This guide provides instructions on how to export passwords from a web browser and import them into a password manager.
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The University of Tartu recommends exporting all passwords from web browsers before using a password manager.
Before exporting passwords, make sure all saved passwords are strong. If necessary, generate new strong passwords and change them in the respective environments.
Workflow for exporting passwords:
- export saved passwords from your web browser
- import passwords into the preferred password
- manager and delete the password file(s) created during the export
- delete saved passwords from the web browser
Export passwords (Windows)
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Export passwords (Mac)Mozilla FirefoxHow to export passwords from Mozilla on Mac? SafariHow to export passwords from Safari on Mac? |
Import passwords into a password manager
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If you have followed the password exporting guide, you can easily transfer the data to Bitwarden as follows:
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If you have followed the password exporting guide, you can easily transfer the data to LastPass as follows:
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If you have followed the password exporting guide, you can easily transfer the data to KeePassXC as follows:
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Paroolide kustutamine (Windows)
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More information on managing website passwords in Chrome can be found in the Google Help pages. |
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Paroolide kustutamine (Mac)Mozilla FirefoxTo eliminate all existing saved passwords, click Remove all. To eliminate specific saved passwords, locate the site within the Site column and click on it once to highlight it in blue. Then click the Remove button below. You can also remove all saved passwords by clicking the Remove All button. If you wish, deselect the option to Remember logins for sites. This will prevent passwords from being saved in the future. In older versions of Firefox, this option is in the Privacy tab instead of Security.
To eliminate all existing saved passwords, click Remove all. To eliminate specific saved passwords, click View Saved Passwords and delete just those associated with weblogin.bu.edu. If you wish, deselect the option to Remember passwords. This will prevent passwords from being saved in the future. In older versions of Firefox, this option is in the Privacy tab instead of Security. |
Microsoft Edge
- Delete individual passwords:
- Enter edge://settings/passwords in the address bar.
- Select the password you would like to delete and click Delete.
- Enter edge://settings/passwords in the address bar.
- Delete all passwords:
- Enter edge://settings/passwords in the address bar.
- Select all passwords by clicking the first box and click Delete.
- Enter edge://settings/passwords in the address bar.
- To turn off automatic password saving, untick the Offer to save passwords option.
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Paroolide kustutamine (Mac)Mozilla FirefoxTo eliminate all existing saved passwords, click Remove all. To eliminate specific saved passwords, locate the site within the Site column and click on it once to highlight it in blue. Then click the Remove button below. You can also remove all saved passwords by clicking the Remove All button. If you wish, deselect the option to Remember logins for sites. This will prevent passwords from being saved in the future. In older versions of Firefox, this option is in the Privacy tab instead of Security.
To eliminate all existing saved passwords, click Remove all. To eliminate specific saved passwords, click View Saved Passwords and delete just those associated with weblogin.bu.edu. If you wish, deselect the option to Remember passwords. This will prevent passwords from being saved in the future. In older versions of Firefox, this option is in the Privacy tab instead of Security. Safari. |