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.

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)

See this reply for possible alternatives using the Browser Console to run JavaScript code.

• [/questions/1258644#answer-1220664] How do I export "saved logons"?

See also:

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Tools/Browser_Console

To enable the command line in the Console:

• select "Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes" in the developer tools settings (open the Inspector or Web Console and press F1).
• "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Web Developer
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Tools/Settings

dindypig said

Previously I could show all passwords and screenshot.

Hello dindypig,

Would you do this please :

Type in the address bar :

chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xul

And press Enter (maximize the window).

At the bottom you will see the "Show Passwords" button.

You can now either take a screenshot or copy and paste the page in e.g. a Word document.

If you have many logins, you will have to scroll down till you get the rest of your logins on a new page.

Would that work for you ?

If a backup is sufficient then you can save a copy of the two file logins.json (encrypted logins) and key4.db (key file). If you place these two files in a Firefox profile folder then this will restore these logins.

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recovering-important-data-from-an-old-profile

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 Folder/Directory:
  Windows: Show Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder
• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Profiles

McCoy said

dindypig said

Previously I could show all passwords and screenshot.

Hello dindypig,

Would you do this please :

Type in the address bar :

chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xul

And press Enter (maximize the window).

At the bottom you will see the "Show Passwords" button.

You can now either take a screenshot or copy and paste the page in e.g. a Word document.

If you have many logins, you will have to scroll down till you get the rest of your logins on a new page.

Would that work for you ?

I use Firefox but tried to find them thru the Chrome drop down option to find only a couple of saved passwords. I nearly skipped passed your reply but thought I'd give it a go anyway as all the other repliers suggestions went over my head. (thanks for the replies tho') Well I'll go t' foot o' my stairs, It worked perfectly. Thank you McCoy. A cut and paste is worth a thousand command lines.

dindypig said

Thank you McCoy.
A cut and paste is worth a thousand command lines.

My pleasure, dindypig (I have it bookmarked).

This solution does not work for me. When I enter chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xul

I get this "Firefox can’t find the file at jar:file:///C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/omni.ja!/chrome/toolkit/content/passwordmgr/passwordManager.xul."

This solution does not work for me. When I enter chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xul

I get this "Firefox can’t find the file at jar:file:///C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/omni.ja!/chrome/toolkit/content/passwordmgr/passwordManager.xul."

Hello   Nulllsland,

Since December 2019 the extension   "xul"   has changed to   "xhtml",   so now you'll have to enter in the address bar :

chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xhtml

WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE CHROME?

starting today I find that FIREFOX LOCKED ME OUT OF SEEING MY PASSWORDS. I used my Firefox password to sign in to this forum but when I try to use it to see my stored passwords Firefox says its wrong.

I DON'T USE CHROME and now FIREFOX HAS ESSENTIALLY LOCKED ME OUT OF OVER 100 SITES I VISIT BECAUSE I CAN'T GET MY OWN PASSWORDS.

Do not confuse the chrome:// protocol with the Google Chrome browser. Firefox uses the "chrome://" protocol to access its internal files and use chrome in other cases like userChrome.css (no relation with Google Chrome).

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Chrome

starting today I find that FIREFOX LOCKED ME OUT OF SEEING MY PASSWORDS. I used my Firefox password to sign in to this forum but when I try to use it to see my stored passwords Firefox says its wrong. I DON'T USE CHROME and now FIREFOX HAS ESSENTIALLY LOCKED ME OUT OF OVER 100 SITES I VISIT BECAUSE I CAN'T GET MY OWN PASSWORDS.

@ KC :

Would you please go to the thread you started and look at the response you got :

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1286904