Re: Password locations in SM 2?

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Chris Ilias wrote:


On 10-12-22 11:15 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:

I inadvertently cleared all my passwords using the Privacy & Security
checkbox, but I have good backups and another machine with all the info.

Can I simply copy a file from there back into my existing installation?
If so, which file?

It would save me the trouble of rebuilding 40-50 passwords for all kinds
of sites, most of them nuisance logins, but also including POP and SMTP
passwords.


There are two files:
signons.sqlite and key3.db

They can be found in your profile folder. See
.


Beautiful, worked like a charm. Thanks much!

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Re: Password locations in SM 2?

[Michael Gordon]

Paul B. Gallagher wrote:

I inadvertently cleared all my passwords using the Privacy & Security
checkbox, but I have good backups and another machine with all the info.

Can I simply copy a file from there back into my existing installation?
If so, which file?

It would save me the trouble of rebuilding 40-50 passwords for all kinds
of sites, most of them nuisance logins, but also including POP and SMTP
passwords.

TIA


Yes, you can get the previous password file into your current SM.

Find your old profile path and look for the text file "##.s

Open your current profile and look for a file with numbers only and the 
extension .s
If you find a file with this extension rename the file "##OLD.s" (No 
quotes) and write the file name down.


Paste the old copied file (##.s) into your new profile.

Now you wiil need to modify your current profile Prefs.js file to select 
the correct password file, the one with the .s extension.

scroll down to near the bottom of this file and look for the line:
user_pref("signon.SignonFileName", "2354585.s");
Copy this line and paste it at the end of the file, rename the file to 
###OLD.s
In the User_Pref containing the pasted line above change the number 
sequence to the numeric value you have pasted into your profile.


This all must be one with SM completely shut down.  When you relaunch SM 
check your password manager and you should see all your old passwords 
listed.


If you should make an error simply change the new modified file names to 
the previous file names without the OLD in the file name.  An alternate 
method is to create a text file named user.js and save it in your new 
profile, then paste the previous user_pref line at the bottom of this 
file.  When SM launces it will read the user.js file first and copy any 
new preferences into your profile Pref.js file.  If there is a problem 
launching SM you can simply remove the new line and SM will revert to 
the previous Prefs.js file.


Michael

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Re: Password locations in SM 2?

[Chris Ilias]

On 10-12-22 11:15 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:

I inadvertently cleared all my passwords using the Privacy & Security
checkbox, but I have good backups and another machine with all the info.

Can I simply copy a file from there back into my existing installation?
If so, which file?

It would save me the trouble of rebuilding 40-50 passwords for all kinds
of sites, most of them nuisance logins, but also including POP and SMTP
passwords.


There are two files:
signons.sqlite and key3.db

They can be found in your profile folder. See 
.


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Password locations in SM 2?

[Paul B. Gallagher]

I inadvertently cleared all my passwords using the Privacy & Security 
checkbox, but I have good backups and another machine with all the info.


Can I simply copy a file from there back into my existing installation? 
If so, which file?


It would save me the trouble of rebuilding 40-50 passwords for all kinds 
of sites, most of them nuisance logins, but also including POP and SMTP 
passwords.


TIA

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