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I wonder, with these passwords managers, if something happens to your computer (loss or damage…) how do you recover your passwords? I’ve always been hesitant to use one because of this problem…!
This is the reason I don’t use password managers:
Desktop-based password managers store your passwords locally on your device, like your laptop, in an encrypted vault. You can’t access those passwords from any another device, and if you lose the device, then you lose all the passwords stored there.
The most obvious risk from using a password manager is that it keeps all of your sensitive login information in one place, so one breach could be catastrophic.So how do you remember all your passwords if you don’t use a password manager?
I will give this one a try although I have been happy with Sticky Password which I have used for about 13 years. I hear what you are saying about the risks involved with a password manager, but I just can’t see how else you can manage several hundred complex passwords, especially without any repetition. I try to use 2FA on some accounts when available, but some say those are bad. I have a Yubico key too.
I’m always anxious to read how people manage their passwords.
With Sticky Password’s cloud based system I can easily access all my passwords for my PCs, ipad and Android phones. But, then there is some risk having your passwords in the cloud so….
[@Awinahe] Password managers usually save a database locally or you can make a export of all the data, so you can easily make a backup of it on a different drive, USB stick, what have you and import the database back in case you lost your computer or have it damaged.
It’s not like such a database is bound to the same computer only in all cases.
[@Sean] That’s not true, not all databases or vaults are bound to only one and the same computer, in fact, Sticky Password for example let’s you access your database from anywhere. You can export the database (better with a set password instead of plain text *.xml) and save it on any external device and then simply import the database back into Sticky Password on any computer with the external device plugged in when you need it.
You can also import from RoboForm, KeePass, LastPass and lots of others, so your theory of “You can’t access those passwords from any another device, and if you lose the device, then you lose all the passwords stored there.” is pretty much only half the truth and with backups kinda moot. Just use the export feature on password managers and store it somewhere save, ready to be exported back in.
Problem solved.
So in short, always make backups of your database regularly on a different drive, especially if the database changes a lot. So you always have a safe way to get it back to where it was left after importing back in.
I never had a problem in that regard and this offer here also has a database backup/restore feature.
Default backup folder (after you created a backup) is C:\Databit Software\Password Manager\My Passwords, simply make a backup of that My Passwords folder on any drive and copy it back in the same location on any device with the password managers installation, then simply hit “Restore…” from the tools menu and you are ready to go.
The programs default install path is C:\Databit Software\Password Manager and i haven’t found a way to change that in the installer.
And there is a Russifier to this program?
[@BreMM] Yes, you can make backup copies of your databases and store them anywhere including cloud services such as Dropbox etc.
After selecting [Copy a Password Group database…] from the Home screens tools menu, you can change the path by clicking the browse button in the Copy To field. However; it won’t stick there.
Simply log into your database and open the Settings dialog. Under “Group Database Backup / Restore / Synch Folder” you can set the path to wherever you’d like. Then whenever you make a backup copy from the Home screens tools menu, that path will automatically be selected for you.
Also, the Password Group database named copy folder will be automatically added. For example: If your Password Group database name is “Home Passwords”, when you make a backup copy of the database the folder named “\Home Passwords Copies” will automatically be added to the path in order to make it easy to find if you should need to re-install it later.
If your computer were to crash (hopefully that will not happen!) you can re-install Databit Password Manager and then simply re-install the backed up copy of your database and your back in business.
[@nik] Sorry nik, there is not.
[@Robert] Thanks for the explanation, Robert, that was much more detailed than what i came up with but i tried. :D
The only things i have negative to say about the program is, that it works kinda slow (compared for example with Sticky Password). Almost all selections in the GUI “take a few moments” until the program reacts. I wish that would get some enhancements.
And another issue is, that there is no way in the installer to change the install location, i guess that could also change.
Other than that it seems to be a very decent password manager overall, worth a try also with lifetime license and can be installed at any given time, that are big pluses.
So thanks for making it that easy for the end-user.
This is a slow PW manager. Grab StickyPassword Free, so much better and very speedy!!
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Register it before Apr 03, 2022The issue I see with a password manager that you have to physically back up is when it comes time to change the password on a site. Then you have to remember to go back into the backup, locate said site and swap out the password.
Hopefully more password manager programs going forward will allow autobackup to a good secure cloud storage platform.[@BreMM] Thanks for your comments and suggestions. We will work on it
Almost all selections in the GUI “take a few moments”
When you install the software and run it for the first time, it will be a little slow responding as there’s a lot going on in the background, but it should stabilize after a bit. This should only happen on first run though. Also, you can adjust the speed in which the Login dialog will load when logging into a website. Its default is 2 seconds for the average load of a browser and website, but you can set it to .5 seconds and adjust it for every account on the Acc. Settings tab.
We run it on high speed internet and very fast computers, so we may not be seeing what you’re seeing. If you could be a little more specific that would also help, thank you.
