Password Secrets of Popular Download Managers

Download managers are widely used to speed up file downloads, especially from premium sites that require login credentials. Most download managers securely store these usernames and passwords so you don’t have to enter them repeatedly.
In this guide, we uncover where popular download managers store saved passwords and how you can recover forgotten login credentials.
Password Locations of Download Managers
Below is a detailed list of popular Downloaders, along with their encryption method, storage type and exact password location.
For more technical & password recovery details, just click on Application name below.
| Download Manager | Encryption | Type | Password Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| BitComet | PLAIN | File (XML) | C:\Users\[user_name]\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcomet\Torrents |
| Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) | BASE64 | Registry | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Speedbit\Download Accelerator\Hostsdata |
| EagleGet | PLAIN | File (SQLite) | C:\Users\[user_name]\Appdata\Roaming\Eagleget\Configs\Data.db |
| FlashGet | PLAIN | File | C:\Users\[user_name]\Appdata\Roaming\Flashget\V3\Dat\Flashget3db.db |
| Free Download Manager (FDM) | PLAIN | File | C:\Users\[user_name]\Appdata\Roaming\Free Download Manager\sites.sav |
| Fresh Download | BASE16 | Registry | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Freshdevices\Freshdownload\Sitepassword |
| Get Go Downloader | Custom | Registry | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Getgo Software\Getgodm\Accounts |
| Internet Download Accelerator (IDA) | Custom | File | C:\Users\[user_name]\Appdata\Roaming\Internet Download Accelerator\1767150.spl |
| Internet Download Manager (IDM) | XOR | Registry | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Downloadmanager\Passwords\[site_name] |
| JDownloader | Custom | File | C:\Users\[user_name]\Appdata\Local\Jdownloader 2.0\cfg\org.jdownloader.settings.AccountSettings.accounts.ejs |
| Mass Downloader | Custom | File | C:\Users\[user_name][user_name]\Appdata\Roaming\Metaproducts\Mass Downloader\sites.mcdd |
| Mipony Downloader | PLAIN | File (XML) | C:\Users\[user_name]\Appdata\Roaming\Mipony\mipony.xml |
| Orbit Downloader | IDEA | File (INI) | C:\Users\[user_name]\Appdata\Roaming\Orbit\sitelogin.dat |
| uGet Download Manager | PLAIN | File (JSON) | C:\Users\[user_name]\Appdata\Local\Uget\Category\0000.json |
| Xtreme Download Manager | BASE64 | File | C:\Users\[user_name]\.Xdman\.credentials |
How to Recover Passwords from Download Managers Automatically
If you ever forget your password, now you can easily & instantly recover all your lost passwords from popular Downloader apps without any technical knowledge.
With just one click, XenArmor Downloader Password Recovery Pro can recover all your saved login passwords in seconds.
Follow these simple steps,
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