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Q&A: Can I retrieve a forgotten password from my web browser?

Posted on March 11, 2025

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Question from Eddie: Hi Rick. I hope you can help me with an odd situation I’m in.

I opened an online account several years ago (I’d rather not say which company) and I let Firefox store the password.

Ever since then I’ve always logged into that account using the stored password.

I’m getting ready to buy a new computer so I won’t be able to use the stored password to log into that site anymore.

The problem is I have forgotten the password. I’ve tried resetting it but it asks for my email address and none of the ones I can think of trying will work.

I know the password is still stored in Firefox because it comes up (covered with asterisks) and I can log in with it. Is there any way to retrieve that password from the browser?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I make Chrome stop filling in my old email address?

Posted on October 31, 2023

Question from Peyton: I recently dropped my old Yahoo email address and switched to Gmail.

But every time I load a page with Chrome the old email address keeps popping up in forms that ask for my email address.

I can delete the old address and type in the new one but I’d prefer not having the old one to pop up at all.

How can I fix this? [Read more…]

Scam alert: Fake ‘Update Chrome’ notices are spreading malware

Posted on April 13, 2023

Our friends over at Bleeping Computer have alerted their readers to a very dangerous Chrome Update related scam that’s making the rounds right now.

I won’t go into the details here because Bleeping Computer explains how the scam works much better than I ever could.

I recommend that you click over there and read it if you’re interested in the details.

If not, just remember this: Never attempt to update Chrome or any other browser via a third-party website. Always install any pending browser updates manually using the update tool that’s actually built into the browser. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I retrieve a forgotten password from Chrome?

Posted on October 3, 2022

Question from Helen: I have an account with a popular online business forum and I’ve forgotten my password.

I can still log in because Chrome has stored the password, but I’m afraid something will happen and the password will disappear on me.

Even though the password is saved I can’t read it because all it shows is a bunch of asterisks.

I tried resetting the password by clicking the “Forgot Password?” link, but it isn’t working.

Is there any way to retrieve my current password from Chrome or am I just out of luck? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I get Chrome to display the current page’s full URL in the address bar?

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Question from Daniel W.: Rick, I hope you can you help me with a problem I’m having.

I recently started using the Chrome browser and I’ve noticed that it doesn’t show the entire URL of the current web page in the address bar.

For example, for your site it only shows ricksdailytips.com and nothing else for the home page URL. [Read more…]