How to Recover Login Password of Pidgin Messenger

In this article, you’ll learn where Pidgin Messenger stores your login passwords, how they are protected, and how you can easily recover them.
Pidgin Messenger Password Secrets
Pidgin messenger saves your login details in a file called “accounts.xml” at following location
[Windows Vista/7/8/10] C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Roaming\.purple\accounts.xml [Windows XP/2003] C:\Documents and Settings\[user_name]\Application Data\.purple\accounts.xml
Here are the important password related entries from this “accounts.xml” file
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?> <account version='1.0'> <account> <protocol>prpl-jabber</protocol> <name>xenarmor@gmail.com/</name> <password>password123</password> <userinfo><vCard xmlns='vcard-temp'><FN>XenArmor Software</FN></vCard></userinfo> <settings ui='gtk-gaim'> <setting name='auto-login' type='bool'>1</setting> </settings> </account> </account>
Here name and password field refers to username and login password in clear text.
How to Recover Pidgin Messenger Passwords Automatically
Now you can easily recover all your forgotten login passwords from Pidgin Messenger without any technical knowledge.
With just one click, XenArmor Messenger Password Recovery Pro can recover all your saved Pidgin Messenger passwords in seconds.
Follow these simple steps,
- Download & install the software from here
- Click on “Recover Passwords”
- Instantly see all your saved Pidgin Messenger passwords

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- Recover from 15+ instant messengers
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