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Move asks to re-type a proxy password / passwords differ

You might be here because: “re-type the password to move this proxy” · “this computer can no longer read this proxy’s password” · “this computer’s password for this proxy differs from the account’s” · “move wants a password I don’t have” · “which proxy password should I keep”

Short answer

Two situations make the move stop on a proxy’s password. Either this computer can no longer decrypt the password it saved, so you must type it again; or the account already holds the same proxy with a different password, and the move refuses to overwrite either until you choose.

Check first

  • Do you have the password from your proxy provider? The app can’t recover it for you.
  • Is the “different” password really different, or the same proxy with a session or country encoded in the password? Providers do that, and then the two really are different proxies (see duplicates).

Likely causes and fixes

  1. “This computer can no longer read this proxy’s password. Re-type it to move this proxy.” The stored password is unreadable on this computer. Type it and continue; or Skip for now and it stays here, encrypted, until you retry or delete it.
  2. “This computer’s password for this proxy differs from the account’s.” Choose Use this computer’s password or Keep the account’s. Nothing is written until you pick. If unsure, keep the account’s — it’s the one other computers already use.
  3. You don’t know the password at all. Skip that item; the rest of the move proceeds. Get the password from your provider, then reopen the move from Settings → Move this computer’s data.

If it still fails

Press Talk to a person in this chat (or open Help) and include the summary line and the wording shown, never the proxy password. This is self-service; no one at Driftstack can see or recover proxy passwords.