CHROME PASSWORD EXPORT

Move your Chrome passwords without losing your way back in.

Set up and test the new password manager before exporting anything. Keep Chrome’s saved logins until you have checked the import; deleting an export file and deleting your saved passwords are different actions.

START WITH THE SETUP

Before you create the export

01
Choose a private, up-to-date computer that no one else can access.
02
List the accounts that would be most disruptive to lose: primary email, banking, work, and recovery accounts.
03
Confirm that you can still sign in to the email address and phone number used for recovery.
04
Make time to test the change. Do not begin while travelling, tired, or locked out of a separate account.

WORK THROUGH THE CHANGE

Prepare, import once, then check

1
Set up the destination account, save its recovery information, and try saving and using one low-risk login on your everyday devices.
2
Read the destination’s Chrome import instructions first. If you choose the CSV route, use Chrome’s menu: Passwords and autofill → Google Password Manager → Settings → Export passwords → Download file.
3
Keep the export in a private local folder outside cloud sync. Do not send it by email, paste it into a chat, or open it in an online spreadsheet.
4
Import using the destination’s instructions. Check several logins, including important accounts, before changing browser autofill. Avoid repeated imports: Bitwarden warns that importing the same items again creates duplicates.
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After checking the import, delete the temporary export and remove that specific file from the Recycle Bin or Trash. Check any sync or backup copies separately. Deletion does not undo an earlier exposure.

PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Three things an import does not prove

Use this as a check after importing, not a reason to delete everything in Chrome.

A password appears in the new vault: Try signing in on the website and on your other device. A listed item is not proof that the login or autofill works.
You deleted the CSV file: That is not the same as deleting Google Password Manager data. Google’s Delete data control can remove passwords and passkeys; do not use it as an export-cleanup shortcut.
You imported passwords: Check passkeys, two-step verification, and recovery methods separately. Do not assume this password-file workflow moved them.

Check whether you need an export file at all.

Bitwarden documents a direct Chrome import for supported desktop installations. Check its platform and installation requirements before creating a CSV. For the file route, use your destination’s official importer—not an online conversion service. Treat the CSV as readable passwords, not an encrypted backup.

Bitwarden’s Chrome import options and Proton Pass’s Chrome import instructions; sources checked September 16, 2026.

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CHECKLISTBefore you turn browser autofill offI can still access my primary email and recovery method.I am using a private computer I control.I created the new password-manager account and saved its recovery details.I imported my passwords and tested important logins on my everyday devices.If I created an export file, I removed it after checking the import.

A GOOD REASON TO WAIT

Pause the migration if

You cannot explain how you would recover the new account from a second device.
A copy of the export ended up in cloud sync, shared storage, or an attachment.
A critical login only works because the browser is still filling it for you.

When to use the provider’s instructions

This is a planning guide, not security, legal, or account-recovery advice. Use the provider’s current documentation and your organisation’s policy where they apply.

YOUR NEXT STEP

Choose the import instructions for your destination.

Use the official import guides below. If you have not picked a password manager yet, list the devices and sharing features you need first.

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