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Offline gingerale3

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transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus
« on: June 26, 2022, 06:39:59 PM »
How to transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus?

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Re: transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2022, 07:14:14 PM »
How to transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus?
Make sure you use the same user account and when you install Avast
choose Customize and select Passwords (Old) before the installation.
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Re: transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2022, 07:44:28 PM »
thank you.

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Re: transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2022, 09:31:58 PM »
Well, I spoke too soon. This did not work. I did as you said during the installation, but my passwords from old computer are not there. What now?

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Re: transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2022, 10:34:28 PM »
Under settings > Privacy
have you selected Show Avast Passwords?
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Re: transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2022, 11:03:44 PM »
Yes, I did that before I re-contacted you - still  no passwords.

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Re: transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2022, 11:27:05 PM »
Did you sign into your account which would trigger sending you a code
to your email account. Once entered, you should see your passwords.
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Re: transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2022, 10:57:13 AM »
How to transfer passwords to new computer in Avast Free Antivirus?

Hi,

You do not seem to have a cloud backup of your Avast Passwords data. You will need to access the "old" computer and do one of the following:
A: Synchronizing Avast Passwords data - https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/synchronize-passwords-across-devices/
B: Export Avast Passwords data to file and on the new computer IMPORT FROM FILE