Disable master password at startup
I use the password remember thing a lot and have a lot of passwords saved in Firefox. But those passwords can be seen by just clicking a button, not very secure... To solve this I enabled the master password, it solved the problem but now I have to enter the master password every time Firefox starts.
Is there a way to enable the master password only at the 'show passwords' button but not at startup or anywhere else?
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hello, this isn't possible. the master password is also used to encrypt the files that hold your passwords & without checking for it at the beginning of each session, firefox cannot autofill those stored passwords on websites you're visiting...
I waited for more than an hour and then it stopped. Then I tried my regular password and it would not work? I think I need technical help on-line. My system is really in bad shape.
Susan
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I never was given the opportunity to set a master password when I enable the feature so now I cannot access my old passwords nor can I save passwords and to top it off I can't disable the feature without the master password; IS THERE ANY WAY TO DISABLE THIS ? It kinda looks like I have to uninstall FireFox completely and reinstall it. Help ?
hello timinftl, please refer to Reset your Primary Password if you've forgotten it
Now that's just fine as frog's hair that was! I sure wish it was that easy to find on the website. Every "solution" that came up in a search for me required knowing the original Password. For some reason I only got as far as checking use master password and it never asked for the password on that screen so I didn't think much about it and figured like a lot of windoze stuff it would just ask me to enter one the first time it hit the blank spot where it would have gone. I thank you Very Much
