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password save option not saving

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eaglestallon
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I have Win 7 and am still getting used to stuff, I have tried run as administrator, run as user, disable master password, enable master password but nothing allows me to save my passwords into the password manager!

Help, this is getting frustrating

I have Win 7 and am still getting used to stuff, I have tried run as administrator, run as user, disable master password, enable master password but nothing allows me to save my passwords into the password manager! Help, this is getting frustrating

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Morbus
Morbus
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Hopefully this support article is what you need:

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Remembering+passwords

cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems

If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all your extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.
You can use "Disable all add-ons" on the Safe mode start window to disable all extensions.
You have to close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")