Where are Firefox passwords saved?
Using Firefox Quantum 58.0.1 Accidentally hit save password for a banking web site and now I cannot find it to remove it. I went to Tools > Options > Privacy & Security and it is not listed with the other passwords there. Is there any other place where passwords are stored? I really need to remove this password a.s.a.p.! Thanks!
Réiteach roghnaithe
Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address bar.
The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.
Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on Cache and Form And Search History.
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No other places that Firefox stores user passwords.
But some security applications do work thru Firefox to save user passwords, but I have never heard of any where "some" got save to that application, with others were stored in Firefox; usually it an "either / or" situation - "one or the other", but never alternatively.
You can use these steps to remove saved items from an autocomplete drop-down list.
- click the (empty) input field on the web page to open the drop-down list
- highlight an entry in the drop-down list with cursor Down key
do not click the mouse or press the Enter key - press the Delete key (on Mac: Shift+Delete) to delete the highlighted entry
Note that hovering with the mouse no longer works.
Thanks. I think you are on to something... this must be caused by the auto-fill feature. I deleted all the entries but as soon as I typed in the account number again, the password was still there. What I need to do is to delete the auto-fill info for this banking web site. Ideas???
I give up! Everything I try deletes the password but then it comes back again. Something is hidden somewhere and I just can't seem to find it. Oh well, thanks to all for trying to help. Cheers!
Réiteach Roghnaithe
Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address bar.
The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.
Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on Cache and Form And Search History.