How you Remember all your Passwords?

@Rasorr (268)
India
October 9, 2010 4:33am CST
Hello Mylotters, Every users have at least the 2-3 mail accounts,some social networking accounts, some other business sites account, bank account etc and etc... This list is too large..:D For remebering the passwords of all these sites I classified them to improtant and not much impotant like social networking. For most of unimportant sites I have kept the same password and I change it after 20-30 days so it remains safe. The passwords of importants sites I kept written in notepad which have 2-3 backups with password secured. This is my trick to remember all these passwords. How u remember urs?
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@ThomasVH (381)
• Belgium
9 Oct 10
You can download a program that will store all of your passwords as well as usernames in it. Download it, install it and you will be able to set a master password. This master password wil let you enter the program and see the passwords of all your websites. This way, you only need to remember one password! ;-) An example is KeePass.
@Rasorr (268)
• India
9 Oct 10
Thanks nice Trick! But if someone knows that master password then that person get all our passwords ;D yeah but this trick is nice than any other but we should keep changing that master password after one day. then it will be more secure. :)
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@gunagohan (3414)
• India
9 Oct 10
How could someone know the master password, even if they guess it right, how will they get into your computer and retrieve the passwords stored in it? Do u use a Personal Computer? or it's shared one among the family or brothers or sisters?
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@Rasorr (268)
• India
9 Oct 10
Sometimes my friends or relatives come to my home and as our relations are closer than computer :P I can't say them that don't touch to my PC, that time it is possible :) -Rasorr
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@kodukodu84 (1569)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 10
I never had a problem of remembering my passwords so far. I only use two which the other is for all my important one like e-mail, facebook, online banking, paypal etc. Then the other one is for those sites that I'm not concerned much about. But I still always make it a long combination with a word from my own language and a few numbers in the middle of each alphabet. To make everything easier, I have my own private laptop so I just let the browser to remember my password most of the time so I don't need to keep entering it again and again, and I have been doing it like this for many many years. So far, everything is good and safe. Happy mylotting and have a nice day
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@Rasorr (268)
• India
9 Oct 10
yeah keeping password different for important and unimporant site is well. and if ur using ur own private pc or laptop u can store it in browser. :-) Thank you -Rasorr
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@Jackie8 (127)
• China
11 Oct 10
I agree with you, Kodukodu, It's more easy to everybody, set most of the passwords as the same, That is like you use the master password to open a software to remember all the passwords.
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
9 Oct 10
I only have two kinds of password. For email and website, I use a single password. The other one I use for paypal, or in connection with the payment. That way I do not need to find a way to remember the password.
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@Rasorr (268)
• India
9 Oct 10
Thanks for response indahfth, Yeah using password for payments should be different from the email and other sites. have a nice day!! -Rasorr
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@meipan (746)
• Philippines
9 Oct 10
i just visited it everyday so that i will not forget it.. if ever that i didn't for a half a year.. and don't remember anymore.. i just get my deathnote notebook.. and look at the secret page where i wrote down all my passwords in each account...
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@Rasorr (268)
• India
9 Oct 10
yeah, should keep our password written in some secure Diary. Have a nice day!! -Rasorr
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@gunagohan (3414)
• India
9 Oct 10
I use Mozilla Firefox and i have stored all of my passwords in it. So, whenever i wanna retrieve my passwords, i would go to the respective tab and retrieve it. It's very simple. But, i use a single password for all the accounts i am in. I don't use multiple passwords, as it will lead to confusion.
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@Rasorr (268)
• India
9 Oct 10
If you are using single password then u should keep is more secure as possible.
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@qianyun6 (2067)
• China
9 Oct 10
For unimportant places, I use a same password. For important places like bank account or secret mailbox, I use part of the number sequences I have already remember firmly. I did remember a lot of sequence in my childhood.
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@Rasorr (268)
• India
10 Oct 10
Yeah due to sequence game play in childhood, our memory becomes strong and can remember too many things easily the password is very small thing for that. ;) Good day -Rasorr
@RobtheRock (2433)
• United States
11 Oct 10
I have all my passwords on file. I printed the file and so I have it right in front of me. Anytime I have a new site that needs a password, I write it on this sheet. I also let Mozilla, Internet Explorer, and AOL remember the passwords I use most frequently.
@Rasorr (268)
• India
20 Dec 11
Oh nice trick, I should also get one file and note down all important site and passwords in that file. Thanks for suggestions
@Jadsta (269)
• Gibraltar
9 Oct 10
I usualyl use the same password for everything. It makes it a lot easier, but if you want to change your password you will most likely want to change it for everything. Also, if you get hacked or something, all your accounts would be in danger for everything, and it would take a long time to change all the passwords again. I just make sure not to get hacked, phished, or to let anybody find out or know my real main password. If you have to lend an account to a friend or something, I always change my password first to a neutral one that I would always use for those purposes. You don't have to change your passwords every 30 day or anything, you just have to learn how to not get hacked or have your password revealed to anyone. It's basically just knowledge of how trojans work and all the ways that people can access your passwords. Once you know how to do it to other people and all of the ways it could ever possibly happen, you will know exactly how to protect yourself, like me :) Keeping your passwords in a notepad is good also, but you should not name it passwords.txt or anything too obvious, and you should keep it hidden within random files that nobody would ever think of looking in if they had access to your PC physically, or had hacked your pc maliciously. I keep my credit card info in a .txt file in fact, but I keep it well hidden. So yeah, to recap, the easiest way to remember your password is to keep it the same for every site :) If you have a bank account which requires a secondary password or pin code too, then you can save that in a text file along with account IDs which are too hard to remember. I hope this helped :)
@Rasorr (268)
• India
10 Oct 10
Noting down password in Notepad file and save it in safe location and hide it or lock it; This is nice trick Thanks -Rasorr
@stojan (18)
• Bulgaria
9 Oct 10
Pretty simple. I just use one but almost impossible to guess password for every site.
@Rasorr (268)
• India
10 Oct 10
If u r using single password then keep it as safe possible and keep it changing after 2-3 days. Thank you. -Rasorr
@gjax57 (897)
• United States
10 Oct 10
Hi Rasorr, I use the same password on EVERYTHING....so far its worked for me :)
@Rasorr (268)
• India
5 Jan 12
hey gjax57 It is very unsafe to keep all passwords same, You can make some letters similar and attached it with site name or other numbers. for eg if you are keeping ur password gjax57 then for yahoogjaxyahoo57 youtubegjaxyoutube57 Like wise you can change it so that it will be more secure :) Good DAy!!
@gjax57 (897)
• United States
5 Jan 12
Thanks Rasorr, i'll keep that in mind but so far after many years I havent had a problem knock on wood lol...watch now with that said I will UGH
@pratikm23 (139)
• India
11 Oct 10
I use a software called password safe. It stores all your passwords securely, arranges them into different categories such as email, imp etc. It has a master password which helps you to access all your other passwords ands account details easily. You only have to remember the main password. Try keeping the main password long enough with combinations of number alphabets or symbols so that it becomes hard to guess.
@Rasorr (268)
• India
11 Oct 10
Thanks for introducing one more "password safe" software for remembering all passwords. There are other softwares also avaliable like "keepass" "Roboform". Have a nice day!! -Rasorr
• Philippines
9 Oct 10
i save it on my ipod :)
@Rasorr (268)
• India
10 Oct 10
wow!! From all these i found this new trick to remember to save it on ipod or mobile. Thanks for nice trick ninaconfesor. ;)
• India
11 Oct 10
Its okay but what if the ipod gets stolen or you lose it. Your passwords will get lost. Hence i dont prefer storing passwords on a mobile or ipods.
• United States
9 Oct 10
I use words thats already on the keyboard. You will never forget the password. and hackers will not think of this.
@Rasorr (268)
• India
11 Oct 10
Using password which contains the alphabet as on keyboard is good trick. :) Thanks for sharing! -Rasorr
• United States
10 Oct 10
I use Roboform for all my usernames and passwords. This is because I'm on so many different sites. Most of the sites I have the same username and pass, but sometimes it's just not possible, so having Roboform was a great help in keeping all the ones that are unique straight. I'm not too concerned about someone figuring out a password, it's not something normal, and the only secure thing I ever go in is Paypal. And I know no one could figure that one out. Adding numbers and symbols is always a good thing. But changing your password every month on every site seems like a bit of overkill to me. Just choose something no one will figure out. Bank accounts, that I can understand. I don't write any passwords down, that's almost like asking someone to find them. If you ever forget a username and password, it's pretty easy to have them reset. I haven't come across a site yet that doesn't have a "Forget your password?" option.
@Rasorr (268)
• India
11 Oct 10
Thanks for knowing one more software "Roboform" for remembering the passwords. you can also use "keepass" software to store passwords. Have a nice day!! -Rasorr
@34momma (13882)
• United States
11 Oct 10
i remember my all of my passwords because they are a combonation of 4 words and two numbers. I use these same 4 words and 2 numbers for all of my sites. I mix them up and flip them around, but they are the only words and numbers I use so I can always remember my passwords. it works for me
21 Oct 10
I just manage to remember, which can be somewhat awkward if I happen to forget but that's just a case of resetting the password. (unless it's my e-mail) lol Really I only use between 3-5 different passwords, so it's fairly easy to remember and if by mistake I type the wrong which I do at times. It's just a matter of using one of the others. Most times out of ten I actually manage to remember, it's only on the slow mornings or late I go wrong.
@K46620 (1986)
• United States
22 Oct 10
I just memorize them
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
9 Oct 10
I can remember all my passwords if i am using them over and over again quite often. Those are the ones that come without having to think about them. The ones i use less, i have to write down. i dont like it when i have to stop what I am doing to look up a password.
@Rasorr (268)
• India
10 Oct 10
Everyone can easily remember those password that they access daily but for other sites note your password in some safe location.good trick Thanks -Rasorr
@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
9 Oct 10
I always write my all passwords in a notepad file. And I save them in my PC. And I always choose those passwords who easily memories by me. So I have no any problems to forget my passwords. Because I have note every passwords in my notepad file.
@Rasorr (268)
• India
10 Oct 10
yeah always keep ur password saved in notepad is nice trick, and if possible hide that notepad file or lock it. Thank you. -Rasorr
@LadyDD (515)
• Romania
18 Oct 10
I use an easy way to remember my passwords. In the case of sites, I make an association and combine words related to the content or subject of the site with my nicknames (known only by me) and some numbers from my family dates. In case of mail accounts, as I use them very often, when I write my address, the password comes easy into my mind. It's like learning a poem by heart: Once you know the beginning, the rest comes quickly into my mind.