enabled
ID
Adblock Plus
1.2
true
BetterPrivacy
1.47.4
true
Click&Clean
3.6.5.0
true
clickclean@hotcleaner.com
HistoryBlock
1.3.5
true
historyblock@kain
Malware Search
0.9.1
true
{27c60876-b5c9-4335-b4f3-52b26782220c}
Move Media Player
1.0.0.071303000006
true
moveplayer@movenetworks.com
PlacesCleaner
0.3.5.2
true
PlacesCleaner@sto.tw
WOT
20100503
true
Password Exporter
1.2
true
Modified Preferences
Name
Value
accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar
0
browser.history_expire_days.mirror
180
browser.history_expire_days_min
30
browser.places.importBookmarksHTML
false
browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion
2
browser.startup.homepage
http://www.yahoo.com
browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
rv:1.9.2.3
extensions.lastAppVersion
3.6.3
network.cookie.prefsMigrated
true
places.last_vacuum
1275323020
print.print_printer
Acquisition
print.printer_Acquisition.print_bgcolor
false
print.printer_Acquisition.print_bgimages
false
print.printer_Acquisition.print_command
print.printer_Acquisition.print_downloadfonts
false
print.printer_Acquisition.print_edge_bottom
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_edge_left
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_edge_right
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_edge_top
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_evenpages
true
print.printer_Acquisition.print_footercenter
print.printer_Acquisition.print_footerleft
&PT
print.printer_Acquisition.print_footerright
&D
print.printer_Acquisition.print_headercenter
print.printer_Acquisition.print_headerleft
&T
print.printer_Acquisition.print_headerright
&U
print.printer_Acquisition.print_in_color
true
print.printer_Acquisition.print_margin_bottom
0.5
print.printer_Acquisition.print_margin_left
0.5
print.printer_Acquisition.print_margin_right
0.5
print.printer_Acquisition.print_margin_top
0.5
print.printer_Acquisition.print_oddpages
true
print.printer_Acquisition.print_orientation
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_pagedelay
500
print.printer_Acquisition.print_paper_data
1
print.printer_Acquisition.print_paper_height
11.00
print.printer_Acquisition.print_paper_size_type
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_paper_size_unit
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_paper_width
8.50
print.printer_Acquisition.print_reversed
false
print.printer_Acquisition.print_scaling
1.00
print.printer_Acquisition.print_shrink_to_fit
true
print.printer_Acquisition.print_to_file
false
print.printer_Acquisition.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_unwriteable_margin_left
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_unwriteable_margin_right
0
print.printer_Acquisition.print_unwriteable_margin_top
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_bgcolor
false
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_bgimages
false
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_command
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_downloadfonts
false
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_edge_bottom
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_edge_left
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_edge_right
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_edge_top
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_evenpages
true
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_footercenter
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_footerleft
&PT
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_footerright
&D
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_headercenter
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_headerleft
&T
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_headerright
&U
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_in_color
true
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_margin_bottom
0.5
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_margin_left
0.5
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_margin_right
0.5
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_margin_top
0.5
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_oddpages
true
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_orientation
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_pagedelay
500
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_paper_data
1
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_paper_height
11.00
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_paper_size_type
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_paper_size_unit
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_paper_width
8.50
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_reversed
false
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_scaling
1.00
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_shrink_to_fit
true
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_to_file
false
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_unwriteable_margin_left
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_unwriteable_margin_right
0
print.printer_PDF_Writer.print_unwriteable_margin_top
0
privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs
true
privacy.sanitize.timeSpan
0
security.warn_viewing_mixed
false
Firefox version
3.6.3
Operating system
Windows 7
User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3
Plugins installed
- -npmnqmp 071303000006
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.3.2"
- Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
- NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
ప్రత్యుత్తరాలన్నీ (5)
See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager (see also the Troubleshooting section) http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered (bookmarklet)
I have already clicked "save passwords" long ago, and that hasn't made any difference. I get the box at the top of the browser that asks if I want to save this password, but when I click it, nothing happens. However, if I choose "save later" or "never", that works fine. There has to be something better than the oblique threads I get sent to troubleshoot this.
Do you see any passwords in the Firefox Password Manager? Tools > Options > Security: Passwords: "Saved Passwords" > "Show Passwords"
If not then delete key3.db and signons.sqlite as suggested in the Troubleshooting section. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager (Troubleshooting)
You need to set a new Master Password after renaming or deleting key3.db and you lose all your currently saved passwords. See also Use a Primary Password to protect stored logins and passwords
I have the same problem and I can verify that all of my passwords are still in the database. Also on some web sites, if I type in the user ID and then press TAB, Firefox then suddenly remembers it knows the password.
Make sure that you not run Firefox in Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history mode. You are in Private Browsing mode if you see "Tools > Stop Private Browsing".