# toad stopped using saved password

**URL:** <https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-stopped-using-saved-password/10157>\
**Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\
**Created:** [January 17, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-stopped-using-saved-password/10157 "2011-01-17T15:06:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Toad123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/toad123/32/132_2.png) [@Toad123](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Toad123)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-stopped-using-saved-password/10157/1 "2011-01-17T15:06:07Z")

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Dear All:

On my connect login screen: the saved password was some how unchecked. Now I could not connect to a few database since the password I don’t remember. Is there a way the password file can be reengaged.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-stopped-using-saved-password/10157/2 "2011-01-17T15:06:07Z")

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When that checkbox becomes unchecked, Toad erases the passwords from the file  
where we store them - CONNECTIONPWDS.INI. Unless you have a backup of that file,  
the information is gone.