Although most Mac users use Safari to browse the Internet, not all users do so, and many are the users who prefer to use Google Chrome, an application that despite repeated attempts by Google to improve it, it is still a resource hog.
While Google manages to find the right key, the company continues to release new updates to its browser adding new functions. The latest Chrome update, with which the browser reaches version 66, allows us to easily export the passwords that we have stored, so that we can always have them on hand when we need them.
While it is true that for many users exporting stored passwords may not make much sense, for those clueless who do not usually log in every long time, it is a fantastic option, since they do not have to be continuously accessing the section I forgot my password and passing the tests to show that we are the legitimate owners of the account.
How to export passwords from Google Chrome
- First we go to the upper right corner, click on the points and access the Chrome settings.
- Next, click on Advanced Settings.
- In the section Passwords and forms click on Manage passwords.
- On the right side of the title Passwords saved, click on the three points located vertically to select Export passwords.
- To ensure that we are the rightful owner of the Mac, and therefore the Chrome data, it will ask us for the password of our user on the Mac, not of the Google account.
- When entering it, it will ask us where we want to store the file in .csv format with passwords, informing us that we must store the file in a safe place and away from prying eyes.
For some time now, most of the services available through the internet, allow us to access through dedicated applications from mobile devices, so the browser is used less and less. In order to always have traceable passwords, it is advisable to use a multiplatform password manager, so that when we change the passwords on the Mac or add a new service, we have it immediately available on our mobile device.