Get Android KeyStore Password Saved in Visual Studio 2019

Question

Hello everyone !

How can I get the password saved in Visual Studio for my Android KeyStore ? Where is the location on Windows ?

I don't remember the password and I need to save it safely in case that the password would disappear after an update or anything like that.

Thank you in advance for your time !

Answer 1

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The resulting keystore resides in the following location:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Xamarin\Mono for Android\Keystore\ALIAS\ALIAS.keystore

For example, using chimp as the alias, the above steps would create a new signing key in the following location:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Xamarin\Mono for Android\Keystore\chimp\chimp.keystore

Important

The AppData folder is hidden by default and you may need to unhide it to access it.

In addition, be sure to back up the resulting keystore file and password in a safe place – it is not included in the Solution. If you lose your keystore file (for example, because you moved to another computer or reinstalled Windows), you will be unable to sign your app with the same certificate as previous versions.

For more information, please see this thread:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/deploy-test/signing/

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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Answer 2

Hi, This video may help you: https://youtu.be/MlzniEeJYzg