Individual passwords get randomly dropped
Although I posted in the "forgot all passwords" threads, that's not really my problem. For me, I find that Firefox has occasionally forgotten a password to a particular site, forcing me to re-enter it. There is no pattern to this, sometimes it's a site I have not used in months, sometimes it's one I logged into just the previous day. Other passwords are still there and fine. I'd say I run into this 2-3 times a week. I have hundreds of passwords saved.
I've taken to recording my passwords in another application as a backup, because I can't trust Xmarks to remember them. I do have several PCs sharing the same Xmarks profile, but typically I do not separate out passwords by profile.
This started happening long before FF3.5 was released.
I've taken to recording my passwords in another application as a backup, because I can't trust Xmarks to remember them. I do have several PCs sharing the same Xmarks profile, but typically I do not separate out passwords by profile.
This started happening long before FF3.5 was released.
1
person has this question
I have this question, too!
Tell me when someone answers.
The more people who ask this question, the more it gets noticed.
The more people who ask this question, the more it gets noticed.
-
Inappropriate?Hey SteveL,
There is a known bug filed against Firefox, as upgrading to Firefox 3.5 can corrupt people's password store. I've had a few reports of the same behavior in Firefox 3.0.10 and 3.0.11, so I'm thinking the bug may have existed in earlier versions. The best way to solve this is to create a new Firefox profile, and after Xmarks is installed, sync your bookmarks and passwords to your new profile.
Directions are listed here:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/M...
Thanks -
Do you have a link to the Firefox bug report? Creating a new profile would mean reinstalling all my extensions and resetting all preferences. This is not something I want to do on a whim.
In your other posts of this solution, the issue was always loss of ALL passwords, which is not my issue. -
Inappropriate?Hey SteveL
Here's a mozilla forum post with a user's experience, as well as the actual bug report.
http://support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_...
Hope that helps! -
Doesn't seem to apply to me. Very different symptom.
Loading Profile...




EMPLOYEE