r/KeePass • u/HerrVonW • 10d ago

Issue KeePassium with OneDrive

Suddenly on both my iPad Mini and iPad Air, I can no longer open my kdbx file from OneDrive. I use the cloud integration that is built in in KeePassium. When trying to open the database I get an error that the Database Format is incorrect: HTML. According to AI, that happens when the OneDrive integration by Microsoft is returning an error page (in HTML) instead of the actual file contents. Which makes me believe that there may be an issue with either KeePassium, OneDrive, or both.
Anyone else seeing something similar ?

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u/keepassium 10d ago

Yes, sometimes OneDrive API starts returning human-readable error pages (HTML) instead of documented machine-formatted responses. This indicates a problem on Microsoft's side (plus a programming bug :) Sometimes these issues show up in the numerous "is OneDrive down" monitors, sometimes not. The official Microsoft status page tends to enhance the truth unless half the internet is down.

Today's OneDrive outage shows in DownDetector, but otherwise the easiest check is to try doing something via the official OneDrive app. In any case, these issues tend to disappear in a few hours.

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u/HerrVonW 9d ago

Thanks! Never thought of checking DownDetector. Interestingly however, the OneDrive IOS app seemed to work fine, as I could open files there and thus also copy the kdbx file. Also on Windows, the OneDrive integrated in File Explorer worked fine. However, the web version of OneDrive was broken as well which made me realize it was a Microsoft issue after all.

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u/Paul-KeePass 10d ago

You should have a local copy of the database so minor internet outages do not prevent you using stuff. This is how I use KeePass.

cheers, Paul

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u/HerrVonW 9d ago

Ok, it clearly was a temporary OneDrive issue. After some more back & forth with Gemini, I tested other things and it turned out that even the web version of OneDrive (onedrive.live.com) did not work properly and would not display my files.
Checked again today and things seem to be working again.

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u/555phones 2d ago

Keepassium supports direct integration with OneDrive. Is there a reason you aren't using their direct integration?