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Storing my Passwords.

Anonymous
2021-07-14T05:42:20+00:00

Hi, so I keep a text doc of all my passwords inside a folder which is somewhat hard to find. Thing is. Is this safe? Because people could access your files or something to see this? If I should not store my text doc with my passwords. What should I do?

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  1. DYARI BARHAM 33,446 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-07-14T06:38:37+00:00

    Dear EpicNoob1

    Thanks for reaching out! I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.

    It would be safe only if you have a good security software installed on your computer and have a strong firewall policy or you are aware of using internet that do not open a suspicious links.

    However, I will provide you with some tips to store your passwords safely:

    1-If you have a good memory, the safest place to store your passwords is your mind.

    2-You can write down your passwords on a paper and store the hardcopy of it on your room or office.

    3-You can save your passwords as a note on your mobile phone.

    4-you can store the passwords on a cloud storage like OneDrive

    5-If you have a reliable email address like Hotmail or Outlook, you can send the passwords to yourself.

    6-If you want to keep your password on your computer, put the Word file on Zip file using a Zip tool like WinRAR and set a password for the created zip file.

    7-Refrainf from using a third-party software that used for storing passwords.

    Please let me know if you need further assistance and keep me updated.

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  2. DYARI BARHAM 33,446 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-07-14T14:16:18+00:00

    Dear EpicNoob1,

    Thanks for getting back to this thread.

    Please check out the non-Microsoft link below to set password for the rar/zip file:

    https://www.wikihow.com/Add-a-Password-to-a-RAR...

    You can also, use FlashDrive to store your password. But do not use this FlashDrive for transferring data between two computers, only store the password and keep it in a safe place.

    Please do not hesitate to ask if you have more questions.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-14T14:07:49+00:00

    Thank you for the tips. I will try to use 6, but how do you set a password for a Zip file, and also. Should I try putting my Password in a FlashDrive, and take it out when I do not need it?

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