upgrade options if any

zeitgoose

Hello, I'm a longtime 1password user running 1P6 and ios versions. I wanted to know what would happen to my syncing if I were to upgrade to 1Password 7 standalone (I realize it's no longer advertised and I would have to email you.) Right now it seems my syncing is happening with iCloud. I'm happy with everything as it is with the exception that I can no longer have a Safari extension. If I request to purchase and then upgrade to 1P7 standalone would I lose my icloud syncing capabilities? I will never purchase any apps on a subscription model and I'm just trying to see if there's any way forward for me. Thanks.

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1Password Version: 6.8.9
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: OSX 10.15
Sync Type: iCloud

ag_ana

Hi @zeitgoose!

If I request to purchase and then upgrade to 1P7 standalone would I lose my icloud syncing capabilities?

No, you can continue syncing with the same method you have been using until now

zeitgoose

Thank you for your quick reply. One other quick question-- if I leave my older macbook (Sierra) running v6, will it still continue to sync? (I guess I'm confused by how it says your old vault will be converted?)

ag_ana

@zeitgoose:

(I guess I'm confused by how it says your old vault will be converted?)

Is your existing vault perhaps in .agilekeychain format? I wonder if what you are seeing is 1Password telling you that the vault will be converted to the newer .opvault format.

zeitgoose

I was confused because I read

"When you open the app for the first time...Your accounts and vaults will be imported from the earlier version of 1Password."

so I wasn't sure if it would play nice with my older computer running 6 and syncing with the same vault via iCLoud. But I've installed it now and everything is great. However, since you mention it, I actually have no idea where my vault is or what format it's in? My ios version says "On iCloud PRIMARY" and everything is just working fine. But I don't have any actual 1Password files that I can see in my iCloud Files Folder. Where would I find the vault?

ag_tommy

@zeitgoose

Syncing over iCloud uses Cloudkit, a system Apple developed to allow for data safety and stability. It's only available to applications, and it's not directly accessible to the end-user. That's why it doesn't show up inside iCloud drive.

zeitgoose

Great, thanks Tommy. One other quick question. When searching the finder to see if I could find my 1P vault, I came across two different 1 Password folders in the library. One called 1 Password, and another called 1 Password 4, which I’m assuming is just an old leftover folder that’s kept getting migrated onto my newer macs over the years. I would think that I could just delete that folder, but when I looked inside there were files updated just yesterday (possibly when I upgraded from 6 to 7?) I don’t want to cause any issues by accidentally deleting something I need. What do you think?

ag_ana

@zeitgoose:

~/Library/Application Support/1Password4was indeed the folder used by 1Password up to version 6. 1Password 7's data lives in~/Library/Group Containers/2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits`, but we do not recommend touching those folders unless necessary. You are free to do that of course, but it would be a good idea to make a backup beforehand just for good measure. Or at least wait a few days to make sure everything went smooth

zeitgoose

To clarify, the 1Password 4 folder was still being used over the years I’ve been on v6?

ag_ana

@zeitgoose:

Correct, it was used from 1Password 4 to 1Password 6.