PasswdSafe - Password manager & security

PasswdSafe is an adaptation of the Password Safe application for the Android platform. Users can sync their password files with cloud services through the accompanying PasswdSafe Sync application. YubiKey NEO tokens are available for added security through two-factor authentication. Additionally, file passwords can be securely stored on devices equipped with a fingerprint scanner running Android 6.0 or newer.

***It is essential to keep a reliable backup in case there are any bugs present***

HELP

I am trying to get Password Safe to work on my phone (I tried about a year ago and couldn't figure it out so gave up). I got the psafe3 file saved into Dropbox. I downloaded Password Safe and Password Safe Sync on my phone. I opened the psafe3 file in Dropbox and my passwords came up in Password Safe. However, when I open the Password Safe app and don't open through Dropbox I can't figure it out. It wants a folder and I don't know and can't figure out how to get it to go to Dropbox. Maybe that's not how it's supposed to work? I wouldn't want to leave Dropbox logged in all the time. I'm totally confused. Are there any really good step by step instructions somewhere to show you how to do this? Help! Thanks!!

For Dropbox use, you can install the PasswdSafe Sync companion app and add your Dropbox account to the Sync app. The chosen files will then show in the main PasswdSafe app.

How do you add Dropbox or Drive to the Sync app??? I cannot get the right file filled in to point the app to Drive!!!

Jeff Harris - 2018-06-26

In the Sync app, there's a + icon in the top menu bar to add an account.

Anonymous - 2022-10-06

I have not found the right file information to put in the first field that has to be filled in!!!

Anonymous - 2017-10-27

I think I finally figured it out. It's not pretty but it works.

Anonymous - 2018-01-23

Where does sync save the file? Sync is successful but I can't find the file for the life of me.

Jeff Harris - 2018-01-24

The Sync app stores files in a private directory. They are only made accessible to the PasswdSafe app.

Anonymous - 2021-08-27

Thanks, I've been doing all kinds of searches on my phone to try and find the synced Android version of the file pwsafe.psafe3. I didn't know anything about the private directory.

Anonymous - 2018-07-05

I installed passwdsafe phone app and syncing app set to use one drive. Added keyfile and ps3 file and sync shows all fine. However when I try to open the passafe file I get a textual log in screen for password but no ability to access keyfile. HELP

Jeff Harris - 2018-07-06

What is a keyfile? Password Safe uses a single file, often with the .psafe3 extension. Are you using the PasswdSafe app on Android?

Anonymous - 2020-01-12

I've added my onedrive account and selected the .psafe3 file to sync, i then 'forced' it to sync rather than waiting. When I open the password safe app, I can't see the psafe3 file listed despite the sync being successful. Any ideas?

Jeff Harris - 2020-01-12

From the top-left menu when browsing for the file, have you selected your OneDrive account?

Anonymous - 2020-01-26

I switched to another android and password safe synched finelly. Then I had to format the phone for other reasons, and this time couldn't sync psswrd. While trying to do it with dropbox several times, I must have done something wrong and now I cannot enter password safe in my computer! I get a message: incorrect passkey, not a passwordsafe databae, or a corrupt database.

NOW I DONT HAVE PASSWORD SAFE AT ALL! HELP!

Jeff Harris - 2020-01-26

Dropbox may have a backup copy of your file if you look at the file history in your web browser.

Anonymous - 2020-01-29

I installed PasswordSafe Sync & was able connect to my dropbox file but when I open it says "No records"

Anonymous - 2020-01-29

I figured it out. It seems I had created an empty file so now I have 2 with same name in different folders, 1 in my Dropbox & the empty one stored in PasswordSafe's default home folder. How do I delete the empty one?

Jeff Harris - 2020-01-30

If you open the file and make it writable from the top-left menu, there should be a top-right menu file operation to delete the file.

Marv - 2025-03-27

Hope it's not a breach of forum etiquette to necro this old thread but it seemed the most appropriate place to ask this question.

I want to be able to modify the PWSafe data base on my pc and have it be automatically synced with Dropbox and vice versa, I want to be able to use my phone to modify the data base and have that synced to Drop box.

In other words if the pwsafe data base is modified on one device, I want that latest copy to be promulgated to all devices. I guess I'm thinking that Drop box would be the middle man in that scenario.

Is this set up even possible?

Jeff Harris - 2025-03-28

Yes. There is a PasswdSafe Sync companion app that will connect to your Dropbox account and sync your password file between your phone and Dropbox. You'd have to setup a Dropbox PC program to sync in Windows or whatever you use for your PC.