Reset Mozilla Firefox Master Password
You may have created a master password for your Firefox browser and later forgot that password. Most likely, you are now looking for ways to remove or reset your Firefox master password from your browser.
Sure, you are here and stuck with the Mozilla Firefox master password, but don’t worry, your issue will be fixed shortly.
By any chance, if you do remember the old master password for Firefox or available, you can easily remove it from Firefox settings.
There is another option wherein you can remove the master password instead of resetting it.
[Read: Setup and Remove Firefox Master Password]
If you misplaced or forgot your current Firefox master password, you might have wondered about the following questions.
What happens if you forget your current master password?
How would we remove the master password now?
What happens to my saved logins in Firefox?
Don’t worry, we have another way to reset this master password to its default settings.
How to Reset Firefox Master Password?
Mozilla Firefox does have the option to reset the master password settings to default.
Caution: Resetting your master password using the method below will remove all of your saved or stored credentials (usernames and passwords) from the browser. Once they are removed, they should not be revoked.
Hence, make sure before you proceed with the steps below:
Step 1. First, launch Mozilla Firefox.
In the Firefox address bar at the top, enter the following path and hit Enter from your keyboard.
chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xhtml
Step 2. From your above action, Reset Master Password page will appear on your screen as a result, with the warning message below:
If you reset our master password, all of your stored web and e-mail passwords, form data, personal certificates, and private keys will be forgotten. Are you sure you want to reset your master password?
Finally, if you are okay, click the Reset button on the bottom right in order to reset Firefox Master Password.
Within a few seconds, you will be notified with a message that “Your password has been reset“.
Now, it’s up to you if you want to create a new master password for your firefox browser or don’t want to setup.
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