Saved passwords in browsers: all actions
In browsers, you can save settings for autofill, including logins and passwords from accounts on sites. After saving, this data can be moved to other browsers, copied to separate files, and also deleted - either all at once or individually.
Google Chrome and Yandex.Browser
Google Chrome and Yandex.Browser run on the same engine. Hence, their interface is largely similar. This also applies to the location of the settings menu. Actions with saved passwords are carried out according to the same principle.
Where passwords are hidden in Google Chrome and Yandex Browser and how to see them
Why do you need the password view feature? At least in order to remember if the user has forgotten it. After all, an automated login to an account leads to the fact that the password flies out of your head very quickly.
How to remove passwords in Google Chrome and Yandex Browser
To remove Google Chrome and Yandex.Browser passwords, in the same small window you need to find the site from which you want to remove data, click on it and click on the cross, deleting it in this way.
Export and import passwords in Google Chrome
- To export data to Google Chrome, you must first enable this feature. In the navigation bar, enter the command chrome://flags/#password-import-export.
- The item "Import and export passwords" is required. It will already be highlighted in yellow.
- Select "Enable" from the drop-down menu.
Go to chrome://flags/#password-import-export. In the item "Import and export passwords" select "Enable" - Click on "Restart" so that the browser can restart and the changes take effect. The following two buttons will appear below the list with all passwords: "Export" and "Import".
- To extract passwords from the browser, click on "Export". A window for saving a text document will appear. Enter a file name and specify the folder where the file will be saved.
- To, on the contrary, put certain passwords into the browser, click "Import". The window allows you to find the file in which the passwords are saved.
All passwords saved to a file are stored unencrypted. It is not recommended to store the created password file on the hard disk in this form. For this purpose, some program for encrypting files or, at worst, a WinRAR archive password-protected using a complex password is suitable.
Video: Extract and re-enter passwords in Google Chrome
Adding passwords to the list saved in Google Chrome and Yandex Browser
If you can't save your password in Google Chrome and Yandex Browser
Sometimes there may be failures when saving the password. Most often this is due to the presence of some kind of password on a particular site. Solution for all browsers: delete existing passwords and go through the save procedure again.
The request is not displayed in Google Chrome and Yandex.Browser
If the password does not want to be saved, the problem may be that the site already has saved login data. What can be done in this case? Google offers its own solution:
Google Chrome or Yandex.Browser does not save passwords
Problem: the browser asks about entering a password, but does not save it and has to be entered every time.
This method helps to remove all passwords at once and helps to remove double entries in saved passwords. This method can also be used for other browsers.
Mozilla Firefox
The Mozilla Firefox browser is not like its counterparts - Opera or Google Chrome, so the approach here in finding and viewing passwords is completely different.
How can I see passwords in Mozilla Firefox
How to extract information from the Mozilla Firefox browser
You can extract passwords and other autofill data from Firefox. To do this, they are transferred to a specially created document. Then this document can be used.
Logins and passwords are saved in documents with .csv resolution.
Import Wizard in Mozilla Firefox
The Import Wizard tool is directly at the disposal of the browser. It helps to transfer data from other popular browsers installed on a PC to Mozilla.
Removing passwords in Mozilla Firefox
The procedure for removing passwords in Mozilla Firefox is very simple.
Video: how to get rid of unnecessary passwords in the Mozilla Firefox browser
No message about possible password saving in Mozilla Firefox
If a window does not appear asking you to add a password to the list of saved ones:
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is the standard browser on Windows. Has several versions. Since newer options are often used, it is better to consider the actions on their example.
How to access passwords in Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer passwords are stored in the Windows credential store. You can open it in two ways.
Video: View passwords in Internet Explorer
Enable saving passwords in Internet Explorer
In Internet Explorer, password saving is enabled by default. Here's how to turn it on or off:
Delete autocomplete history in Internet Explorer
Importing and exporting data in Internet Explorer
You can transfer saved passwords from other browsers to Internet Explorer using the import tools built into them, for example, from Opera and Google Chrome.
To pull information from Internet Explorer, you need to use a special utility. It will be much easier. One option is BackRex Internet Explorer Backup. It pulls Internet Explorer settings from one computer and transfers them to the same browser on another, even if the Windows versions are different.
Opera
The popular browser Opera does not give up its positions, so users continue to ask questions about the inclusion of certain functions in it. Consider the actions with saved passwords available in this browser.
Saving and viewing passwords in Opera
Removing passwords in Opera
How to export and import in Opera
In Opera, importing and exporting saved data is not easy to do. There is no export function as such in newer versions. But there is an import button.
Video: export data from browsers
Basically, a set of options in browsers allows you to import and export passwords to other places using standard tools. If the function is not in the browser, extensions that can be downloaded from the add-ons store and special programs will always come to the rescue.