Can't export attachments

cortig

I seem to remember that it used to be possible to export attachments in previous builds, but in 8.7.0-3.NIGHTLY, I simply can't figure out how to do it. Am-I missing something?
I have apps that need a license file to be activated and I simply cannot export the file itself at this point…
(and while we're on this topic, I miss the time when attachments were only that: embedded in the item they belonged to and that was it. I really don't need to see them separately in the list of my items as documents).

Corentin

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1Password Version: 8.7.0-3.NIGHTLY
Extension Version: 2.3.1
OS Version: macOS 12.3

DenalB

Hi @cortig !

Are you able to download the file?

I made this screenshot in 1Password 8 for Windows beta build 80700002.

cortig

Hi @DenalB

I think I've figured it out.
There is no download button in the item it belongs to, but if I select View there, I can get to the entry for the file, and on the right of the Preview section, I can see the arrow pointing down allowing me to download…
Lots of steps… I wish it were available directly in the software entry in 1Password instead of having to open up the entry for the embedded item. That's a step back from v7 for me :-(

Thanks for your help though!

Corentin

DenalB

Hey Corentin,

Did you attach files into entries. Or did you upload files as documents and linked them in your entries?

The entry where I took the screenshot from has a file attached.

cortig

Hi @DenalB,

The files were attached to the entry in 1Password 7 (where they were only displayed in the entry itself) and then migrated to 1Password 8.
in the entry for the app (iPartition in this case), they show up as "related item" now.

DenalB

Looks like this file is linked… 🤔
Could you try if you are able to attach this file? Just download it and attach it.

cortig

From the entry for iPartition, I can only open up the linked item in 1Password. From there, I can preview or download it.
I can't do anything to preview or download it directly from within the entry for iPartition itself though.

DenalB

Because it is a linked file. You have to attach it directly into the entry.

cortig

Because it is a linked file. You have to attach it directly into the entry.

Sure… But it was attached directly (embedded within the item) in 1Password 7. It got automatically split up and linked during the transition to v8.
Believe me, I did not manually split them into a software entry, and a document for the license file, with a link to it in the software entry.

Since the licence files can be embed within the software items, it looks like a bug to me (or maybe it's something that has changed along the betas).

Now, I wish there was a way to automatically re-embed all these items that got split up by the transition.
I can do it manually (open the lined item; download; re-open the original item; attach the file; remove the link; delete the item that was created and linked), but it requires a LOT of steps and is extremely tedious. I checked in my library and I have 93 such items that got split up this way.

Corentin

Ben

For some context:

At the time the 1Password 8 Early Access was launched we did not support attachments on items in 1Password accounts. The only way to "attach" one item to another was through the Related Items linking feature. This is why the migrator changed standalone attachments to Related Items. We later added support for attachments to items in 1Password accounts. This is why you see the two different behaviors.

I don't think there is a bug here. Just the result of the way things evolved. I hope that helps explain. Have a great weekend!

Ben

cortig

I don't think there is a bug here. Just the result of the way things evolved. I hope that helps explain. Have a great weekend!

Thanks for clarifying and confirming what happened here @Ben.

Is there a way to automate putting them all back inside their original items as an attachment??

Corentin

mia

I have the same question. Took me 2 hours to relink half my attachments. I do wish that disclaimer was made when transitioning from 1PW 7 to 1PW 8.

Jack.P_1P

Hey @mia / @cortig:

While we don't have an automated way of reconciling this change back to attachments, I'll definitely bring it up and see if there's a way we can improve this in the future.

If it's any consolation, as Ben mentioned, now that 1Password accounts support item attachments, this shouldn't be an issue moving forward.

Jack

mia

No worries @Jack.P_1P I ended up going through each of my items (ugh Lol) and going through each one and re-linking.
Painful but effective.

Jack.P_1P

Hey @mia:

Glad to hear you were able to get it sorted.

Jack

cortig

If it's any consolation, as Ben mentioned, now that 1Password accounts support item attachments, this shouldn't be an issue moving forward.

Correcting the situation right now is doable… but really tedious.
I sure am glad it won’t be an issue un the future, but I still have 92 items to process and it’s not fun:

1. Select the Documents category
2. Select an item
3. Download it (it takes a couple of clicks)
4. Delete the item
5. Find the original item it came from
6. Delete the “missing item”
7. Link to the downloaded document
8. Repeat 91 more times…

Corentin

Ben

@cortig

I understand. I wish there were a better answer, and perhaps there will be in the future. At the moment what you've outlined is the only solution if you'd like these items as attachments instead of Documents.

Ben