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medicman1855
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Password safe file location

I use the App "Password Safe" for my passwords. I use Dropbox to sync my password data file between phone and computers. Where is the data file located so I can point my password manager to the prope...
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Rich
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3 years ago
medicman wrote:

So I assume, that file will never be regularly synced between my computer and phone. As I add passwords or update them I would have to re download my data file?

Correct.

 

Most password managers don't work the way you describe. They connect directly to Dropbox using the API, rather than relying on local file access on the device. Remember, Dropbox on mobile devices don't sync the same way the desktop apps do. The only files stored on the device are those you mark as available offline, and then those files are stored in a protected storage area.

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medicman
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Thank you for discussing this with me. 

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