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Former Member's avatar
Former Member
2 years ago

Reason for not being allowed to share documents?

I've only got 2 days left to make a decision to purchase or not and I'm wondering why the program doesn't allow sharing Documents.

For instance, I create a Google doc that contains login info to a client's website that they are supposed to keep because it contains other info such as plugins etc.

Is the only way then to share a ling to their doc on Google drive?


1Password Version: 1Password for Windows 8.10.13 (81013005)
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  • Tertius's avatar
    Tertius
    Valued Contributor

    @NMLoki I cannot speak for 1Password and tell why it isn't implemented to also share documents attached to 1Passwortd items, only say that it's not implemented.
    The storage that is provided by 1Password is the storage required to seamlessly share your items for you personally on all the devices you own. This storage makes every change you make on one device magically appear on all other devices where you are signed in to 1Password in an instant.
    It's not designed for sharing arbitrary files to the world like one of the common file sharing providers. That's a different design.

    If your documents are small, consider adding their content directly into the 1Password item. You can create as many custom fields as you like, structure these in sections, so presenting your information this way might even be better than just having an external document you need to open within an unsecure 3rd party app.

    If file sharing is a main use case for 1Password for you, you will probably need to find a different service provider.

  • Former Member's avatar
    Former Member

    Terius3

    You're taking me too literally. How about a Word Doc I created on my PC or a .pdf or a text file? So I need to upload to some cloud storage to share. I was under the impression that 1Password came with storage

  • @NMLoki

    I'm sorry for the late reply. You can certainly share a Document item, or an item with files attached to it, using 1Password's secure item sharing feature:

    Note that files must finish the upload process before they can be shared and items with individual files over 250 MB in size can’t be shared.

    Are you running into an issue when trying to share an item?

    -Dave

  • Former Member's avatar
    Former Member

    Thanks 1P_Dave

    I signed up for a month but working with 1P, it looks like I'll upgrade to yearly.

    The only suggestion I would make is that on a site that requires a user name and password, that 1P not only fills the fields but submits as well.

  • ag_mike_d's avatar
    ag_mike_d
    Icon for 1Password Team rank1Password Team

    Hello again @NMLoki,

    Thanks for following up and joining 1Password! Glad to have you a board!

    I can definitely understand how an auto-submit feature would be convenient. This is a feature that was intentionally removed a while back for two main reasons:

    • Reliability - Websites didn't always behave as 1Password expected, resulting in details not being filled correctly or fields being left blank.
    • Security - It is unsafe to send keyboard presses on behalf of the user, and imitating keystrokes (such as virtually pressing the Enter key) can be exploited by malware.

    We've tried to find alternatives to this but so far have not found a solution that is both reliable and secure.

    I apologize if this impacts your workflow, however the good news is that 1Password automatically leaves focus on the filled field, so you will always be able to press Enter to advance rather than needing to manually click the submit button in situations like this.

    If you have any other suggestions, just let us know! Your feedback is greatly appreciated.