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Can my Mac keychain save the passwords used in firefox?

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dennisreagan
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The keychain on my Mac does not seem to want to save passwords used on Firefox

The keychain on my Mac does not seem to want to save passwords used on Firefox

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Firefox stores passwords in a file in your Firefox profile (settings) folder and does not coordinate with the system keychain. There might be an add-on which offers that functionality, but of course, be careful in who you trust with your passwords.

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Firefox stores passwords in a file in your Firefox profile (settings) folder and does not coordinate with the system keychain. There might be an add-on which offers that functionality, but of course, be careful in who you trust with your passwords.

cor-el
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