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How to Export Resources(s) to a KDBX file

Pro tip

Since passbolt >= 5.10 cleartext exports are no longer supported. You are the administrator? You can re-enable the cleartext CSV export following this FAQ

How to export passwords in passbolt

fig. Passbolt GUI - Export passwords

Steps

Warning:

If you have resource(s) with both a Description (metadata) and a Note (secret). KDBX only supports secure notes (Note).

This means that in the export file, the description will be missing in favor of the note.

  1. Select the password(s) or the folder(s) you’d like to export.
    • If you want to export all the passwords you have access to, you can click on the menu next to “Folders”.
  2. Click on the “Export” or “Export all” button.
  3. Choose the right format for the export.
  4. You will be prompted to enter your passphrase.
  5. The download will start and you will be able to open the file.

Supported file formats

Passbolt export system supports the following file formats:

  • Kdbx Keepass, KeepassXC & others (file format used by Keepass 2.x, you’ll need to specify a keepass passphrase for the encryption)

If you’d like to request the support of a specific format, you can open a request on the community forum.