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layout: article
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title: Import Data from Password Safe
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categories: [import-export]
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featured: true
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popular: false
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tags: [import, passwordsafe]
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order: "07"
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description: "If you are switching password managers from Password Sage to Bitwarden, use this article guide you to export data from Password Safe and import into Bitwarden."
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---
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Use this article for help exporting data from Password Safe and importing into Bitwarden. Password Safe (V8) currently only supports exporting as `.csv` file. Older versions also supported `.xml`.
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## Export from Password Safe
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Complete the following steps to export data from the Password Safe Desktop App:
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1. Open Password Safe 8 and open the **Extras** menu from the upper left corner.
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2. Locate the **Export** option on the left-hand side and then choose **Passwords**.
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3. For the type please select `CSV` and enter a path to save the exported file. Leave the encoding at UTF-8.
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{% image importing/passwordsafeV8-export.png Export from Desktop App %}
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4. Click on the big gray arrow on the right to proceed to the export settings screen
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5. Set the separating character to **Semicolon**
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6. Set the text qualifier to **`"`**(double quote)
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7. Check the checkbox to keep the column headers
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{% image importing/passwordsafeV8-exportsettings.png Export settings screen from Desktop App %}
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8. Click **Finish** to start the export.
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{% callout warning %}Please note that Password Safe will export a `.csv` for **every** category you have and not just a single `.csv`.
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{% endcallout %}
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## Prepare exported file before import
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Currently we do not offer a specific importer for this type of file.
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To prepare the exported file for import, please follow the instructions in this guide: [Condition a Bitwarden .csv or .json]({{site.baseurl}}/article/condition-bitwarden-import/)
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## Import to Bitwarden
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Importing data to Bitwarden **can only be done from the** [**Web Vault**](https://vault.bitwarden.com){:target="\_blank"} or [CLI]({{site.baseurl}}/article/cli/#import). Data is [encrypted]({{site.baseurl}}/article/what-encryption-is-used/) locally before being sent to the server for storage. To import your data:
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1. In the Web Vault, select **Tools** from the top navigation bar.
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2. Select **Import Data** from the left-hand Tools menu.
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3. From the format dropdown, choose a **Bitwarden (csv)**.
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5. Select the **Choose File** button and add the file to import or **copy/paste** the contents of your file into the input box.
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{% callout warning %}Import to Bitwarden can't check whether items in the file to import are duplicative of items in your Vault. This means that **importing multiple files will create duplicative** Vault items if an item is already in the Vault and in the file to import.{% endcallout %}
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6. Select the **Import Data** button to complete your import.
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7. After successful import, delete the import source file from your computer. This will protect you in the event your computer is compromised.
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Currently, file attachments are not included in Bitwarden import operations and will need to be uploaded to your Vault manually. For more information, see [File Attachments]({{site.baseurl}}/article/attachments/#attach-a-file).
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