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Where does FF store login information on the computer & name of this file.

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rbflyboy
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I want to know the name and the location of the FF log-on information. Not the one found in tools>options>security. If I uninstall FF then later reinstall it my log-ins and passwords reappear in the new install the name & location of this file is what I need. I recently had to replace my hard drive and lost all my log-ins and I am hoping to recover them but need to know where to look and what to look for. I know this is a dumb question contrary to popular belief we are not all created equal.:) Thank you for any help advice or information. Robert

I want to know the name and the location of the FF log-on information. Not the one found in tools>options>security. If I uninstall FF then later reinstall it my log-ins and passwords reappear in the new install the name & location of this file is what I need. I recently had to replace my hard drive and lost all my log-ins and I am hoping to recover them but need to know where to look and what to look for. I know this is a dumb question contrary to popular belief we are not all created equal.:) Thank you for any help advice or information. Robert

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All of your information, including sign-in and bookmarks should be stored in your Firefox profile. On a Windows 7 system, the location should be something like C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla

If you want to be more specific, I can only guess, but here's my best guess... C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<cryptic Firefox profile directory name>\signons.sqlite

If you just want to uninstall Firefox and wipe out all of the settings, I recommend you manually remove that Mozilla directory and the Firefox install directory (inside of Program Files) after you uninstall. Then, a new install should be completely clean.

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Ghodmode
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Asịsa Ahọpụtara

All of your information, including sign-in and bookmarks should be stored in your Firefox profile. On a Windows 7 system, the location should be something like C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla

If you want to be more specific, I can only guess, but here's my best guess... C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<cryptic Firefox profile directory name>\signons.sqlite

If you just want to uninstall Firefox and wipe out all of the settings, I recommend you manually remove that Mozilla directory and the Firefox install directory (inside of Program Files) after you uninstall. Then, a new install should be completely clean.

rbflyboy
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Thank you Ghodmode, I used your information and located the file and now have all my log ins and bookmarks back. I appreciate the assistance, good job and you were fast too! Sincerely, Robert