Privacy settings data - is it safe to delete saved passwords and offline website data?

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Privacy > settings > data - is it safe to delete saved passwords and offline website data? Or can this permanently delete my passwords and I won't be able to access the websites again?

By deleting passwords, you permanently remove them. But if you remember the passwords from elsewhere (eg. your head) you can log in to these sites later, and make Firefox to remember the passwords again.

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