I want to save existing passwords for a reinstall of Firefox
Firefox 14.2.0, Slackware 64-bit 14.1.
My user account contains Firefox data from the initial release of Firefox (some years ago). I want to completely remove the Firefox directory tree and start fresh (there's a lot of stuff in there that I don't give a hoot about and it's getting out of hand). But, I do want to save log in and passwords from the existing installation so I don't have to manually reenter them in a clean install. I don't care about browsing history or download history, just the log in and password data for external sites.
How can I do that?
Also, is there any way to separate browsing history and download history? They are combined in this versions (annoying -- I don't give a hoot about download history). Used to be they were separate, now they're combined.
I don't have any problem manually editing prefs.js if that's what it takes but I'd appreciate a hint or two in the right direction.
Thanks.
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tronayne wrote:
That download-cleaner add-on sounds like a Real Good Idea but it's not available for firefox-24.3.0esr-x86_64-1 (yet, maybe never but I'll check periodically.
Oh, the latest version requires Firefox 26 or later. The previous version works with Firefox 19 and later:
tronayne wrote:
That was almost too easy, thank you.
You're welcome.
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See the following article:
signons.sqlite and key3.db are needed to backup your passwords.
places.sqlite keeps your bookmarks and browser history.
To get rid of download history,
- Press Ctrl+Shift+B to open the Library.
- Click the Downloads category on the left.
- Click the Clear Downloads button on the top toolbar.
To automatically clear download history, try the Download Cleaner add-on.
That was almost too easy, thank you.
That download-cleaner add-on sounds like a Real Good Idea but it's not available for firefox-24.3.0esr-x86_64-1 (yet, maybe never but I'll check periodically.
Appreciate your help.
الحل المُختار
tronayne wrote:
That download-cleaner add-on sounds like a Real Good Idea but it's not available for firefox-24.3.0esr-x86_64-1 (yet, maybe never but I'll check periodically.
Oh, the latest version requires Firefox 26 or later. The previous version works with Firefox 19 and later:
tronayne wrote:
That was almost too easy, thank you.
You're welcome.