From 985844ca2cb0ce112d1ef04fa9e89f038f92c7b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kyle Spearrin Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 08:19:12 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] import troubleshooting --- _articles/importing/import-data.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/_articles/importing/import-data.md b/_articles/importing/import-data.md index abf41a8c..c0bf0d8d 100644 --- a/_articles/importing/import-data.md +++ b/_articles/importing/import-data.md @@ -98,3 +98,11 @@ collections,type,name,notes,fields,login_uri,login_username,login_password,login [{% icon fa-download %} Download example](/files/bitwarden_export_org.csv) When importing from this format, select the **Bitwarden (csv)** file format option from the dropdown menu. + +## Troubleshooting Import Errors + +Ciphers[X].Login: The field yyyy exceeds the maximum encrypted value length of zzzz characters. + +This error occurs whenever an item in your exported file has a large amount of data associated with it, which exceeds the limits allowed for items stored in your Bitwarden vault. You will need to correct this data by removing it, or reducing its size so that the Bitwarden importer will succeed. + +You can open the exported file in a text editor or spreadsheet program (such as Excel) to locate it. The offending item can be found at index **X** (as referenced in the error message) in the file. Once you have located the offending item, remove it or update its data, then resave and try the import operation with Bitwarden again.