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Firefox saved passwords lost every so often, very annoying

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Every so often my saved passwords are lost, i used to use an export program to "Backup " my passwords but no longer compatiple. The logins.json key3.db or key4.db are not in my old firefox data folder. This bug needs to be fixed!

Every so often my saved passwords are lost, i used to use an export program to "Backup " my passwords but no longer compatiple. The logins.json key3.db or key4.db are not in my old firefox data folder. This bug needs to be fixed!

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Hi, strange things can happen. Also work. Backup your stuff :

Profile : Make a new one ...:

If is your Profile :

What's What in the Profile :

  • bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
  • bookmark backups: compressed .jsonlz4 JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
  • cookies.sqlite for the Cookies
  • formhistory.sqlite for saved autocomplete Form Data
  • logins.json (passwords) and key4.db (58+) or key3.db (57 and older) (decryption key) for Passwords saved in the Password Manager
  • if you only have key3.db then make sure to remove an existing key4.db
  • cert9.db (58+) or cert8.db (57 and older) for (intermediate) certificates stored in the Certificate Manager
  • if you only have cert8.db then make sure to remove an existing cert9.db
  • persdict.dat for words you added to the spelling checker dictionary
  • permissions.sqlite for Permissions and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for other website specific data (Site Preferences)
  • sessionstore.jsonlz4 for open tabs and pinned tabs (see also the sessionstore-backups folder)
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In the event that the passwords information is lost, you should record all information in a separate text file somewhere else on your hard drive, or written down. You can easily copy and paste if you need to do so. If you are concerned about someone else looking at that file, you can compress it using a password.