![]() In Windows File Explorer, delete the local database file that is on your computer.If you ever want to access your database from an iPhone, use ".kdbx.kdbx". Currently there is an issue with the iPhone Google Drive app where a single ".kdbx" makes things not work. In Google Drive, right-click on the database file, and choose to rename it to something like this:.Or, on the Google Drive page, you can right-click and use the "upload files" option.You can drag-and-drop from Windows File Explorer to the My Drive section of the web page. ![]() Go to Google Drive and upload the database.Close the database in KeePass (Main Menu → File → Close). The database (.kdbx file) has been created locally on your computer.Do a save (Main Menu → File → Save Ctrl S click the floppy icon).Advanced tab: uncheck the "limit number of history items per entry" option.Security tab: to make the database harder to crack, click the "1 second delay" text to increase the number of key transformation rounds (and thus increase the security of your password database).Might be useful to fill in default user name.You can leave name and description blank.In the new "Create New Database - Step 2" window.Press "OK" once you've put in a master password.You can always change your master password later.It is okay to write down your master password on a slip of paper in your wallet.") will make the master password visible so you can check it.It's okay for a password to be only lower-case letters if it is long enough (and random enough, but let's talk about that later) I suggest six random words from the Diceware word list ( word list pdf). Do try to set the master password to a good password.You only need to provide a master password.In the "Create Composite Master Key" window.The file name and location you choose is not important, because soon we'll be uploading the file to Google Drive and then deleting the local copy.In KeePass, create a new database by going to Main Menu → File → New.Create a new database file locally on your PC.You'll probably only use one database file, and you only need to do these steps once per database file. One-Time Process of Creating a Password Database File and Putting it Google Drive plgx file from this KeePass Favicon Downloader page and place it in the KeePass plugins folder. You might also want to install an icon downloader plugin, which makes it easy to add icons to your entries.If the KeeAnywhere link above is no longer valid, check the KeePass plugins page for KeeAnywhere, or your "backup and synchronization" plugin of choice.That folder is probably "C:\Program Files (x86)\KeePass Password Safe 2\Plugins". plgx file in the KeePass plugins folder on your computer. We want to install the KeeAnywhere plugin for KeePass so that the KeePass program can directly open and modify password databases on Google Drive.Run the installer this installs the KeePass program on your computer.Do not worry about any mentions of "professional edition" it does not require any money or registering. Go to the KeePass downloads page and download the latest installer for KeePass v2.xx.x (not the portable download and not KeePass v1.xx).We want to put the KeePass program on our PC.You do these steps for each Windows PC where you will want to use KeePass. Installing KeePass Program and KeePass Plugins on Your Windows PC Note that the version of KeePass we'll be using is KeePass2, so don't be afraid when folders or apps talk about KeePass2. The most notable links, folder locations, and component names are bolded. Future posts will cover if you want to be paranoid and trust only KeePass itself and Google. This post assumes you are comfortable using KeePass Plugins and also browser plugins which make using KeePass extremely convenient. If you use the following steps, you'll be able to access your always-up-to-date password database from all of your devices that you've installed KeePass on. Also, there's the option of running KeePass under Mono on your MacOSX/Linux system. If you are hoping to use KeePass on Linux or MacOS, I haven't done it myself, but you might have success using KeePassXC or one of the KeePass packages that has made it into Mac OS X and several Linux distribution software repositories. This post also covers the one-time process of creating a password database and putting it in Google Drive. ![]() The following instructions are for how to set up the KeePass password manager on your Windows PCs, iPhones, and Android devices.
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