I once saw all my saved password information on my computer somewhere in system preferences or keychain access. How do I view them again. Please help, I forgot my password to my email account which is saved on computer but i need the actual password for when i log into another computer trying to check my email.
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)
It should all be viewable in Keychain Access. If it's not there, it's likely it's not on the computer. Note that Keychains are not synced across machines any more. They used to be, but after MobileMe was decomissioned that stopped.
Open up Keychain Access and search in the search box for the name of the web site. It should show up immediately.
There's just not that much in Keychain Acess. Ensure the "login" keychain is selected at top left, and then select the "passwords" area below it. You should see your passwords in the right pane.
I went to Safari, Preferences clicked on Passwords (icon KEY) and found the list websites and passwords, hidden by asteriks, that are saved by the system. Highlight the website you want the password for and check box below Show passwords for selected websites. It will ask for your computer's main password. This worked like a charm.
THANK you...I'd totally forgotten this yesterday...went into Keychain also..screwed up my computer...eventually fixed everything...what a day..lol. Thanks for reminding me how I had found them previously..thanks leila!
Where in Keychain Access? Step by Step please!
I click show password after doing it so I allow it while typing my password to allow it but it does not do anything? What do you think the next step could be?
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no worked it worked
How to find all your saved password data on iMac?
