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Wi-Fi password

How can I see a Wi-Fi password I saved on my android7


data folder is empty
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2 options root directory or Recovery app.

You can use this link -

https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-show-wi-fi-password-on-android
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Is protected that's why you can't see it...
You have 2 options :
1. root your phone...well it has the drawback of invalid warranty...if you have already rooted it then use ES Explorer and check to show the hidden files..
2. connect your phone and "download" the protected files with the use of ADB Tools....well it's not that straightforward...but i have tried it myself and i was successful...i am afraid i will have more info on Monday because i have the files on another PC.
Nothing else works...except in rare cases...
The suggestions offered including my own require rooting the phone.
THe 2nd option does this WITHOUT rooting...i have done it myself on my OWN phone
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I am sorry but this not true...my phone is not rooted and i was able to recover the Wifi password just fine...ADB just does the job.
If take into Android 7.0, will it be the same?
I have Android 6.0 ...i can't tell for 7.0 i don't have a phone with it...neither there was a mention of the Android version
"How can I see a Wi-Fi password I saved on my android7"

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so close i missed it....
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I won't root phone. thanks
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The only way to extract the saved wifi password on Android is to use a file explorer app. But, this thing gonna work after you root the Android. But most of the users either don't have the proper idea to root the Android or they don't want to root. Here is the detailed guide to view the saved Wifi password on Android without root :https://fixyourandroid.com/how-to/how-to-find-wifi-password-on-android-without-root/
Overview if the tutorial:
Using ADB to pull saved wifi password on Android
Using QR Code
Using the Android app WPS config app
All these methods are useful to extract the saved wifi password on android without root
I tried everything on the net.(without root)
But still can't back-up and see my Wi-Fi passwords
Before I could see the device maps in root with Es File explorer, now it says the device does not support it.
Normaly you could do it on adb with the command adb pull /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf c:/wpa_supplicant.conf 
Finally, the solution is here :https://fixyourandroid.com/how-to/how-to-find-wifi-password-on-android-without-root/