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Getting Started
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You can start using Enpass either as a new user or as an existing user.

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As a new user
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If you’re a new user, you first need to set up a master password before adding items.
Enpass encrypts all your data with the master password. Read more about :ref:`master passwords<mp>`.

To create a master password, follow these steps:


1. On the Welcome screen of Enpass, click **I AM A NEW USER**, and set a strong master password.

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2. Create your master password and click **Continue**.

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3. Confirm your master password on the next screen, and make sure to save it.

.. note:: This is the only password you need to remember. Because you need it to open/unlock Enpass, keep the master password safe and secure.


You are now a trial user of Enpass and can add up to ten items. See :ref:`Adding items<create>`.

By :ref:`registering<reg>`, you can remove this limit.

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As an existing user
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If you are an existing user of Enpass, you would be having your data somewhere, either on any cloud where you have synced before or a local backup of data. You can directly restore that data from a :ref:`Backup File<rb>` or from a :ref:`cloud<rc>`.

* Open Enpass. On the Welcome screen, click **Restore from Cloud** or **Backup File** as applicable.

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You will require the master password for this.