[SOLVED] how to restore mozilla saved passwords ubuntu/ thunderbird recover

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 06:17 AM

I have done some searches and none of them tell me how to recover or where/what the file name is for the Mozilla passwords. I was able to recover the bookmarks.

I corrupted my system doing the 9.4 to 9.10 upgrade and I am trying to rebuild the user one piece at a time.

I also need to know how can i recover my mail from Thunderbird.

Basically I have set up a new user and am trying to move stuff over from the old user one piece at at time until I can figure out how to fix the old user.

Thank you

repo · 11-16-2009, 06:26 AM

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how to recover or where/what the file name is for the Mozilla passwords.

Take a look at
http://burntelectrons.org/moz/moz-passwords.html

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 07:28 AM

I did find this link but i dont seem to have the file he talks about in it.
I have /home/user/.mozilla/firefox and I go into the dir there but dont see the file mentioned din any of the directories.. May eb they changed the names since that was written.

http://burntelectrons.org/moz/moz-passwords.html

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by repo

Take a look at
http://burntelectrons.org/moz/moz-passwords.html

Just saw this should have hit refresh first.

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 07:55 AM

Looks like the file may be /home/user/.mozilla/firefox/something.default/signon3.txt

This has the format mentioned in the above link.

I copied the file over to the new dir but dont see the passwd entered. Ill play with it some more and see what I come up with.,

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 08:15 AM

looks like there is a file call signons.sqlite... Not the same format I wonder if mozilla changed when it did the os update..

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 08:19 AM

this is very odd. I have a good internet connection but I cannot get to http://support.mozilla.com on the ubuntu system But I can get to it on my PC.

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 08:33 AM

found this link but that did not seem to work either hmmm...
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/for...20in%20mozilla

I amy go back to trying to resolve the xsession issue with this user as there are way to many missing pieces.

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 08:39 AM

Found this on mizilla site

Signons3.txt is used in Firefox 3.0 instead of the older signons.txt or signons2.txt file (the older file is left in the profile folder for backward compatibility). Starting in Firefox 3.5, signons3.txt is converted to signons.sqlite. [1]
So I have to figure out how to convert signons3.txt to signons.sqlite.. I had a feeling...
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signons3.txt

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 09:07 AM

looks like a common problem...

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewto...f=23&t=1307985

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 09:52 AM

i tried to do this solution but it did not work. I removed the file and copied the other ins like they said but still no passwords.

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 10:12 AM

ok i finally got them back.. I removed everything again and tried a new copy of the files etc. THis time it works.

Now ti figure out how to bring back my old sessions ... Nothing but fun kids..

off topic.. Does any one reading this know how to recover TomBoy notes files? I have been searching to see where it puts them by default and what they are called. If I dont find them with more google searches ill post a new thread. So far google has not helped out

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 11:07 AM

ok got my sessions restored now on to the Tomboy issues..

May be some day I figure out the xsession issue...

I took the sessionstore.js file from the old account and copied it over. brought up mozilla and then killed it from root. Then restarted it and it now see everything.

Hopefully some of this will help someone else ...

repo · 11-16-2009, 12:02 PM

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off topic.. Does any one reading this know how to recover TomBoy notes files? I have been searching to see where it puts them by default and what they are called. If I dont find them with more google searches ill post a new thread. So far google has not helped out

Did you looked in
/home/user/.tomboy ?

unix1adm · 11-16-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by repo

Did you looked in
/home/user/.tomboy ?

ya got that covered. had nop posted back yet. thanx... Im back on the xsession thing now

for anyone lookign for them they get moved to /home/user/.local/share/tomboy