I am running Keepass 1.29 on my PC. I am running Keepass2Android on a Samsung Galaxy mobile device. I have had zero problems syncing until today.
First question: Why in 1.29 when I go to File > Export > Keepass Database I am only given the option for a .kdb? I believe I have always kept a .kbdx in Dropbox for syncing.
Second, now Keepass2Android has duplicate entries from my attempts to import.
I am pulling out my hair! and have been at this for hours and hours trying to figure out what is happening and why it continues to import into Keepass2Android old dBs.
Please help with how to export from 1.29 on the PC, where it should be stored (preferably Dropbox or Google Drive); how to import the latest dB?
I love this app so much but it's really, really hard to use!
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Which edition of KeePass do you use, 1.x (.kdb file extension) or 2.x (.kdbx file extension)? Did you recently update KeePass? If so you probably downloaded the wrong edition. KeePass 1.29 cannot perform a KeePass 2.29 sync, nor can it read or export a KeePass 2.x database. KeePass2Android can only read a 1.x database, but it can read and write a 2.x database.
Last edit: wellread1 2015-06-23
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KeePass V1 will not export in V2 (kdbx) format.
KeePass2Android only works with a V2 database.
How have you been importing your data into KeePass2Android?
If you use KeePass V2 on your PC you do not need to export/import data for use in K2A, the database file can just be copied to your Android device / a web site.
To remove the duplicates, open the database in KeePass V2 and select Tools > Database Tools > Delete Duplicate Entries. Take a backup or two first.
cheers, Paul
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Not to complicate things, but I did revert back to v2.26 and that seems to be the version that has worked flawlessly before. Now I will attempt to update/import to Keepass2Android now.
(I am still unclear how to name, where to park, and best practice for syncing)
The update that you should have installed was KeePass 2.29, on the right side of the download page. Basically, the only reason the KeePass 1.x versions (the ones on the left side of the page) are still available is for the benefit of people who can't switch to a 2.x version of KeePass, which is usually either for technical reasons (their computer won't run KeePass 2) or legacy reasons (they have so much data stored in KeePass 1 format that converting would be more trouble than it's worth).
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Now I will attempt to update/import to Keepass2Android
You do not need to import a V2 database into KeePass2Android. You can open the same database in both KeePass and K2A without any additional actions.
I am still unclear how to name, where to park, and best practice for syncing
You can call your database anything you like, there is no requirement to have any part of the name set to anything in particular, e.g you could call it MyGiraffe.hippo.
I think the best place to store your database in My Documents. Then you can back it up as part of your normal data backup. Ultimately it's up to you where you store it.
Syncing depends on how you use KeePass. As you are using KeePass2Android I assume you have a copy of your database in the cloud?
Please tell us how you currently have your files set up / transfer between KeePas and K2A?
cheers, Paul
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I am running Keepass 1.29 on my PC. I am running Keepass2Android on a Samsung Galaxy mobile device. I have had zero problems syncing until today.
First question: Why in 1.29 when I go to File > Export > Keepass Database I am only given the option for a .kdb? I believe I have always kept a .kbdx in Dropbox for syncing.
Second, now Keepass2Android has duplicate entries from my attempts to import.
I am pulling out my hair! and have been at this for hours and hours trying to figure out what is happening and why it continues to import into Keepass2Android old dBs.
Please help with how to export from 1.29 on the PC, where it should be stored (preferably Dropbox or Google Drive); how to import the latest dB?
I love this app so much but it's really, really hard to use!
Which edition of KeePass do you use, 1.x (.kdb file extension) or 2.x (.kdbx file extension)? Did you recently update KeePass? If so you probably downloaded the wrong edition. KeePass 1.29 cannot perform a KeePass 2.29 sync, nor can it read or export a KeePass 2.x database. KeePass2Android can only read a 1.x database, but it can read and write a 2.x database.
Last edit: wellread1 2015-06-23
KeePass V1 will not export in V2 (kdbx) format.
KeePass2Android only works with a V2 database.
How have you been importing your data into KeePass2Android?
If you use KeePass V2 on your PC you do not need to export/import data for use in K2A, the database file can just be copied to your Android device / a web site.
To remove the duplicates, open the database in KeePass V2 and select Tools > Database Tools > Delete Duplicate Entries. Take a backup or two first.
cheers, Paul
Let's start with the version I am using on my PC. (Image attached). Yes I did recently perform an update on the PC to v1.29
And thank you so much for the help!!
Not to complicate things, but I did revert back to v2.26 and that seems to be the version that has worked flawlessly before. Now I will attempt to update/import to Keepass2Android now.
(I am still unclear how to name, where to park, and best practice for syncing)
All seems well now that I went back to the previous version. Thanks everyone!!!
I love this proggy.
The update that you should have installed was KeePass 2.29, on the right side of the download page. Basically, the only reason the KeePass 1.x versions (the ones on the left side of the page) are still available is for the benefit of people who can't switch to a 2.x version of KeePass, which is usually either for technical reasons (their computer won't run KeePass 2) or legacy reasons (they have so much data stored in KeePass 1 format that converting would be more trouble than it's worth).
If you upgrade to version 2.29 (not 1.29) you shouldn't have any problems.
You do not need to import a V2 database into KeePass2Android. You can open the same database in both KeePass and K2A without any additional actions.
You can call your database anything you like, there is no requirement to have any part of the name set to anything in particular, e.g you could call it MyGiraffe.hippo.
I think the best place to store your database in My Documents. Then you can back it up as part of your normal data backup. Ultimately it's up to you where you store it.
Syncing depends on how you use KeePass. As you are using KeePass2Android I assume you have a copy of your database in the cloud?
Please tell us how you currently have your files set up / transfer between KeePas and K2A?
cheers, Paul