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Bitwarden, How to Export/Import your Personal Vault

Personal passwords should be stored in a personal Bitwarden account. If you are using your @illinois email address for an Enterprise Single Sign On account, you will need to use a non-Illinois email address for this account.

First log into your Bitwarden account.

On the right hand side of the screen you will see a menu.

Go to the Tools option, then Export Vault.

We recommend that you use the .csv file format to export. 

Bitwarden Export Screen - showing the selection of a csv file

You will need to enter your Master Password in order to download the file: 

Request for Master Password in order to download the export file.

Once your file is downloaded, you will need to login to your personal Bitwarden Account.

Sign into your Personal Bitwarden Account and go to "Tools" in the left hand menu.  
Select Import Data: 

Screen for import data

Make sure you select the Bitwarden (csv) and select the correct file from your download folder. 



Keywords:
I need to move my passwords and secrets (not my departments) from my Illinois Vault to a Personal Vault 
Doc ID:
155236
Owned by:
Identity and Access Management G. in University of Illinois Technology Services
Created:
2025-09-30
Updated:
2026-01-29
Sites:
University of Illinois Technology Services