# Vaultwarden failing to fully import bitwarden\_rs export

**URL:** <https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/vaultwarden-failing-to-fully-import-bitwarden-rs-export/2184>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 5, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/vaultwarden-failing-to-fully-import-bitwarden-rs-export/2184 "2023-01-05T15:30:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![xmike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/xmike/32/893_2.png) [@xmike](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/xmike)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/vaultwarden-failing-to-fully-import-bitwarden-rs-export/2184/1 "2023-01-05T15:30:00Z")

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Hello!

I’m finally decided to migrate form Bitwarden\_rs to Vaultwarden. In order to migrate my vault, I did the typical export from Bitwarden\_rs and import into Vaultwarden. The issue I’m running into is that no matter how I export from Bitwarden\_rs (json or csv), importing it into Vaultwarden only partially imports my vault. I have confirmed the passwords missing from Vaultwarden are in the export, so it just seems like Vaultwarden isn’t fully importing it. By random sampling I’d say anywhere between 1/2 and 1/3 of my passwords are not imported. Anyone run into this?

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**Author:** ![BlackDex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/blackdex/32/8_2.png) [@BlackDex](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/BlackDex)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/vaultwarden-failing-to-fully-import-bitwarden-rs-export/2184/2 "2023-01-05T16:10:45Z")

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Why do an export/import?  
Why not just update the image and let the database migration handle everything. That preserves users, settings etc… 😉

Also, if you are using organizations, then you need to migrate the personal vault and org vaults separately.

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**Author:** ![xmike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/xmike/32/893_2.png) [@xmike](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/xmike)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/vaultwarden-failing-to-fully-import-bitwarden-rs-export/2184/3 "2023-01-05T16:15:22Z")

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Hi @BlackDex thank you for the reply.  
I was under the impression an export/import was needed but re-reading the sources I got that information from, I might have misunderstood. Looks like the posts I was reading talked about migrating from the official self hosted image.

I will try just switching the image and going from there. Thank you!