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Can I export passwords from Safari?

Is it possible to export saved passwords from Safari?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 12, 2012 5:27 PM

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Posted on May 18, 2017 1:53 PM

Long Way:


Backup:

Safari Web form passwords.

Create a new keychain in Keychain Access, name it Safari.

Copy the web form password's you want from the Local items keychain.

Paste the web form passwords into the newly created Safari keychain.

The password you will need to enter is the local password account, not the new password you created for the Safari keychain.

After completion of copying all Web Form account data to the new Safari keychain, go to

/Library/Keychains/

copy the Safari.keychain-db to a usb stick.


Recovery:

Safari Web form passwords:

On the new Apple, open keychain choose File add keychain, navigate to the Safari.keychain-db on the usb stick.

Keychain will ask you for the password, the password is the same that you used to create the Safari Keychain.


Verify:

Goto safari, File, preferences, password, enter your login password for the account you are logged into.

Verify the Web Form passwords are intack.


ShortWay:

Use quicktime screen record, screen record scrolling through all your Safari passwords in clear text in Safari.

Save the screen recording, you then scroll through the video to find the account credentials you need.

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May 18, 2017 1:53 PM in response to EDLIU

Long Way:


Backup:

Safari Web form passwords.

Create a new keychain in Keychain Access, name it Safari.

Copy the web form password's you want from the Local items keychain.

Paste the web form passwords into the newly created Safari keychain.

The password you will need to enter is the local password account, not the new password you created for the Safari keychain.

After completion of copying all Web Form account data to the new Safari keychain, go to

/Library/Keychains/

copy the Safari.keychain-db to a usb stick.


Recovery:

Safari Web form passwords:

On the new Apple, open keychain choose File add keychain, navigate to the Safari.keychain-db on the usb stick.

Keychain will ask you for the password, the password is the same that you used to create the Safari Keychain.


Verify:

Goto safari, File, preferences, password, enter your login password for the account you are logged into.

Verify the Web Form passwords are intack.


ShortWay:

Use quicktime screen record, screen record scrolling through all your Safari passwords in clear text in Safari.

Save the screen recording, you then scroll through the video to find the account credentials you need.

Jan 12, 2012 5:33 PM in response to A Silverstone

No.... reason why is that your passwords are stored in Keychain Access located in /Applications/Utilities


However, you can export keychain items and share them with another computer.



  1. Open Keychain Access located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
  2. Select the items you want to export in the Keychain Access window.
  3. Choose File > Export Items.If the Export Items menu is grayed, then at least one of the items selected cannot be exported.
  4. Select a location to save your keychain item, and choose a file type from the File Format pop-up menu.If you want to export a certificate with its private key, choose Personal Information Exchange (p12) as the file format.
  5. Click Save.
  6. Enter a password. The password is required to access the exported keychain items from another system.



To import keychains...


  1. Open Keychain Access located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
  2. Choose File > Import Items.
  3. Select the Keychain items file you want to import, then choose the keychain you want the imported items added to from the Destination Keychain pop-up menu, and then click Open

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