As the title says. Is upgrading to 8 a one-way trip? 1Password Version: Not Provided Extension Version: Not Provided OS Version: Not Provided

I don't believe so because my PC was on 1P 8 and my mac was on 1P7 and both work fine in sync but you can always back up the CSV file or the 1PUX file. Rollback and import if you lose anything.

Hello @rob_gendreau! 👋 You can absolutely try 1Password 8 for Mac and still revert back to 1Password 7 if you wish to do so in the future, it's not a one-way door. I've been switching between the two versions on my Mac for the past year (since I help support both versions) and there haven't been any issues. Let me know if you have any other questions. 😊

1P_Dave can I run 1Password 7 and 1Password 8 on the same Mac? I am not 100% comfortable moving from my iCloud Drive vault yet. If so will the Safari extension work ok?

A related question. Can I upgrade one of our Macs to 1Password 8, but leave 1Password 7 on our other Macs? We have a 1Password family plan with a custom shared vault, the default shared vault, and, for each family member, a number of private vaults. Judging from the response by 1P_Dave , it appears that Mac 7 and 8 use the same database, and that Mac 8 does not make changes that can’t be read by Mac 7. But it would be good to know the official answer. In response to @jdonels , my guess is that 1Password 8 cannot use an iCloud Drive vault; a 1Password.com subscription is necessary. Once you migrate your iCloud data to a subscription, you can switch between 7 and 8. But let’s see what the support team says. By the way, be sure to look up the instructions for deleting the 1Password data in iCloud. For what it’s worth, I used to use an iCloud vault, but migrated to a subscription. The speed and reliability of interacting with 1Password.com is much better than what I experienced with iCloud.

Thanks for the info; it's reassuring that I can try the new one and still be able to go back.

If I try 1P 8, can I roll back to 1P 7 if there are issues?

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1P_Tommy
Moderator
3 years ago
fishbert

Strange that should not have been needed. 1Password 8 uses a new location and all that would have been need would be to download 1Password 7 and unlock. It should have picked up the previous data location. I can't say how many times I have taken the step the last few months. Strange for sure. I am happy to hear things are working better for you.

All the best,
fishbert
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago
I was able to get it working again after nuking any/all mentions of 1Password from the ~\Library directories and re-installing.
Samplex
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago
1P_Tommy Thanks for link where to dl it. Can you tell me why my forum posts arent show to other users? Friends of mine dont see my post, the seems to be hidden from the public only 1P Team members can see them.
1P_Tommy
Moderator
3 years ago
fishbert

If you continue to have trouble please email us using support@1password.com. Be sure to use the email address tied to the account in question. One of my colleagues will be happy to help.
1P_Tommy
Moderator
3 years ago
Samplex

Best Password Manager Look near the bottom on the right-hand side.
Former Member
3 years ago
1P_Tommy sorry but v8 does not at all provide a 'better experience'. its incomplete, half unusable and just has more fancy design without most often used features from v7. we cant for now let our staff use v8. its just an embarrassment.
fishbert
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago
I've rolled back to 1P7, but am having trouble getting the safari extension to work. Not the "in your browser" extension, but the one that comes with 1P7.

I enable it in Safari's extensions preferences, but the toolbar icon only appears for a fraction of a second. It also takes forever to open 1Password Mini up in the taskbar... if I disable the Safari extension, 1Password Mini opens right away, but says I need to install the Safari extension.

I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling 1P7, rebooting, etc., but haven't found a way around the problem.
Samplex
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago
Where can i find the 1Password 7 installer?
1P_Tommy
Moderator
3 years ago
Lew

We're working to answer everyone as soon as possible. We have had quite the influx of support emails. Hang in there. One of my colleagues will be with you as soon as possible.
Lew
New Contributor
3 years ago
1P_Tommy

Thank you for your assistance.

The reason for my wanting to temporarily revert to 1PW 7 is that when I upgraded to 1PW 8 the process combined two vaults. As I saw no method to restore vaults created prior to the upgrade I thought reverting to 1PW 7 would allow me to restore since a support page states the following:

1Password 7 and earlier automatically create backups of the standalone vaults on your Mac or Windows PC every day if there have been any changes made since the last backup. This includes vaults you’re syncing with Dropbox or iCloud.

I successfully reverted following your instruction; however, I see no recent backup. I do have frequent Backblaze, Time Machine, and Carbon Copy Cloner backups available. If you can tell me where I might locate a recent vault file to restore I would appreciate it.

By the way, I have already contacted email support without much success.