vaultwarden/Importing-data-from-Keepass-or-KeepassX.md

## Introduction
Bitwarden can import your data from a large number of [applications](https://help.bitwarden.com/article/import-data/).

The current importers let you only choose the format, not HOW the data is translated to Bitwarden.

## Different import results for Keepass and KeepassX
Importing from Keepass or KeepassX gives complete different results, although they use the same Keepass 2.x kbdx database:
* Keepass CSV files are imported at the **Organization** level (owner of each entry) and translates the Keepass Groups into Bitwarden **Collections**.
* Keepass XML files are imported at the **User** level (owner of each entry) and translates the Keepass Groups into Bitwarden **Folders** with as main folder the name of the Keepass database.

It is a lot of work in Bitwarden itself to change Collections to Folders or to transfer ownership of all the entries.
So depending on what you want, choose the appropriate method!

An alternative approach is to do the import with [KP2BW - KeePass 2.x to Bitwarden Converter](https://github.com/jampe/kp2bw) which supports more Keepass Features like file attachments, references and even more!

## Example
### Keepass database with name 'MyVault'

**Groups:**
* Group1
  *   Group1Sub1
  *   Group2Sub2
* Group2

### Import via Keepass (CSV):

**Owner** = Organization

**Collections:**
* Group1
  *   Group1Sub1
  *   Group2Sub2
* Group2

### Import via Keepass (XML):
**Owner** = Logged in User

**Folders:**
* MyVault
  * Group1
    * Group1Sub1
    * Group2Sub2
  * Group2

Note: you might have to create the main folder manually, as the import shows MyVault/Group1 as a Folder. Creating the folder MyVault shows the subfolders in the MMI.

Note2: you can edit the folders to remove the main folder 'MyVault', or edit the exported CSV file and remove the 'MyVault/' string in each entry before importing into Bitwarden.