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my passwords disappeared after being in safe mode and restarting computer? How to recover them?

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Hi,

My Firefox crashed. I then opened in safe mode. Then I restarted my computer to get out of 'safe mode' and my bookmarks and history were restored but not my passwords and cookies to various sites (e.g. sites I was logged in are asking me now to sign up).

How can I restore all my passwords in my firefox?

Thank you very much,

Hopper

Hi, My Firefox crashed. I then opened in safe mode. Then I restarted my computer to get out of 'safe mode' and my bookmarks and history were restored but not my passwords and cookies to various sites (e.g. sites I was logged in are asking me now to sign up). How can I restore all my passwords in my firefox? Thank you very much, Hopper

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Look on your desktop. Do you see a folder called; Old Firefox?

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

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles


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.


These can't get your data back, but will help in the future.

These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox

FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) {web link} FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your saved files individually into installable .xpi files. It will also make backup of files that you choose.

OPIE {web link} Import/Export extension preferences