WiFi: Sync two distant Macs via iPhone?
I have two Macs (at home and at work), both with 1Password for Mac. For security reasons WiFi is my only sync option. Is would like to use this sync workflow: Mac (at work) --- WiFi sync ---> iPhone --- WiFi sync ---> Mac (at home). Is this possible or will I lose some data, because not everything is synced/copied to iOS? I am using the latest versions of 1Password on all devices.
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Hi @TheMaJa,
Good question! Although it's possible to do that, we don't recommend it because it requires you to disable & set up Wi-Fi sync again each time you want to switch which Mac the iOS device syncs with. Aside from being inconvenient, the main issue is that each time you disable Wi-Fi sync with one Mac, it removes a bunch of context data which is used to sync your 1Password data. That context data is re-created when you set up Wi-Fi sync with the other Mac, but all your data in 1Password must go through full conflict resolution again (every field of every item in your vault has to be verified in order to determine which data to keep, in case there have been changes).
Now, in theory this shouldn't cause any problems. However, it's possible (even if relatively unlikely) that something might go wrong. If at all possible, it would be better to keep syncing your iOS device with one Mac via Wi-Fi sync, and keep the Macs in sync using another method. If you aren't able to use Dropbox or iCloud sync, you might want to look into the possibility of using the Folder sync option with another sync service.
Having said all that, please keep in mind that if something were to go wrong, you can always restore 1Password for Mac using one of the backups it automatically makes for you.
I hope that helps to answer your question, but please let us know if you need anything else. Thanks!
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