Importing / exporting data

Kaspersky Password Manager can import and export your Password Database, and individual objects within Password Database (Identities, user accounts, and Secure memos).

You can import both passwords from other password management applications (e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, KeePass), and passwords that you have exported using Kaspersky Password Manager earlier. Passwords are imported from *.xml and *.ini files.

Kaspersky Password Manager can export the Password Database to *.xml, *.html or *.txt files. Exporting passwords to a file is convenient for opening general access passwords, printing the Password Database, or saving a backup copy of the Password Database to a file in a different format to Kaspersky Password Manager.

Exported passwords are stored in unencrypted files and are not protected from unauthorized access. Therefore, it is recommended to consider ways of protecting exported files in advance.

When imported, the Password Database is modified. You can choose one of the following actions to be performed on the Password Database:

  • Overwrite. The current Password Database will be replaced with the imported one (all passwords stored in Kaspersky Password Manager’s Password Database before import will be deleted).
  • Merge. The imported passwords will be added to the Password Database. When merging, you are given the option of importing accounts into Kaspersky Password Manager.
  • Cancel. The import of passwords will be cancelled.

To import passwords from a file, please do the following:

  1. Open the main application window.
  2. In the bottom part of the window, click the Kaspersky Password Manager button.
  3. In the Kaspersky Password Manager window that opens, click the Password Database button.
  4. In the bottom part of the window, click the Import passwords link.
  5. In the Rescue unprotected passwords window that opens, select the application, from which passwords will be imported, and click Import passwords.
  6. In the window that opens, specify the file with passwords that you wish to import, and click Open.
  7. In the window that opens, select the required action to be performed on the Password Database.

To save the Password Database to a file, please do the following:

  1. Open the main application window.
  2. In the bottom part of the window, click the Kaspersky Password Manager button.
  3. In the Kaspersky Password Manager window that opens, click the Password Database button.
  4. In the bottom part of the window, click the Export link.
  5. In the window that opens, select export mode (exporting the entire Password Database or selected objects) and click Next.
  6. In the window that opens, select the settings for exporting your data:
    • If you want to protect the data you are exporting, select Secure export and specify the password for data protection.
    • If you want to export your data to an unprotected file, select Export without encryption and specify the file format for exporting.
    • To schedule a change of password for exported data, select the Use a reminder date if you want to be notified about expiration of exported items checkbox and choose the date when the password expires. Kaspersky Password Manager will inform you of the need to change the password.
  7. In the window that opens, specify the path for exporting the file and click the Next button.
  8. In the window that opens, check the settings for exporting your data and start exporting.

Importing / exporting data