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how to copy mine login and passwords from mozila files and replace it after reinstalling windows?

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i want to reinstall windows but i wont to lose mine passwords and logins they are in mozilas history or how its called on english i want know what is the file name or location in which are information for mozila I used to copy it and again paste it after i reinstall windows

i want to reinstall windows but i wont to lose mine passwords and logins they are in mozilas history or how its called on english i want know what is the file name or location in which are information for mozila I used to copy it and again paste it after i reinstall windows

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Hi

I recommend you have a read of this article which explains where to find important information in your Firefox Profile (and how to find your profile).

You can take a copy of the entire folder (if you want to preserve everything), but if you are just looking to capture your log in ID and passwords, you will need to make a back up of your key3.db and logins.json files. These can then be copied into and allowed to overwrite the equivalent files in a blank profile.

I hope this helps, but if not, please come back here and we can look into a different solution for you.

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Seburo said

Hi I recommend you have a read of this article which explains where to find important information in your Firefox Profile (and how to find your profile). You can take a copy of the entire folder (if you want to preserve everything), but if you are just looking to capture your log in ID and passwords, you will need to make a back up of your key3.db and logins.json files. These can then be copied into and allowed to overwrite the equivalent files in a blank profile. I hope this helps, but if not, please come back here and we can look into a different solution for you.

SO can u give me way (steps how to find Key3.db logins.json plz i am 12 yers old just its hard to me to do thenks

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Asịsa Ahọpụtara

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the-edmeister said

How do I find my profile is explained here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile

thenks did it i copirated full profile folder

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If you have any issues after copying over the entire contents of the Profile folder, take a look at the prefs.js file (with Firefox closed) and edit out any internal file paths. Not much of a problem recently, but years ago that would cause a good number of problems due to exact paths towards the Windows file system, usually caused by extensions.