Auto-fill logins

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laceymike
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Auto-fill logins

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When I back up the information on my computer I want to insure I'm also backing up the login information, i.e. usernames and passwords. I think that, at least some, of that information is in ff but not necessarily all of it. Is the automatic login all in ff or is it in Windows 10 somewhere?

Thanks a lot.

Mike
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DanRaisch
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Re: Auto-fill logins

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If you are asking about logging into web sites, the information will be in Firefox if that is the browser you use for the particular site.
If you are talking about logging into the Windows user account, that's stored by Windows.
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dickvl
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Re: Auto-fill logins

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You can backup files like these in the current Firefox profile folder.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_ ... _-_Firefox
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
  • bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
  • bookmark backups: JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
  • SQLite files like cookies.sqlite (cookies) and formhistory.sqlite (saved form data)
  • logins.json and key3.db (decryption key) for Passwords saved in the Password Manager
  • cert8.db and possibly cert_override.txt for (intermediate) certificates stored in the Certificate Manager
  • persdict.dat for words you added to the spelling checker dictionary
  • permissions.sqlite for Permissions and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for other Site Preferences
  • sessionstore.js for open tabs and pinned tabs and tab groups
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