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Where are stored on file system Google Chrome passwords?

Google Chrome saves user data of browser in a cache and in detail in this path (for windows): 

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data

I searched for a while through the folders but did not find anything about the browser-passwords.

Question

Does anyone know where are written on file system the saved browser-passwords? And are browser-passwords saved encrypted?

Solution

  • They're in that folder, at %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Login Data

    Yes, they are encrypted. You can view the plaintext passwords at: chrome://settings/passwords

    You'll need the OS password to decrypt them.