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Switch from Google Password Manager to LastPass

What to do at Google Password Manager before you leave, what LastPass needs when you join, and everything else the switch touches. Your full plan is built in your browser and stays there.

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At Google Password Manager, before you leave

  1. Export passwords from Chrome on a computerBefore

    In Chrome, go to More > Passwords and autofill > Google Password Manager > Settings. Scroll to Export passwords and select Download file.

    Import or export passwords and passkeys with Google Password Manager - Computer - Google Chrome HelpGoogle. Reviewed

  2. Delete the exported password fileAfter

    If you don't delete the password file, anyone who uses the device can open it and see your passwords.

    Import or export passwords and passkeys with Google Password Manager - Computer - Google Chrome HelpGoogle. Reviewed

At LastPass, when you join

  1. Use a generic CSV if your manager isn't supportedBefore

    If LastPass's on-screen import steps don't support your current password manager, you may be able to import a generic CSV file. Check first that your current manager can export to CSV.

    How do I import stored data into LastPass using a generic CSV file?LastPass. Reviewed

  2. Match your CSV columns to the LastPass templateDuring

    Column titles must match LastPass's sample template. The columns are url, username, password, extra, name, grouping, fav and totp.

    How do I import stored data into LastPass using a generic CSV file?LastPass. Reviewed

  3. Use passive import if your manager can't exportDuring

    Run LastPass alongside your old password manager. Visit each site, let the old manager fill in your login, then add it to LastPass.

    How do I manually add data from another password manager to LastPass when the other password manager doesn't support export functions?LastPass. Reviewed

Then: everything else the switch affects

The steps above are what Google Password Manager and LastPass say. Your full checklist adds the accounts, codes, payments and devices that depend on your password manager, in a safe order. It's built from your answers, in your browser.