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How to stop keeping passwords only in the browser

Saving passwords in Chrome or Safari is better than reusing “Summer2019!” everywhere. It is still a fragile setup if that browser profile is your only copy.

Where browser-only storage breaks

• You switch phones and the sync account is unclear.
• You use one browser at work and another at home.
• A family member needs a shared login you saved privately in your profile.
• You need recovery codes and notes, not just a username and password field.

Move in one afternoon

1. Export passwords from your browser using its built-in export, if available.
2. Import them into a password manager.
3. Spot-check important accounts: email, banking, Apple/Google ID.
4. Turn on the password manager’s autofill in your browsers and phones.
5. After you trust the new setup, stop saving new passwords only in the browser.

Keep the browser helper, not the vault

It is fine if the browser offers to fill passwords through your password manager extension. The goal is one source of truth, not three half-synced lists.

Do this before the laptop dies

The worst time to migrate is after a hardware failure. If your passwords only live in one browser profile on one machine, treat that as temporary, not finished.

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