Synchronization in Mozilla Firefox
was and is one of the most convenient ways saving and transferring passwords, and third-party extensions like Password Exporter. Everything changed with the release Firefox Quantum, when most extensions, including Password Exporter, stopped working. And since their developers are in no hurry to modernize their tools, look for solutions that would allow you to quickly back up saved passwords in Firefox, falls to the users themselves.
The problem is that in Firefox There is still no password backup feature. You can view, edit, delete, import from Internet Explorer And Chrome, but you cannot save it to a separate file. However, this does not mean that it is impossible to save authorization data on sites in Firelis. Create a backup copy of logins and passwords in Firefox Quantum it is possible in at least two ways - manually and using the utility.
Open Explorer, paste into address bar path %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles and complete the transition. In a folder Profiles there will be another directory with the profile name. We have it b9y6rp00.default, in your case the first part of the name will be different. Go into it, find the files there key4.db And logins.json and copy them to any convenient location.
It will be yours backup copy logins and passwords. After reinstalling the system or moving to another PC, we perform the reverse operation - copy the saved files key4.db And logins.json to the profile folder with replacement and restart the browser.
Saving as reporting in PasswordFox
To export passwords Firefox you can use free utility from the company NirSoft . Download it from the developer's website www.nirsoft.net/utils/passwordfox.html (you can also download a language file for Russification there) and run it. The utility will immediately display a list of all saved URL websites, logins, passwords and other official information. To save logins/passwords to normal text file, in the main menu select File -> Save selected items to get data in the form HTML-pages, select View -> HTML report all elements.
This second report is not saved by default but opened in the browser, so if you want to save it as a separate file, press Ctrl + S . Unfortunately, does not allow you to import passwords into the browser, data is only available for saving. Please also note that in 32 -bit systems may cause an error "Unable to initialize Firefox decryption library" . In this case, there is nothing left to do but use the first method - manually copying files key4.db And logins.json .
Export and import Firefox passwords
Password Exporter is a very simple Firefox add-on for exporting and importing saved passwords. Install the add-on. After this, you can export your password through any of these paths:
- Settings > > Passwords > Logins > / Import / Export passwords
- Tools > Add-ons > Extensions > click the button More details next to the extension
Next, you just need to click on export passwords. In the window that opens, specify where to save the password file. Here you can also check the box next to Encrypt usernames/passwords so that passwords are difficult to read. After exporting passwords, a message window will appear indicating the total number of passwords to export.
You can return passwords to your browser using the button Import passwords. In the window that opens, select the CSV/XML file saved with passwords and download it.
In addition to importing and exporting saved passwords, you can also import/export passwords for sites that were not saved using this add-on.
The add-on also provides the ability to view all saved passwords.
Overall, this is a really handy add-on as it allows you to easily import/export your saved passwords as a CSV or XML file to/from Firefox.
I keep track of most of my passwords in two places. In Firefox provides storage passwords master passwords Master Password and in Keepass which also provides master passwords. Both places password storage use encryption to ensure that no unauthorized user or process is able to access usernames, passwords and URLs stored there.
I thought it would be a good idea to back up regularly my Firefox passwords and Keepass passwords and delete some passwords stored in Firefox subsequently.
The easiest way to do this is to export all passwords from with help Firefox additions Password Exporter which can save passwords in XML file. The bad news is that the current Keepass 1.10 cannot import these passwords directly, the good news is that Keepass 2.x alpha version can. The easiest way to import passwords into Firefox and Keepass is to download and install current version Keepass 2.x alpha version and Keepass 1.1 version as described below.
Alpha versions are not only the ability to importFirefox passwords, saved in an XML file, can also export passwords again in the format that was in Keepass 1.10. Below is how to do all this:
*Install exporter Firefox passwords Password Exporter extension.
*Export passwords to XML file
*Download, install and run Keepass 2.x alpha
*Import XML files that contain passwords in Firefox and in Keepass by selecting File > Import and password exporters from the list
*Export Keepass databases by selecting File > Export and KeePass KDB (1.x)
*Download, install and run KeePass 1.x
*Re-import KDB 1.x database files into software.
*Uninstall Keepass 2.x alpha, remove exported XML files passwords on your computer and use a cleaning program disk space to make sure it cannot be restored.
To clean up disk space and more, you can use a very good program. The last four steps will no longer be necessary when the final version 2.x of Keepass is released. You can download and install the Keepass software using the following Keepass link, there is also a crack for the Keepass 2.x alpha version in the archive. Download and install the add-on Password Exporter for Firefox you can follow this link Password Exporter.
I’m already tired of waiting for the same number of unique useful additions to appear in the Mozilla Firefox browser and for it to at least be equal in speed to its chrome competitors (in reality, and not in words and advertising slogans).
The share of this once very popular and beloved by many users browser on the Internet is falling at the speed of a meteorite (at the same speed). That's why I decided to speed up my migration from Red Fox to... other columnist(s).
To do this, go to this very browser profile of ours - in the “Start” button menu, find “Run” or open the window simply “ ” on the keyboard (Win + R) and paste (you can copy from here) ...
%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
...click on “Ok” and you are in your profile Mozilla browser Firefox. the above files “key4.db” and “logins.json” (the second is a list of passwords, and the first contains a database of password keys) anywhere and you will be happy...
Now you know how to export passwords from Mozilla Firefox, in as many as three ways. In the next article I will introduce you to a very convenient, reliable and simple password manager for any browser.
