How To Backup Your Saved Passwords In Firefox
Firefox does a great job of of saving your usernames and passwords so you don't need to remember them next time you visit a Web site. While this feature is great, Firefox does not include a good backup method to save passwords and accounts in the event you need to restore or copy to a safe location.
You can backup your entire Firefox profile directory, but if you just want to keep a backup copy, or have a need to sync them with another Computer, the Firefox extension Password Exporter is all you need.
Password Exporter allows you to export and import your saved usernames and passwords between Computers or keep as a backup copy. Your passwords will be exported to an XML or CSV file and can be encrypted.
To install Password Exporter, click on Install Now follow the instructions, and restart Firefox after the installation has completed. When Firefox has restarted, you can access Password Exporter from Tools \ Options and select the Security Tab.
Look for the Import/Export Passwords button in the Passwords section:
To export, click on Import/Export Passwords button. In the Import/Export Passwords window, select Encrypt Usernames/Passwords check box (recommended as a safe guard) then click on Export Passwords.
To save the file, give it a name and select to either save it as a CSV or XML file.
Once saved, you can back it up or import it to another Computer running Firefox with Password Exporter installed.
NOTE: The "encryption" feature is mainly to prevent casual users from stumbling upon your passwords. It will not stop someone who actually wants to see them, as they could just import your file anyway. Use good judgement when exporting your passwords.
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Thank you for this, exactly what I needed!
nice. it worked
Thanks a lot man
Really helpful site. Now I can save my passwords 
:D
Very nice, but is there a way to do this manually? I don't run any software unless it is necessary, and I only need to export some passwords. I am going to manually key them back in and use this job as a chance to clear out the websites I don't use any more.
When i go to tools, internet options it does not give me the passward options etc only gives me custom level and default settings, where am I going wrong
Thanx alot , very useful addone
As some have already said: great, just the tool I need!
But wait. Is it open source? Has the public had a chance to scrutinize the code? How do I know that it's not quietly uploading my whole password list to some website while doing the export?
Just wondering…
Barius Drubeck
There only one way to find out. Use a sniffer tool such as Wireshark when using Password Exporter.
Let us know what you find.
hopefully Mozilla wouldn't allow an add on linked directly to there website that would steal our passwords though. But this is exactly what I've needed.
Thx man. It would be nice if I could import that csv or xml file into IE… But still a great backdoor
What I don't understand is the encription – what does really do, because I only see other passwords than I had but I wonder where is the encription key in there?
@Barius Drubeck
The *.xpi file is just a *.zip file and all of the source is there from what I can tell.
Thanks a lot .Really helpful site. Now I can save my passwords
thanks alot men! I really need this.
i don't have this button import/export passports… i have button saved passwords! Shit
but in my web browser i cant see import my password button so in which version this can be available.
Yap ! it worked
THANKS MAN U ROCK I HAD TO INSTALL A NEW WINDOWS THIS ROCKS MAN
FF v3.6.3 Tools>Options doesn't have "Import/Export Passwords" any more.
The XMarks addon doesn't seem to have any FF import function.
The other Addons don't claim to import passwords.
So you cannot restore your bookmarks or passwords automatically!
H-E-L-P-!!!!
@anon:
Seriously? You don't run software? Then why do you have a computer? If you are that paranoid about using software then you should be even more paranoid about running searches on the internet.
The manual way of doing what this software does is to view the passwords on one computer and then enter them into another one. You already know that. When you are trying to back up content from one computer to another before a restore or reformat and have hundreds of logins to transfer, the manual way isn't practical. Software is the only way around it. Until someone perfects hardware telepathy which doesn't require software to run, you are going to have to deal with it.
i can't see this option in Mozila Firefox 3.6.6. Please help me I am using the FireFox 3.6.6 and whenver i download a file and try to open it directly my firefox show Not responding on the Title bar. Even though i reinstalled it twice and had to load all my passwords again. can you tell me why my firefox is not responding and also how to save all the passwords in 3.6.6 . Thanks in Advance……
@duh: I heart duh.
dude you rocks I am an seo and have lot of usernames and passwords on various sites, I was going reinstall my operating system and worried about stored passwords.
Can' I have access to these passwords with javascript?
My friend you justa saved me a ton of time.
I took 10 seconds to install the plugin and export the passwords. Wonderful.
Cheers