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How to import your passwords to Dropbox Passwords from other password managers

You might have heard about Dropbox Passwords, (and if you haven’t, you can learn all about it here) but what if you already use a password management tool? We have good news, it’s simple to import your passwords from another tool. Follow the steps below to import your already saved passwords from LastPass, Dashlane, 1Password and other password tools.

Import from LastPass

Sign into LastPass.com or LastPass browser extension
Click Advanced Options on the sidebar
Select Export under Manage Your Account
Enter your LastPass master password

If you’ve signed into LastPass.com on web, you will see your passwords data on a new Tab. Copy the content and save it to a file. You can name it <name>.csv
If you’ve signed into the browser extension, you will see a lastpass_export.csv automatically downloaded

From your Dropbox Passwords app, click Add button under your avatar, select Import from…, select Passwords Manager and select the csv file from step 4
Delete the file from step 4 for safety reasons

Import from Dashlane

Launch Dashlane and log in to your account
Select File > Export > Unsecured archive (readable) in CSV format
Enter your Master Password (if required)
Save the file in a safe place
From your Dropbox Passwords app, click Add button under your avatar, select Import from…, select Passwords Manager and select the csv file from step 4
Delete the file from step 4 for safety reasons

Import from 1Password

Open and unlock 1Password.
Select the vault you want to export. It’s not possible to export from “All Vaults”, so you’ll need to switch to a specific vault.
Choose File > Export > All Items. If you belong to a team account, there may be some vaults where you don’t have the “Export items” permission. Ask your team administrator.
Enter your Master Password.
Choose a location to save your export to (such as your desktop), choose File format:

“Comma Delimited Text (.CSV)” , “All Fields” , “Include Column Labels”, Click “Save”

From your Dropbox Passwords app, click Add button under your avatar, select Import from…, select Passwords Manager and select the csv file from step 5
Delete the file from step 5 for safety reasons

Import from other Password Managers

find the option from other Passwords managers to export items to a CSV
From your Dropbox Passwords app, click Add button under your avatar, select Import from…, select Passwords Manager and select the csv file from step 1
Delete the file from step 1 for safety reasons

Now that you can transfer your passwords over with just a few clicks, it’s the perfect time to get set up with Dropbox Passwords and leave the dreaded ‘forgot password?’ button in the past.

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Comments

domenico_ds

Hi,

I can't find "import from" on both my browser extension and mobile app.

I only see "+" button allowing me to add a single login or a payment card.

Walter

Hey @domenico_ds, thanks for posing on our Community and sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

The option to import from other password managers should be visible in your Dropbox Passwords preferences.

To navigate there, click on the upper left dotted icon when on your homepage and then click on Passwords.

Once within the Passwords interface, click on your avatar (profile icon) on the upper right corner and click on Preferences.

You should now be able to see the Import option.

Let me know if this helps!

slideguy

I have recently begun using Dropbox password manager on my PC, iPad and Android phone. My issue is regarding importing passwords into the Dropbox password manager. Firefox has stored logins, and I've exported those to a .csv file on my PC. I can't find a way to import them into the DB password manager, either in the Firefox extension or in the Dropbox Settings labelled Passwords/Account Settings. As a result, Firefox supplies a password when logging into a site, superseding DB's password manager.

On the iPad, it's a similar story. The iPad stores and supplies passwords for logins, and the DB password manager seems to not exist. I have the password manager app installed on the ipad, but when opened, it is a bare-bones window containing the list of stored passwords. There is no button or icon to import them (you might say that they are already imported). But again, the DB password manager doesn't come into play when logging in anywhere.

Am I wasting my time with the DB password manager, or is there a way to make it top-dog in both of these apps?