How do I find my passwords?

In all modern browsers there is a functionsaving passwords, which allows you to go to your favorite sites automatically and eliminates the need to enter the password manually each time. However, sometimes you need to go to a site from another computer or mobile device, and you can not remember the secret word yourself. In this case, you can find out the password in the browser, and in this article we'll tell you how to do this.

View passwords in Internet Explorer

Get to the saved passwords in IE is not sojust. To start, click the gear icon in the upper right corner or select "Tools" in the menu bar. From the list that opens, select "Browser properties".

In the pop-up window, select the"Content" and click the "Options" button in the "Autocomplete" section. Another window appears, in which you should click the "Manage passwords" button. After that, the Account Manager opens with a list of all sites whose passwords are stored in IE.

To find out the password you need, click on the arrownext to the name of the site. A form with details about the site will be deployed, but the password in it will be replaced with dots. To see it, click the "Show" link. Perhaps, in this case you will have to enter the password from your user account in Windows.

It should be noted that in this way it is possibleView passwords in modern versions of Internet Explorer. For older (IE6 / 7/8/9) you will have to use one of the third-party utilities to view passwords - for example IE PassView.

View passwords in Firefox

Finding saved passwords in Firefox is much easier. In modern versions, starting with Firefox 29, click the menu button in the form of three horizontal bars in the upper right corner and select "Settings". In previous versions, on the menu bar, open "Tools" and select "Settings" from the list that appears.

In the "Settings" window, click the "Protection" tab andclick the "Saved passwords" button. By default, passwords are hidden. To see them, click the "Show Passwords" button and in the dialog that appears, confirm that you really want to do this.

View passwords in Google Chrome

View passwords in Google Chrome, toonot too difficult. Click the menu button in the form of three horizontal bars in the upper right corner and select "Settings". At the very bottom of the page, click on the link "Show advanced settings". Scroll down to "Passwords and forms" and click on the link "Manage saved passwords".

By default, passwords are replaced with dots. To find out the required password, select the site in the list and click the "Show" button. It is not excluded that you will be asked to enter the account password.

View passwords in Opera

To see passwords in the Opera browser, clickOpera button in the upper left corner and select "Settings". On the page that opens, go to the "Security" section and click the "Manage saved passwords" button. Here, too, you need to highlight the site and click the "Show" button to see the password hidden by dots. However, depending on the settings of your operating system, you may also need to enter a password from the account in Windows.