From e844b2d873fe37aa58e621d2f659b3a9cb6390ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kyle Spearrin Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:45:00 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] import from chrome article --- .../getting-started/import-from-chrome.md | 39 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _articles/getting-started/import-from-chrome.md diff --git a/_articles/getting-started/import-from-chrome.md b/_articles/getting-started/import-from-chrome.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a7858f51 --- /dev/null +++ b/_articles/getting-started/import-from-chrome.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +layout: article +title: Import Your Account Data From Google Chrome +category: Getting Started +featured: true +popular: true +tags: [import, chrome] +--- + +Importing your data from Google Chrome into bitwarden is easy. + +**Export Your Chrome Passwords** + +1. Open Chrome and enter [`chrome://flags/#password-import-export`][flags] into the address bar and press enter (or just click + [this link][flags]). This will open the Chrome system flags page. +2. Look for the "Password import and export" option and change the dropdown option to "Enabled". +3. A prompt will pop up from the bottom asking you to "Relaunch Now". Click the button to restart the browser so that the + changes can take effect. +4. After relaunching the browser, enter [`chrome://settings/passwords`][passwords] into the address bar and press enter (or + just click [this link][passwords]). This will open a window with all your saved passwords for Chrome. +5. Scroll down through the list and look for the "Export" and "Import" buttons at the end of the list. +6. Click the "Export" button. You'll be prompted to enter your computer's password for authorization. +7. Once your computer's password is entered and validated, you can save your passwords to a [CSV][csv] file on your + computer. Save this file to your desktop as `chromedata.csv`. + +**Import Your Chrome Passwords Into bitwarden** + +1. Go to the [bitwarden web vault][bitwarden-vault] and log in. +2. Navigate to "Tools" > "Import". +3. Select "Chrome (csv)" as the source and select your `chromedata.csv` file from the desktop that you created in step 7 + above. +4. Click the "Import" button. + +Congraulations! You have just transferred all of your data from Google Chrome into bitwarden. + +[flags]: chrome://flags/#password-import-export +[passwords]: chrome://settings/passwords +[csv]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values +[bitwarden-vault]: https://vault.bitwarden.com