Password import edge not working

Anonymous
2022-09-07T21:49:26+00:00

Hi guys,

I am having trouble with import my saved passwords from chrome to edge.

Its like the new edge update doenst allow me to import a csv. I can search for it but when i click on import nothing happens.

Tried this on different stations all with the new edge version unfortunate

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-10-24T17:57:24+00:00

    Thank God for Google or else we'd never get Microsoft web products to work.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-10-21T14:54:23+00:00

    Works with an export from bitwarden on android, too.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-10-21T08:40:03+00:00

    OK, so I managed to use a workaround. Edge does import from Chrome, so

    1. go to passwords.google.com and import the passwords that are in the CSV file.
    2. allow Chrome on the dekstop time to sync the passwords stored in the cloud
    3. import from Chrome into Edge

    There is one downside. Given that passwords are meant to be secure, one aspect of this security is to NOT replicate entries all over the place. In order to achieve the migration, I had to replicate the passwords into Google's password manager and the manager does not provide an easy single step "delete all" passwords (assuming you sync across multiple Chrome installations) after you have transferred.

    Instead you have to do the following (taken from here):

    1. Go to https://www.google.com/settings/chrome/sync and hit Clear Data
      1. This will disconnect syncing on all your devices temporarily and deletes passwords on the server side
    2. Now you have to go device by device and bulk delete passwords
      1. On Chrome Desktop: Ctrl+Shift+Del --> Advanced --> Time Range: All time --> Select Passwords only --> Clear data
      2. On Chrome Mobile: Settings --> Privacy --> Clear Browsing Data --> Advanced --> Time range: All time --> Select Saved passwords only --> Clear data
    3. After you bulk deleted passwords from the device, you can turn back on syncing: Settings --> Turn on sync on each device instance of Chrome (dekstops, mobile

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-10-20T06:23:21+00:00

    Looks like I've found a solution.

    In Edge, settings -> profiles -> Import browser data ->Import from other password managers -> Import passwords. Looks like there is an option for CSV import and it opens up a dialog box that allows for selecting your csv.

    Goodluck.

    I didn't have a need for this so couldn't verify.

    Thankyou for your contribution. That solution was proposed by someone else in this thread and worked for some people but didn't for other. I didn't work for me: dialog opens, I can select a CSV file and open it, then Edge informs that passwords were imported but the reality is that they weren't

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-10-19T15:49:58+00:00

    Looks like I've found a solution.

    In Edge, settings -> profiles -> Import browser data ->Import from other password managers -> Import passwords. Looks like there is an option for CSV import and it opens up a dialog box that allows for selecting your csv.

    Goodluck.

    I didn't have a need for this so couldn't verify.

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