Have you ever wished there was a way to recover your saved passwords? Some browsers will allow you to view your saved passwords!
Windows
- Click on the Firefox Account icon in the upper right-hand corner of Firefox.
- On the menu, select Logins and Passwords.
- On the left-hand size of the Logins and Password (or the Firefox Lockwise page), navigate for the website from which you want to recover your password.
- Once selected, you will have options to either show (eye-icon) or copy your password. Click on the eye-icon to reveal your password.
NOTE If on a page where a password is saved, there may be a key icon to the left of the star in the address bar. Selecting Manage passwords from the resulting menu will skip to step 4.
- Click on the Current user icon in the upper right-hand corner of Google Chrome.
- On the pop-up window, click on the Passwords icon.
- You will reach the Passwords page and see a list of websites for which you have saved passwords. Click on the eye icon next to the password you would like to see.
- If the computer requires a password to sign in, the Windows Security box will appear prompting you to enter the computer password.
- Open the Start Menu and search for “Control Panel”.
- Select User Accounts.
- Then, select Credential Manager.
- Locate and select the website that you need to recover the password from under Web Passwords.
- Select the Show to the right of the password for the selected website.
- If prompted to verify credentials, sign in with your computer login information.
- Click the Settings and more menu in the top right corner of Microsoft Edge.
- Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
- Select Profiles under the Settings section on the left and then select Passwords under Your profile.
- Your passwords will be under Saved passwords; to view them select the eye icon.
- If prompted to verify credentials, sign in with your computer login information.
- Open the Menu in the upper right-hand corner of Internet Explorer and select Internet Options.
- From the Internet Options window, select the Content tab.
- Then, select Settings from the AutoComplete section.
- Once on the AutoComplete Settings, select Manage Passwords.
- The Credential Manger window should pop-up. Locate and select the website that you need to recover the password from under Web Passwords.
- Select the Show to the right of the password for the selected website.
- If prompted to verify credentials, sign in with your computer login information.
Mac
- Open the Menu (or the three horizontal lines) in the upper right-hand corner of Firefox. Then select Logins and Passwords.
- On the left-hand side of the Logins and Password (or the Firefox Lockwise) page, navigate for the website from which you want to recover your password.
- Once selected, you will have options to either show (eye-icon) or copy your password. Click on the eye-icon to reveal your password.
- Click on the Current user icon in the upper right-hand corner of Google Chrome. Then, click on the Passwords icon.
- On the Passwords page, you will see a list of websites for which you have saved passwords. Click on the eye icon next to the password you would like to see.
- A security box may appear prompting you to enter a password. Simply enter the password you use to log into your computer and click OK.
- To view saved passwords in Safari, click Safari in the upper left-hand corner of the screen and select Preferences.
- Within the Preferences window, navigate to the Passwords tab.
- The Passwords tab may ask you to enter a password. Simply enter the password you use to log into your computer and press Enter.
- Once unlocked, the Passwords tab will show you a list of websites with your saved passwords. Click on the website from where you want to get your password to see the password.