Backing up, Importing, and Exporting Encrypted ALPass Data Files

Import / Export and Backup Databases

Click File —> Import/Export Site Info...

From here you can easily import, export and backup all of your login data with only a few clicks.

     Import, export, and backup web site logins and passwords


Import Login Database Files (Restore a backup)
If you install ALPass on a new system, you can import all of your encrypted login data instead of re-entering everything. You can also restore backups this way.

  1. Click the Import radio button option and click Next.

    Click the Import File radio button to begin importing an ALPass encrypted database

  2. Browse to the encrypted login database file and click Open. (It will have an *.apw or *.apw.bak file extension.)

  3. Enter the encrypted login database's password and click Next.

    Browse to an encrypted ALPass database and enter the password


    Once the data is successfully imported, you are notified. Click Finish.

    Import, export, backup successful - click Finish


Export Login Databases (Backups)
You can export your encrypted login database to back it up or to import it into ALPass on another computer.

  1. Click the Export radio button option and click Next.

    Click the Export file radio button

  2. Click the ellipsis (3 dots) browse button to browse to the directory that you want to save the new backup file.

    Browse to a folder, select a file name, enter your password, and choose a new password if you wish

  3. Enter a file name for the encrypted login database.
  4. Enter the user password.
  5. If you wish to have a new password for the backup, enter and confirm the new password.

Exporting Microsoft Excel Files (XLS)
You can save your encrypted login database as a tab delimited Microsoft Excel file (XLS). You can easily view it nicely formatted in rows and columns with any spread sheet program like Microsoft Excel, Corel Quattro Pro, Lotus 123, OpenOffice Spreadsheet, or StarOffice Calc. It can also be opened with any text editor (like Notepad) or word processor (like Word or Word Pad). The new file is NOT encrypted.

  1. Choose the Save as Text radio button option and click Next.

    Click save as text

  2. Click the ellipsis (3 dots) to browse to the directory where you want to save the file.

  3. Type in a new file name.

  4. Enter the current encrypted login database password and click Next.


    Browse to a folder, type a file name, enter your password, then click next
  5. If you do not want the passwords saved, ensure the check box is checked and the passwords will be masked with asterisks.

CAUTION: ALPass encrypted login databases use 3DES encryption, but the exported XLS text files from ALPass do not have any encryption, so anyone can open and view them. You should mask passwords unless you absolutely need them. When deleting a plain text password file, press <Shift + Del> to delete it permanently and not send it to the recycle bin.



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