Importing passwords from Firefox
Learn how to easily import passwords from Firefox into Password Boss WebApp.
Password Boss WebApp can import your passwords from Firefox. You will first need to export the passwords from the browser and then import them into Password Boss.
Are you using the Password Boss Desktop application? You can skip the exporting part.
Exporting your passwords from Firefox
- Open Firefox, Click the menu icon near the address bar, and select Settings.
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Click Privacy & Security, then scroll to the Passwords section and click on the Saved passwords to open the password manager.
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Click menu in the upper right corner on the passwords page, then click Export Passwords…
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When prompted, click on Continue with export.
- Save the file to your desktop.
Now that you have the CSV Export file, follow the instructions below to import them into Password Boss WebApp
Importing your passwords into Password Boss
Desktop
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Open Password Boss and from the File menu, click Import Passwords->From Browser. then on the "Import to Password Boss" select Mozillz Firefox and click the Next button to see a list of all passwords saved in the browser.
- For business users, select the profile to which you want to import the passwords. by default all passwords available will be selected. Uncheck any you do not want to import then click Import.
- Be sure to delete your exported file after you have finished importing your passwords.
WebApp
1. Log into Password Boss at https://app.passwordboss.com.
2. Click Menu, Import Passwords, and choose From CSV file.
3. Choose the CSV file that's located on your computer that you exported from Chrome and click Next.
4. The next screen will display the data from the Firefox CSV file. The first row should be your Header, click the first column and select Header. If you want to change the profile items get imported to, change that on the first column. Leave the second colmum as Password (Website).
5. On the next screen, you will match the header fields with the data types. Click the first drop-down box and select Name. Repeat the process for the remaining columns until you have matched all of the fields necessary. Not all field from the Firefox export can be imported into Password Boss. Once completed, click Next to complete the import.