Syncing 2 separate 1password accounts with dropbox without erasing either
Jack
I recently decided that I wanted to sync my 1password accounts between my macbook pro and my macbook, but I realized that while they have some similar passwords, they have different information. I performed the full process for syncing with dropbox on my macbook and then I launched 1password on my macbook pro and it asked if I wanted to use the 1password data found in dropbox. I would like to use that information but I do not want to lose the information that had been previously stored on my macbook pro data file. Will clicking, "Yes, use data" erase my current 1password data on my macbook pro? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Jack
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2 Posted by Stu Helm on 10 May, 2012 06:54 PM
Hi Jack,
Choosing to use the data file from Dropbox won't erase your previous data, but it will tell 1Password to use your data file in Dropbox, the old data file will still be available but you can only have one data file open within 1Password at a time.
What I would suggest, before you go any further, is to not use the new data file and go to File > Backup on the MacBook Pro so that you have a backup of your current data.
That said, although we don't currently have an automatic way to merge two data files, this isn't hard to do using a manual process and so I'll do my best to walk you through that now.
First of all, you need to decide which of your two Macs will be the 'master' for creating this new data file, be it your MacBook or MacBook Pro, and once you've done this please make sure the data file for this system is stored in Dropbox.
Then on the other Mac make sure that you're using the original data file, or rather don't sync it with Dropbox.
The next step is to export the data from your secondary Mac so you can import this to your 'master' Mac to create this new data file for syncing. To do this you can either use the File > Export All or File > Export Selected options and select '1Password Interchange File' as the export format.
The option you chose depends on if you want to export all of the data from the secondary system and deal with any duplicates after import, or just export the information that you know isn't on the 'master' system.
If you save this file to your Dropbox, and then open 1Password on the 'master' Mac and go to File > Import and select '1Password Interchange File' from the 'Import Format' drop-down menu and then follow the steps to import your data. Once the import is complete, please drag the .1pif file to the trash and then use the Finder > Secure Empty Trash option, as these exports aren't encrypted.
After you're happy with the new data file on your 'master' Mac, and both Macs see a green check on the '1Paassword.agilekeychain' file in Dropbox, you can then tell the secondary Mac to use this new data file by simply double-clicking the file in Dropbox.
I hope that helps,
Stu Helm
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3 Posted by Jack on 10 May, 2012 07:04 PM
Great! That sounds like a perfect solution! Thanks you for getting back to me so quickly! I love 1password, it's a great product!
Have a great day!
4 Posted by Stu Helm on 10 May, 2012 07:06 PM
You're welcome, Jack, do let us know if you run into any issues.
Stu Helm
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AgileBits
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5 Posted by Jack on 10 May, 2012 07:09 PM
Is there an effective way to stop using dropbox on a computer? Do I just delete the dropbox files, or will this mess-up my 1password locally?
Thanks,
Jared
6 Posted by Stu Helm on 10 May, 2012 07:11 PM
Jared,
Don't delete the 1Password.agilekeychain from Dropbox, that would cause issues.
Let's just check something, on both Macs can you go to 1Password > Preferences > General and tell me exactly where each data file is located?
Stu Helm
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7 Posted by Jack on 10 May, 2012 07:13 PM
On my macbook it is located in dropbox and on the macbook pro it is located in application support.
8 Posted by Stu Helm on 10 May, 2012 07:15 PM
Great, what I'd suggest is to move the 1Password.agilekeychain file on the MacBook to somewhere else for now, even your desktop, double-click the file to tell 1Password to use it and then follow the rest of the steps above, you don't really want either Mac using Dropbox while you're exporting and importing data.
Stu Helm
Agile Crusader
AgileBits
http://support.agilebits.com
http://twitter.com/1Password
9 Posted by Jack on 10 May, 2012 07:18 PM
Great! That works! Thanks again for your help Stu!
Have a great day!
10 Posted by Stu Helm on 10 May, 2012 07:20 PM
You too, Jared, really glad I could help - I'm just sorry it wasn't a more automatic process.
Stu Helm
Agile Crusader
AgileBits
http://support.agilebits.com
http://twitter.com/1Password
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