When was the last time when you forgot a password which you had earlier typed in Firefox?
With the Remember Password facilities of most web browsers including Firefox, Users (like me) tend to forget their passwords while logging into the same website from another computer.
Grim as this may sound, there is a simple way to remember your saved password, easier than trying all combinations of your girlfriend’s name and her telephone number!. Here is how one can locate a saved password in Firefox.
Finding forgotten passwords in Firefox
1. In Firefox, Navigate to Tools>Options

2. Click on the Security Tab and navigate to the Saved Passwords button:

3. The Saved Passwords box contains a list of all the websites where you clicked on the Remember Password tab, and your usernames on that website.
In the Saved Passwords Box, Click on Show Passwords. The saved passwords for all websites you visited will be revealed. Scroll to the password you are looking for, and there it will be waiting to be discovered. You can also search for a particular website from this list.

Precautions to be taken:
As easy as 1-2-3 that it may sound, there are some precautions to take care of:
1. Whenever you clear your Private Browsing Data in Firefox (Tools>Options>Privacy>Private Data Settings), make sure you have not clicked on the saved passwords check-box. This will delete all your saved usernames and passwords. (believe me, its complete mayhem if you do this, you’ll end up re-registering on websites, without realizing you had an account there)

2. Firefox has the habit of saving all usernames and passwords, irrespective of the fact that they are correct or not. For example, if I enter the wrong username or the wrong password, and click on Remember me on this computer tab, then Firefox will remember it inspite of the fact that it is the wrong password. However if you use the same username again and give the correct password, Firefox will update the current password for the same username.
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