Latest process for local backup on macOS

fafda
fafda
Community Member
in Mac

Like several other people I've found commenting on these forums, I would like an independent, encrypted backup of my 1password data. I do not really believe that it is truly "impossible" for 1password's copies of my data to be lost, or corrupted, or deleted, or locked by ransomeware. But even if I'm wrong, there is little harm in me having n independent backup for peace of mind. (A local cache that would auto-update from a corrupted / deleted copy on 1password's servers is not sufficient.)

Is the workaround described in https://1password.community/discussion/77329/ and https://1password.community/discussion/116679/ still the best workaround on offer?

If so, where is the cache now stored on macOS 11?

If proper support for local backups is not imminent, could this cache location please be documented in your support articles, so that I and others can easily find the latest cache location if/when it changes?

Thanks.

1Password Version: 7.8.3
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: macOS 11.2.3
Sync Type: Not Provided
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  • fafda
    fafda
    Community Member

    Can anyone help with this??

  • fafda
    fafda
    Community Member

    (Repost from June because I received zero replies.)

    Like several other people I've found commenting on these forums, I would like an independent, encrypted backup of my 1password data. I do not really believe that it is truly "impossible" for 1password's copies of my data to be lost, or corrupted, or deleted, or locked by ransomeware. But even if I'm wrong, there is little harm in me having n independent backup for peace of mind. (A local cache that would auto-update from a corrupted / deleted copy on 1password's servers is not sufficient.)

    Is the workaround described in https://1password.community/discussion/77329/ and https://1password.community/discussion/116679/ still the best workaround on offer?

    If so, where is the cache now stored on macOS 11?

    If proper support for local backups is not imminent, could this cache location please be documented in your support articles, so that I and others can easily find the latest cache location if/when it changes?

    1Password Version: Not Provided
    Extension Version: Not Provided
    OS Version: Not Provided

  • ag_ana
    ag_ana
    1Password Alumni

    Hi @fafda!

    Thank you for the reminder, and sorry for the very late reply!

    The development team knows about the request to have local backups, but they still don't have any updates to share, so copying the data folder directly would still be the best workaround, or exporting your data (but please be careful in this case because your data would not be encrypted):

    How to export data from 1Password

    If so, where is the cache now stored on macOS 11?

    It's not related to the operating system, but rather to the 1Password version. If you are using 1Password 7, the folder is ~/Library/Group Containers/2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits/Library/Application Support/1Password

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