Google Chrome browser has its’ own built in password manager to help you create and save all your login details for the various websites that you use.
How To View Saved Passwords In Chrome.
By default the password manager is turned on in Chrome. It’s highly likely that it has saved at least a few of your passwords, even if you’re not consciously using it.
To view the passwords that Chrome has saved for you –
Click the 3 vertical dots in the top right hand corner. On the menu that appears, hover your mouse over Passwords & Autofill, then click Google Password Manager.
Saved Accounts In Chrome.
You’ll see all the login details that Chrome has saved for your various accounts.
To view the password for any of the accounts listed, simply click on the website name.
Making Sure It Is You.
When you’re trying to see your saved passwords in Chrome, you may be asked to enter a password or a PIN.
Type in the password or PIN that you use to log on to your Windows computer.
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Chrome will display the login details for the account that you selected.
To see the password, click on the Show Password icon.
Edit Or Delete A Password.
Sometimes the Chrome password manager will have the wrong login details for a website. This can happen if you’ve changed the password on that particular website.
Normally, Chrome will auto detect what you’re doing and offer to update your saved credentials, but for whatever reason, that doesn’t always happen.
You can edit a saved password by clicking the Edit button. A separate window will open where you can make changes to your login details. Click the Save button when you’re done.
Alternatively you can delete the saved password completely by clicking on the Delete button.
How To Download Saved Passwords From Google Chrome.
You can easily download all the saved passwords from Chrome Password Manager.
In the left hand panel, click Settings. If you can’t see the Settings option, then it’s hidden behind a collapsed menu. Click on the Main Menu button (3 horizontal lines). Then you’ll see the Settings option appear.
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Export Passwords.
Downloaded passwords from Chrome are in a file format known as CSV. To eopn a csv file, you could use Notepad, but it’d be better in a spreadsheet.
Any spreadsheet app will do, if you don’t have one already installed, there are plenty of free offerings that you could use.
Scroll down the page a little to the Export Passwords section.
Click the Download File button.
Save the file somewhere safe on your computer.
Backup Your Passwords.
I think it’s a great idea to download your passwords occasionally from Chrome. The downloaded file acts as a backup.
These days it’s all too easy to find yourself locked out of your Google account, and if you haven’t got access to a backup of your online account credentials, then you’re going to be in real trouble.
Obviously you do need to look after it, but I’m all for backups.
Enable Or Disable Password Manager.
Using the Google Chrome Password Manger is entirely optional. There’re many alternatives available to you.
You can turn password manager on or off depending on what your choice is.
Inside the password manager settings, turn on or off these two options –
- Offer to save passwords and passkeys.
- Sign in automatically.
Summary.
We all know that passwords are a problem. Using strong passwords is a must, but remembering them is all but impossible. The password manager that is integrated into Google Chrome can help.
It’s easy to use, reasonably secure and completely free.
