Reviews & Comments of Dropbox Passwords chrome extension

dropbox password does not work on my computer or my android a waste of time

I am really surprised this extension has 3 stars. I could hardly give it one. Their 2FA is so broken you can hardly use it. They need to lose the whole recovery words thing. Dropbox password is completely separate from Dropbox. You can tell it was developed by a different team and it is nowhere near being ready for prime time. It's really buggy and cumbersome to use. For years, I have used LastPass, NordPass, Onepass, and others. I thought Nordpass was the worst password manager but Dropbox pass just stepped in as the worst password manager I have yet used.

I wish I had read these review bore putting my faith into this extension. I have been a user of Dropbox for years and had nothing but praise for it. This PW manager is so buggy and sluggish I was beginning to think it was me. Yesterday 23rd January I got an email telling me that TripAdvisor had a data leak so should change my PW, and as usual I was using the same PW for about a dozen things. So I thought had found the golden goose when I spotted this on Dropbox, a completely different PW for everything and one that is synced in my DB account to mirror all my devises, hell yea, why would you not. So 36hrs later after pulling my hair out due to the sync function not working and finding out that instead of updating existing logins it creates duplicates, then manually having to type long secure PWs’ on your mobile to get you back online again and connected with your socials. Not to mention Google and Microsoft Two Step verification nightmare, I’ve just lost over 24hrs of my life that I will never get back and completely screwed up all my passwords and logins, Gunna be along night!. In principle a great idea, but does not work……

Since Jan 2023 Windows/ Chrome updates Dropbox p/w no longer works. However I have created a fix. Take off the Extension from Chrome. Close Chrome & restart machine. Open Chrome. Go to Windows shop & download Dropbox Extension for Chrome. If u fail to get the security synchronisation (that happened to me), as a workaround u select the option not displayed to enter your 12 Dropbox Recovery words (see more options). Enter your 12 Dropbox Password recovery security words. This will re-verify the Dropbox Password in Chrome. Why do we pay Dropbox/ Lastpass etc for these services when so frequently they fail us & their customer support is so invalidating & stupid & unhelpful... Maybe Dropbox want to reach out to thank me & ask me to help them with support issues in the future?

Does not work anymore on chrome. I have tried in incognito mode and clear cache and cookies. Hope it get fixed soon.

Nice when it works but both the browser extension and the Android app have a nasty habit of, about 1/3 of the time, freezing for several minutes when you try to open them.

Needs the option to automatically minimize the system tray upon OS bootup

Tried to install to use on desktop (incl Mac using both Safari and Chrome) however, the loading of the extension always hang after a while, is there a limit on the number of entries on the wallet ? or what could be other reasons ? The App work fine on iPhone or Android although it does show a sign of lag or hang once in a while...that's the reason i ask if there is limit to the number of entries...

Looking forward to seeing how it pans out!

It was really helpful in keeping my passwords across all devices synced, quick and easy! Love it

Simply doesn't work for me. I tried to set it up on my Pixel 4a, and it failed to work, and if I remember right, hung up or crashed. Now, when I open the app on that device, it says it's waiting for another device to give it permission to connect, but it Is the only device I've tried to set it up on. When I tried to set up the chrome extension on my laptop, it said to check my Pixel 4a to give it permission. So I'm stuck unless I want to wipe the account or use one of my backup codes. I can't recommend it if it is this buggy to set up. It's not going to be reliable enough to depend on.

It doesn't always work on all websites. For example Facebook. The other drawback it has set a limit of the number of passwords you can save, it is not unlimited. What's the harm if one uses Kaspersky Password Manager.

The desktop version was a better experience.

It was a WAY better experience when it was a stand alone desktop app.

doesn't even sync properly between the Android app and Chrome plugin. If you don't sync my passwords what are you good for????

Gets the job done for the most part with minor nuances, those being improperly adding information as login data such as 2 factor authentication codes or monetary values when conducting online payments such as a parking citation. The other nuance I found pertains to password suggestions in the app version being pretty unreliable. It seems the app struggles to discern whether you need a password suggested for an account or not and will take you to an "add account" screen by default versus the password suggestion toast that is supposed to pop up instead. Aside from those, the UI is clean, the functionality is present and it has been a huge time saver for me when forgetting log in info and not having to worry about remembering new log in info when making new accounts. Good UX, but lots of room for growth to be a great UX.

I used to use DropBox password standalone - it was great. This is a dreadful retrograde step. I'm not always on the internet, (not everywhere in the world has it), I can't work out how to have it load automatically, the instructions are non-existent, it doesn't auto-fill things like the old version used to. Total disaster really - why ever did they take a perfectly good product and 'improve' it.

I like the passphrase security option - I don't have to remember a long complicated password with special characters etc. 50 free passwords is plenty for me right now, open to upgrading but so far so good. I recommended it to my wife, who is notorious for forgetting passwords & account names. She didn't listen.

So far so good with DropBox passwords no complaint on my end ill give them a whopping 5 stars. i feel very confident and secure.

WARNING! UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE DO *NOT* LOSE YOUR RECOVERY WORDS. DROPBOX WILL NOT HELP YOU IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER IF YOU LOSE YOUR DEVICE, LOSE ACCESS TO YOUR DEVICE OR IN ANY WAY LOSE ACCESS TO YOUR RECOVERY WORDS. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF RECOVERY, INCLUDING FROM WITHIN YOUR *OWN* DROPBOX ACCOUNT. BACK UP YOUR PASSWORDS AND GET RID OF DROPBOX PASSWORDS!!

Loving the app so far!

Does Not support Chrome beta or Chrome Canary.

Not sure if Dropbox has lost their minds hiring incompetent people doing this app. The app is a great idea. Implementation is horrible. It does not work on my broswer here. It does not work on my app. Dropbox should simply fire them all and fold up this program.

All it seems to do is store your password. Does not auto fill your info when you go to a site. Does not auto launch to the site. Unless you want to copy and paste every time you go to a site I find to to be useless.

Couldn't even get it to work. The extension wouldn't recognise the app. Uninstalled and reinstalled both several times, and played around with the order I did it, with no success. I'll stick to LastPass until such time as this gets better.

I tried to switch to the Dropbox app from LastPass due to LastPass' money grab. I'm terribly disappointed with the Dropbox app. CONS: -- Doesn't recognize the username and / or password field on many regular HTML websites. -- Doesn't recognize the username and / or password field on most JavaScript login popups. -- The chrome extension forces the user to download the standalone app from the Windows Store. -- Said Windows Store app doesn't support right click copy and pasting (use CTRL-C and CTRL-V). -- Windows Store app doesn't remember it's window size or position. I tried maximizing and also dragging the border to make the view bigger. Every time the app was closed the window size reset to the default (too tiny) view. -- No folder organization. -- No duplicate password audit. -- No darkweb audit for compromised passwords. -- Since there's no folder organization, the only way to organize passwords is by manually prepending the password's site title with some sort of label, ie. Social Media - Facebook; Social Media - Instagram; Social Media - Twitter; etc. But it's impossible to edit the site title on the initial save. The only way to edit is to save with whatever default title the password gets {quite often login.acount.com or some such), then open the Windows Store app and scour the list of passwords to find the entry (with no organization, headings, or white space, then manually edit the title. Very labor intensive and a waste of time. -- Updated passwords create a new, duplicate entry instead of recognizing existing URLs. -- The process of updating passwords is backwards clunky and causes the old password to be overwritten before the new password is confirmed and saved. Copy paste your old password to notepad until the new password is confirmed and saved by the website! -- There's no way to generate a one-time OR a first-time password for new account creation. To generate one-time passwords, the user has to add a new entry, generate the password, then exit without saving. To generate a first-time password, the user has to add a dummy entry, generate the password, and save the dummy entry. Then go back into the list of passwords to find the entry (see above ... /sigh), and edit it with the correct account information for the new account. Bad, bad, design. -- No deleted items archive or recycle bin. -- Using the text entry fields in the generator settings cause the app to crash to desktop. PROS: -- There's a copy username feature (that's all ... /shrug) Frankly, the entire experience is clunky and half-a$$ed. I'll be switching password managers (again) ASAP.

As a long time Dropbox user, I find the password manager cumbersome and difficult to use. And that's when it works which is seldom. You guys need some (or all of) Folder, Tags and Categories. Also being able to import via JSON would be extremely helpful in my moving from Enpass. Under macOS, I don't see any menu option addition, the same as other Pswd Managers either. I'll look at Dropbox Passwords in another 6 months to see if it's gotten any better. I hope it does as I'd prefer to use Dropbox

Very slow, only works half of the time and does't support chrome canary.

It works and is a better solution than using your web browsers to store sensitive passwords. It is a new service though and is missing a lot of things you would want from a password manager. I'm guessing as time goes on they will start adding these features. Currently I'm using 1Password (paid) as my password manager, the Dropbox vault is clean but nowhere near 1Password. Pros: Clean Easy to use Browser extensions + desktop App Works with your Dropbox Plus login 2-factor and other security options available Cons: No Tagging or Categories (vaults) No Autofill in Browser (annoying) No Auto password creation based on new logins (if I sign into a new website, 1Password will ask me if I want to save or update it & automatically remembers the web address - this Dropbox extension doesn't seem to do it, lots of manual labor...) -- I'll play with it some more another time, it's always nice to consolidate apps (especially paid Dropbox & 1Password apps). Hopefully they release some major updates soon.

So far, very confusing and it has locked up. I'm getting a "Something went wrong ..." error. Not a very helpful message. I rebooted but it didn't help. I've spent a day dealing with windows update issues so its probably related to that. I'll keep trying because I'm not thrilled with lastpass lately except that I prefer Lastpass' organizational system and I need a form filler for credit card payments, etc.

Quick and easy to set up. Imported all my passwords from Valt and up and running on multiple devices in less than 5 minutes.

Needs the option to automatically minimize the system tray upon OS bootup. Also needs to be reconfigured / updated to differentiate between Google accounts. I have a secondary account running in a separate Chrome instance, but for some reason it just refuses to recognize / add any new sites within the second instance. LastPass seems MUCH more stable. I may switch back even though this one is free with paid subscription.

I'm switching to this from LastPass. It's not there feature for feature yet, (that's why only 4 stars and not 5) but I live in DropBox. I know this is not a company that sits on their hands. I know this will get better over time. Out of the gate though, I like it enough to switch.

App installation failed with error message: Appinstaller operation failed with error code 0x801900CE. Detail: Unknown error (0x801900ce)

nice on Chrome, but not working od Edge

Well, good idea but many things are missing. And it's very slow... Maybe I'll give it another chance later when most of the common password manager features will be implemented (secure notes, attachments, folders...). In addition, the app/site matching is pretty bad (must be improved by matching part of the url field, or name for example).

I switched to this password manager from Bitwarden. Pros: -Free (as long as you have one of the higher-end paid plans with Dropbox) -Mobile app Cons: -VERY SLOW when you try to edit a password listing. VERY FRUSTRATING, adds more time to a time-consuming task to begin with. -The Chrome extension simply opens a Windows 10-like store app. It does not open the password manager only within Chrome. Once you copy a password, the app remains open in the background. Also, when opening the password manager, the mouse cursor is not ready for you to type; you have to click in the space every time. -Only for passwords. No ability to create notes alone. -No categories/groups for your passwords. They are all bunched together -Importing from Bitwarden created many duplicate listings. -No ability to upload attachments to password listings (Bitwarden premium allows this).

The onboarding was not smooth as mentioned by other folks. thought they would have optimized this more. The reason I downloaded this is because i really trusted dropbox. Hopefullly they will deliverer in the future

very lengthy process, I thought it was integrated into the dropbox apps I already use. This requires me to download another app, and it's very confusing.

Nice! Now I can start living in Dropbox. With this app they did what these guys do consistently with every product of theirs; they strip the unnecessary and leave the essential. Works like magic, clean design, you can import your existing passwords from Chrome easily or as a *.csv file from any other password manager (LastPass in my case). Sure the sharing feature is missing for now but hopefully they are on it. Thanks for the app to all the developers!