Computer crash and Roboform?

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My computer totally crashed yesterday. I had to reset it to factory default. I have back ups of the content on discs.

I was able to save all my documents, pics, videos etc. and they were easy to reload. I have to get all my programs back, but that should not be to bad.

The hardest part is dealing with roboform. I do have my passwords saved in a book but I do not see where the passwords are saved in the back up discs.

When I look thru the content of the backup discs I see Sibersystems etc but it is general info. I do not see the passwords to put them back in the application. And I cant find any info. on that at their site.

Do I have to create the log in etc. again or are these somewhere in my back up discs that I am not seeing?
#computer #crash #roboform
  • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
    I found this on the Roboform support faq. It might help...

    Q: My Passcards, Identities and Safenotes disappeared. How do I get them back?
    A: Most likely, they are not lost. You just need to find them on your hard drive and tell RoboForm where they are.
    1. Find your Passcard files on your hard drives:
    - Click Start button and select Search -> For Files and Folders.
    - Put *.RFP into "All or part of the file name" (use *.RFT for Identities and *.RFN for Safenotes).
    - Put "Local Hard Drives" into "Look In".
    - Click Search button and note the folder in which your Passcards and Identities appear.
    - Be aware that hidden files will not be found by Windows Explorer by default. To make it really search all folders, open Windows Explorer and select "Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Show hidden files and folders" option.
    2. Tell RoboForm where the files you found are:
    - Click RoboForm button on RF toolbar (or taskbar) and select Options,
    - Go to "User Data" tab,
    - Click Set Folder,
    - Select the folder that you found in step 1.
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  • Profile picture of the author Content Publisher
    When I used Roboform (I since use Lastpass since it's free, multi-OS and stored in the cloud so can't be lost if a hard-drive packs in, etc), the password files were stored by default in My Documents, under 'My Roboform Data'.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ray Abraham
    If you've got a good indexing/searching tool, search for *.RFP files.
    Or look for "My RoboForm Data" folder in your backup disks.

    To put them back on the app, copy all the *.RFP files to:

    C:\Users\<your username>\Documents\My RoboForm Data\Default Profile


    Ray
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