i need to find used passwords on my computer help.

timeline6000 · Jul 22, 2009, 07:38 PM

I have used passwords for various sites and I need to find out what those passwords were. help.

ziggyonice · Jul 22, 2009, 07:40 PM

You can view all of your saved passwords under the "Keychain Access" application, located in your Utilities folder.

Note that to actually view the passwords, you will have to enter the password for your computer.

timeline6000 · Jul 22, 2009, 07:49 PM

how do i get there.

thegoldenmackid · Jul 22, 2009, 07:50 PM

like ziggyonice said:
go to Macintosh HD
Applications
Utilities Folder
Keychain Access

andalusia · Jul 22, 2009, 07:51 PM

Macintosh HD>Applications>Utilties>Keychain Access.
Or Spotlight>'Keychain Access'>Keychain Access.

timeline6000 · Jul 22, 2009, 08:07 PM

the password im looking for is for facebook how do i get that.

NewMacbookPlz · Jul 22, 2009, 08:19 PM

Sounds like you're trying to hack somebody else's account.

Generally, people who forget their own password will simply click the "forgot password" link and reset it. Beyond that, not all website passwords are stored in the Keychain, only the ones you tell it to or allow.

Beyond THAT, you'd need the admin password for the computer to even view the passwords stored in Keychain.

timeline6000 · Jul 22, 2009, 08:24 PM

ok i have that, but it sounds like a lost cause. anymore advice anyone before i give up.

NewMacbookPlz · Jul 22, 2009, 08:25 PM

If it's really YOUR account, click the "forgot password" link

mkrishnan · Jul 22, 2009, 08:28 PM

Please don't request help violating other people's information privacy via MR....

Jul 22, 2009, 07:38 PM	#1
timeline6000 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2009	i need to find used passwords on my computer help. I have used passwords for various sites and I need to find out what those passwords were. help.
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Jul 22, 2009, 07:40 PM	#2
ziggyonice macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rural America	You can view all of your saved passwords under the "Keychain Access" application, located in your Utilities folder. Note that to actually view the passwords, you will have to enter the password for your computer. __________________ MacBook Pro [First Generation] \| 2.16GHz \| 2GB RAM \| 120GB HD \| Mac OS X (10.6.4) iPhone 4 \| 32GB \| Black (I couldn't wait for white any longer.)
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thegoldenmackid macrumors 604 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Plano, TX/Winston-Salem, NC	like ziggyonice said: go to Macintosh HD Applications Utilities Folder Keychain Access __________________ halfwheel
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Jul 22, 2009, 08:19 PM	#7
NewMacbookPlz macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2008	Sounds like you're trying to hack somebody else's account. Generally, people who forget their own password will simply click the "forgot password" link and reset it. Beyond that, not all website passwords are stored in the Keychain, only the ones you tell it to or allow. Beyond THAT, you'd need the admin password for the computer to even view the passwords stored in Keychain. __________________ Collector's Edition 2.0ghz Aluminum MacBook, 8 GB iPhone EDGE, Canon 450D/50mm f1.8
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Jul 22, 2009, 07:49 PM	#3
timeline6000 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2009	how do i get there.
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Jul 22, 2009, 08:07 PM	#6
timeline6000 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2009	the password im looking for is for facebook how do i get that.
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Jul 22, 2009, 08:24 PM	#8
timeline6000 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2009	ok i have that, but it sounds like a lost cause. anymore advice anyone before i give up.
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Jul 22, 2009, 08:25 PM	#9
NewMacbookPlz macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2008	If it's really YOUR account, click the "forgot password" link __________________ Collector's Edition 2.0ghz Aluminum MacBook, 8 GB iPhone EDGE, Canon 450D/50mm f1.8
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mkrishnan Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA	Please don't request help violating other people's information privacy via MR.... __________________ Mohan
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