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aardvaak
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My passwords for the sites site I regularly visit are saved on my laptop.

I have a new laptop I wish to open the sites on it and I can not remember the passwords.

Is there a way I can view the passwords saved on the old laptop or do I have to reset them again/

Using HP laptop windows 10 firefox
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  • debitcardmayhem
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    Firefox has an import/export addon
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  • Stevie_Palimo
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    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/959278
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Personally I would never save a password. It defeats the object .
    Say someone who knows your email address takes off with your machine,
    You may as well not have a password in those circumstances
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    edited 31 January 2017 at 5:01PM
    Stevie_Palimo wrote: »
    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/959278

    Thank you, I have now downloaded and added this where in firefox do I access it?

    Edit: I have now found it
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,585 Forumite
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    Options/security or preferences/security one is in edit tab and the other in the tools tab, linux/windows .Am out ath the mo on an iThing and can't remeber which is which
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  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    McKneff wrote: »
    Personally I would never save a password. It defeats the object .
    Say someone who knows your email address takes off with your machine,
    You may as well not have a password in those circumstances

    I do agree with you if the computer is publically accessible but these are only for my use and access
  • karcher
    karcher Posts: 2,069 Forumite
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    Sorry to butt in OP, but i have a similar dilemma except I use Chrome.
    Does Chrome have an equivalent?

    Thanks.
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    And I ain't got the power anymore'
  • Stevie_Palimo
    Stevie_Palimo Posts: 3,306 Forumite
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    karcher wrote: »
    Sorry to butt in OP, but i have a similar dilemma except I use Chrome.
    Does Chrome have an equivalent?

    Thanks.

    So you want to transfer passwords and other saved info from one PC to another or even a mobile device? Well that's super easy! All you have to do is sign into Chrome and have your data sync on:

    In the top-right corner of the browser window, click the Chrome menu!!.
    Select!Settings.
    Under "Sign in," click the button!Advanced sync settings.
    In the drop-down menu, select how much information you want to sync. You have two options:
    Sync everything: All of the information in the checkboxes will sync.
    Choose what to sync: Mark the information you want to sync with checkboxes.
    And there you go! Any device you're signed into will have all your info saved on it!!


    https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/SpaaLxkGfbw
  • McKneff
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    Computers and laptops are so easily stolen,
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    McKneff wrote: »
    Computers and laptops are so easily stolen,

    I agree but it the home is well protected and they are hidden it is a lot harder
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