JP Vossen on 17 Dec 2007 21:17:05 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] firefox passwords


> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:02:35 -0500
> From: Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>
> Subject: [PLUG] firefox passwords
> 
> moving stuff to a new computer.  know where firefox stores my bookmarks.  no 
> clue where it stores the passwords.  mozilla web site isn't talking.  does 
> anyone know?

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signons2.txt
signons2.txt stores saved user names and passwords. It also stores a 
list of sites for which passwords are never saved. The 
Options/Preferences dialog contains a UI to view and remove the 
passwords. This file is encrypted to help prevent others with access to 
your computer from seeing your passwords.

Due to a fix for bug 360493, signons.txt was replaced by signons2.txt 
starting in Firefox 1.5.0.10 and Firefox 2.0.0.2.
[...]


In general I agree with Alex's advice to just copy everything under 
~/.mozilla, except you probably want to go clear your cache first.  (I 
can guess why they put the cache under ~/, but I don't like all that 
cruft in there...)

Later,
JP
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