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Pauley

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I have Safari setup to remember my user names and passwords, but it sometimes doesn't remember them. As I get older (and older and older...) I tend to forget things.

Is there a way to recover user names and passwords from Safari on my iPad? I read on one web site about something called " keychain". It said to go to the search iPad area on my iPad, and type in the word keychain. Well, I did, but it did not show anything other than to search the web or wikipedia for keychain.

Am I trying to do something that can not be done?

Thanks for any fore sight on this...
 
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The '1Password' app is the best way I’ve found to keep track of secure log-on names and passwords. I’ve been using desktop version on the Mac and PC for years and it’s great. The iPad version is fantastic!:)
 
Thanks for the reply, guys, but I am looking to see if I can recover a username and password that Safari used to remember. I will definatley look into the apps you mentioned, but as I mentioned I am trying to recover a username and password.

Again, really do appreciate your replies....
 
Though I think I know the process I won’t suggest it as it requires deletion of a file or two within the Mac OS, and that can be tricky. Anyway, if you don't receive a fix from a forum member here, there's always plan-B. BTW: I’m also old, so my acuity isn’t what it use to be.

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Thanks for the reply, guys, but I am looking to see if I can recover a username and password that Safari used to remember. I will definatley look into the apps you mentioned, but as I mentioned I am trying to recover a username and password.

Again, really do appreciate your replies....


Ok well you will be doing this on your mac not your ipad.

Go into applications/utilities/ then keychain access

in there is list of all log and passwords for websites and on your mac,

just search through the website ones and when u find the site click it once, a box will open up on the right with the site and a the password,

if you have a login code to your mac have it handy as it wont show the password till u enter your mac pas if u have one.

Hope this helps,
 
Thanks for the reply, guys, but I am looking to see if I can recover a username and password that Safari used to remember. I will definatley look into the apps you mentioned, but as I mentioned I am trying to recover a username and password.

Again, really do appreciate your replies....


Ok well you will be doing this on your mac not your ipad.

Go into applications/utilities/ then keychain access

in there is list of all log and passwords for websites and on your mac,

just search through the website ones and when u find the site click it once, a box will open up on the right with the site and a the password,

if you have a login code to your mac have it handy as it wont show the password till u enter your mac pas if u have one.

Hope this helps,

Appreciate the reply, but I don't have a Mac. I do have a laptop with windows xp and iTunes on it.

Guess i'm making things difficult, huh?
 
I keep my user names and passwords in a document, with a 4 digit access code , stored in iFiles.

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