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i accidentally erased my paswords and want to retrieve them.

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New update of Clean my Mac has a new function that I accidentally used. This cleared all saved passwords.

Please help.

New update of Clean my Mac has a new function that I accidentally used. This cleared all saved passwords. Please help.

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cor-el
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If you use the Time Machine then try to restore the file(s) from that backup.

For the passwords you need logins.json and key3.db. You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

FredMcD
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These can't get your data back, but will help in the future.

These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox

FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) {web link} FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your saved files individually into installable .xpi files. It will also make backup of files that you choose.

OPIE {web link} Import/Export extension preferences