Saved Passwords

Guide

Below you will find a video detailing how to transfer your Saved Passwords from your old account to your new @windhamcentral.org account.

Transfer Passwords via Multiple Profiles.mp4

Here you will learn how to transfer your saved passwords and create a new profile in Chrome to login to your new account

Step 1. Export your Saved Passwords from Chrome:

Then follow these steps:
  1. Browse to Passwords.google.com
  2. Click on the cogwheel โ›ญ just a bit above and to the right of the center of the page.
  3. Click export passwords on the settings page.
  4. Enter your password then a CSV with your passwords will download.

Step 2. Create a Chrome Profile for your new @windhamcentral.org:


Before you can import your saved passwords we must set up a Chrome Profile for your new @windhamcentral.org. Then follow these steps:
  1. Click the circle next to the three little dots in the right-hand corner.
  2. At the top of the popout you will see your profile that is currently logged in, look at the bottom for "+ Add" right below guest.
  3. Click sign in and put in your credentials for your new @windhamcentral.org account.
  4. Click next.
  5. Click next on the managed screen.
  6. Click "yes, I'm in under Turn on sync?
  7. A small popout shows up on the right side of your screen. ignore it and click on the circle with your profile picture next to the three dots.
  8. Click the pen in the top right of the popout.
  9. Change the name of your profile if you wish. I changed mine to New Account.
  10. Choose a Profile Theme color. It is important to change this to differentiate your two accounts once we are done.
  11. Scroll to the bottom click the toggle to turn on "Create desktop shortcut." This will create a Chrome shortcut with your name and below it in brackets the name of your profile. You will now see multiple chrome icons on your desktop which are your different profiles with separate connected accounts. You can directly open your profile for each account by clicking on the Chrome icon on your desktop that has a label on it for each account.
  12. Now that you have your new account set up in a Chrome Profile let's import your passwords. Move on to step 3.

Step 3. Import your Saved Passwords from Chrome:


Then follow these steps:
  1. Browse to Passwords.google.com
  2. Click on the cogwheel โ›ญ just a bit above and to the right of the center of the page.
  3. Click import passwords on the settings page.
  4. Click "Select File."
  5. Navigate to Downloads and open "Chrome Password.csv."
  6. You now have all your passwords imported into your new account. As well as having both your accounts in separate profiles that have unique desktop shortcuts to open a unique window to each one of your accounts.