Check "Show entries that will expire soon (if any)".Check "Automatically save when closing/locking the database".
When opening your password database, you will need both your password and they key file. Or scroll down, tweak the settings, and generate a bunch at once to pick from. Click the blue "Get Another" button a few times to find one you like. It also helps if it's easy to remember and easy to type. You want your master password to be something very long, very random (unlike the above), and something you have never, and will never, use anywhere else. Then click save, you will then be prompted to create a new master key. I recommend leaving the location at it's default. You can name your database anything you want and place it where you want. Click on File -> New to create a new database. KeePass should now be open, but we haven’t created an initial database.
The first time you start KeePass it will ask if you want to enable automatic update checks. There’s nothing special you need to do here though. Accept the licensing agreement, and place a shortcut on the desktop if you want. The installation is a typical next->next->next->complete. If you have any questions please email me or comment.įor a typical Windows installation, you want to get the newest version of the Professional Edition Installer (currently 2.34) from here the KeePass website (it will be the one on the top right). I know this is a long guide, but it's worth it and I promise it'll make your life easier down the road.
It has come to my attention that, while I always tell people to use KeePass instead of whatever other method they have of memorizing passwords (writing them down, using the same one, etc), I don’t have a good guide telling them how to use it.