Symantec NORTON SYSTEMWORKS 2004 RETAIL (10109303) for PC

162 Maintaining password security

Manage your profile information

Back up or restore your profile information

Norton Password Manager maintains your private profile data in a database. You can back up the profile by exporting the data to an external, encrypted file. You can also use this export/import feature to migrate your profile information to a different profile, or to another licensed installation of Norton Password Manager.

To back up the profile database

1 On the left side of the main window, click

Password

Manager > Status & Settings > Current Profile.

2 In the lower right of the window, click Modify.

3 On the left side of the Norton Password Manager

Options dialog box, ensure that Profile Name is selected.

4 In the Profile Name dialog box, click Backup Data.

5 Type a file name, select the location for the backed-up file, then click Save.

6 Type a password that will be required to restore the backup.

7 Click OK.

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If you do not want to overwrite the data in the current profile, you can add a new, empty profile, sign into it, and import the backup file to fill in the new profile data.

To restore the profile database

1 On the left side of the main window, click

Password

Manager > Status & Settings > Current Profile.

2 In the lower right of the window, click Modify.

3 On the left side of the Norton Password Manager

Options dialog box, ensure that Profile Name is selected.

4 In the Profile Name dialog box, click Restore Data.

5 Click Yes to the warning that all data in the profile will be replaced.

6 Locate the backed-up file.

7 Click Open.

8 Type the password that was assigned to the backup, then click OK.