Where does FileZilla store server login credentials in Ubuntu

Question

I have installed FileZilla on the Ubuntu machine. I used server login and password to transfer files via sftp. However, I do not know where the credentials are stored. How can I find the file where credentials are stored by FileZilla?

Answer 1

FileZilla stores saved server credentials (ID and password) in XML files inside the user's configuration directory. The passwords are encoded in Base64 format.

In Ubuntu 24, the credentials are stored in the file "recentservers.xml". To view the file, run the following command in the terminal:

less ~/.config/filezilla/recentservers.xml

Since ".config" is a hidden folder inside your home directory, use the following command to navigate:

cd ~/.config/filezilla/

ls -la