Windows specific

Windows runs natively with Rnpgp and gnupg backend. Backup your gnupg keys before converting from sqlite to kbx.

install software

1. install gopass

   winget install Git.Git
   winget install GnuPG.Gpg4win
   winget install gopass.gopass
   

   https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass/blob/master/docs/setup.md

2. initialize gopass with gopass setup

3. list keys, and inspect store location and key format.

   gpg --list-keys

4. convert gpg4win sqlite to kbx using gpg-disable-keyboxd.

   https://gpg4win.org/version4.2.html

5. use gopass to create and edit a test document.

6. Remove previous winget executable

   winget remove Shemeshg.PassSimple
   

   install scoop if not installed

   Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
   irm get.scoop.sh | iex
   

   add the bucket

   scoop bucket add extras
   scoop bucket add shemeshg https://github.com/shemeshg/scoop-bucket
   

   install

   scoop install pass-simple
   

   keep updated with

   scoop update *
   

7. Windows Os does not recognize dot initial as hidden, so at the root of the repository.

Get-ChildItem -Path . -Force -Filter ".*" | ForEach-Object { $_.Attributes = 'Hidden' }