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Can I backup all saved passwords as I want to do a clean install of my MAC?

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daku323
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I want to make a clean install on my MacBook, but I have a lot of information stored on Firefox such as accounts and passwords, bookmarks etc. Is thee any way to backup all this or I have to write tham on a paper?

I want to make a clean install on my MacBook, but I have a lot of information stored on Firefox such as accounts and passwords, bookmarks etc. Is thee any way to backup all this or I have to write tham on a paper?

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Hi daku323,

You should take a look at Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles. This will give you all the information you need to get a complete backup of your personal settings.

Good luck with the clean install!

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Hi daku323,

You should take a look at Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles. This will give you all the information you need to get a complete backup of your personal settings.

Good luck with the clean install!

daku323
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Thank you very much. This was very usefull and i made a backup of all my data.