Something broke with Bitwarden? Might be good to export a backup just in case (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I started having issues opening a password protected entry across extensions/desktop/mobile. Went to https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/ and there are a bunch of posts in the past few days talking about similar issues

How do you guys keep your Bitwarden backed up? This reminded me to properly set that up. For now, I just exported the file and left it encrypted on a separate drive.

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[-] gravityowl@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's definetly a good idea to export a backup just in case. I have a local desktop backup with KeePassXC and every couple of months or so I export the file, encrypt it and upload a copy on proton drive and another on a personal external drive

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Any quick guides on how to set up the keypads portion? Does it automatically sync or do you schedule it

[-] gravityowl@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

You mean the keypads for KeepassXC? There is a list of shortcuts for it, but maybe I misunderstood your question.

The database syncs automatically whenever you edit anything, but to be safe I manually create an updated copy and upload it myself to always have an updated copy in case of loss (which has happened to me before with a previous laptop lol).

IF you wanted, it also has a browser extension, just like Bitwarded does

[-] Zikeji@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure if this issue was with Bitwarden's own hosted version, but I've noticed on multiple occasions that it gets weird and it's always a version mismatch issue. I got this master password prompt because my browser extensions auto update, my server does not. I updated VaultWarden on my server and that resolved the issue.

They really need to add version warnings in the clients. e.g. "your server is in X.X.X and is out of date for use with this app and may not work properly, continue?".

As for backups - I use Docker and backup my entire VaultWarden instance daily. If something goes wrong I can restore an older backup and try again.

[-] giddy@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Every browser extension and mobile app keeps a copy. Between 2 PC's, 1 Macbook, 1 iPad and 1 iPhone I think I will survive a server crash

[-] BlueBockser@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a "RAID is not a backup" situation.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Not really a server crash but a bug that stops you from unlocking the vault. I guess going to an earlier version of it might help, but that would take time if you needed something quickly

[-] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

How do you guys keep your Bitwarden backed up?

I go do a manual export to CSV every few weeks, then store that in a cryptomator vault I use for important stuff.

[-] Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Every week i backup my vault and totp seeds to an encrypted cloud storage.

[-] Amends1782@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I have a difficult time trustimg cloud storage providers. How do you do it?

[-] Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I use cryptomator to encrypt what im uploading ahead of time.

Its one of the rare times where Google pays off. G drive is relatively secure and cryptomator makes it decently private.

[-] wegettosss@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I have mine passwords printed out and also backup bitwarden file on sd card.

[-] ripe_banana@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Printing always messes with me a bit. The fact that they are network connected and have so many security vulnerabilites makes me wonder what I don't know.

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