How can I use my passwords on multiple devices?

If you work with a Windows PC, macOS, Linux, Android, or iOS device, you will want to open the same database everywhere. Password Depot makes this possible without storing your passwords on the manufacturer's servers: you decide where they are stored. The database resides in the chosen storage location exclusively in AES-256-encrypted form and is only ever decrypted locally on your device. The clients for macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS are free; only the Windows client requires a license.

Note: This article describes use by a single person. For teams – even small ones – the Enterprise Server is the right choice; the licensed version already includes it for up to 3 users.

Option 1: Store the database in a cloud service (recommended)

1. On the Home screen, click Add location storage and select your service: Microsoft OneDrive/OneDrive for Business (recommended), Dropbox, Box, or HiDrive. Grant Password Depot access in the browser window (Allow).

2. Create a database directly in the cloud service via New database – or upload an existing database. The folder is what matters: as an app, Password Depot only has access to its own permission folder and only displays databases from this path:

   • OneDrive: \Files\Documents\Password Depot (in the OneDrive web interface, the folder Documents → Password Depot)

   • Dropbox: \Apps\Password Depot\

   • Box and HiDrive: \Password Depot\

   If your database is located outside this folder, it does not appear in Password Depot – the most common cause when a database seems to have "disappeared". Do not create the path manually: first create an empty test database in the service via Password Depot so that the program creates the folder itself. Then upload existing databases to exactly that location using your browser or Explorer and click Refresh in Password Depot.

3. Set up the service on every additional device with the same account. In the mobile apps, select the cloud service in the database manager and connect (e.g. Connect to Dropbox); the step-by-step setup is described in the Android/iOS articles.

Google Drive has generally not been recommended since a Google policy change removed certain permissions (path there: \Password Depot\).

Option 2: WebDAV or your own server

If you use Nextcloud, MagentaCLOUD, or other storage of your own, select Home → Add location storage → Internet Server (FTP / WebDAV / HTTP). Besides WebDAV (also with SSL/TLS), FTP, SFTP, FTPS, FTPES, HTTP, and HTTPS are available.

Option 3: Enterprise Server

In a team, all users access shared databases centrally via the Enterprise Server – with permission management and server backups (see the Enterprise Server articles).

Note: Password Depot saves changes directly to the cloud storage, so every device loads the current state the next time the database is opened. Keep all devices up to date: databases encrypted with AES-GCM cannot be opened with Password Depot 19.1.0 or earlier.

Related topics:

• Where does Password Depot store databases if I use Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, or Box?

• My database is corrupted or cannot be opened – how can I access my passwords?

• Server backups: set up, change location, restore – and emergency access in case of server failure