How to backup favorites and find passwords in Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer

Import and Export Favorites

Click the Star Icon at the top right of the window, select the down-arrow next to Add to Favorites, and then click Import and Export


Click Import or Export to a file, and then click Next.


Click to select the Favorites check box, and then click Next.

Passwords

Internet Explorer passwords are stored under Credential Manager, which can be accessed by clicking the start menu in Windows and typing credential manager.

You can then view your saved Internet Explorer passwords under Web Credentials. 

The easiest way to save them is to manually check the passwords in Credential Manager and temporarily document the one you wish to transfer.

To view passwords click the down arrow next to the saved entries and click the Show next to password. You will be prompted to authenticate with your AD account.