Extract passwords from local items keychain files
I know that one can easily migrate any *.keychain from one Mac to another, however, the "local items" keychain introduced in Mavericks is not stored as a *.keychain file but as a list of *.kb and *.db files.
I don't use iCloud Keychain and don't plan on using it. I also don't have access to the same device that was used to create the local items in the first place. The logic board has been changed.
As using a backup from time machine only partially restored the local items keychain (a number of entries are definitely missing) I am wondering whether I can in any way or shape extract the previously created items in the local items list and/or import them into a new "real" keychain.
Backup of Local Items keychain
- Create a new keychain in Keychain Access via File > New Keychain...
- Copy all the entries from Local Items over to this newly created keychain
- Backup the keychain by navigating to ~/Library/Keychains/ and copying the newly created keychain to a safe place
- You can now delete the newly created keychain in Keychain Access via right-click Delete Keychain (Delete References & Files)
Restore of Local Items keychain
- Add the backed up keychain in Keychain Access via File > Add Keychain... and navigating to its location
- Copy all the entries from this keychain over to Local Items
- You can delete the previously added keychain since all of the entries now reside in Local Items