About copying from (Mac) desktop to laptop

Eckius
Eckius
Community Member
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I have two questions.

  1. All 1Password data being included in the home folder, copying the home folder from one Mac to another (local network, ethernet connection, Chronosync, 1Password 6.1, OS X.10.5) should include copying the latest version of all 1Password data. Yet for some reason this isn't the case (1Password 6.1, OS X.10.5). Why not, and how is this possibile?

  2. What is the easiest way to copy manually all 1Password data from one Mac to another? I don't want to use devices like Dropbox or iCloud, nor do I want to spend extra money for an 1Password family account.

Thanks in advance!

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  • Drew_AG
    Drew_AG
    1Password Alumni

    Hi @Eckius,

    Thanks for writing in with your questions!

    1. All 1Password data being included in the home folder, copying the home folder from one Mac to another (local network, ethernet connection, Chronosync, 1Password 6.1, OS X.10.5) should include copying the latest version of all 1Password data. Yet for some reason this isn't the case (1Password 6.1, OS X.10.5). Why not, and how is this possibile?

    Your 1Password data is stored in one of two locations on your Mac, depending on whether you're using the Mac App Store version or AgileBits Store version of the 1Password app:

    Mac App Store version:
    ~/Library/Containers/2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper/

    AgileBits Store version:
    ~/Library/Application Support/1Password 4/
    (Note that “1Password 4” is the correct directory name even in 1Password 6.)

    Either way, your data is stored in the Library folder within your OS X user folder, so if that's the folder you copied from one Mac to another, you're right that it should include your 1Password data. But that doesn't necessarily mean the 1Password app was able to find that data - it really depends on what you did with the contents of your user folder after copying it to the second Mac. Basically, you would have needed to copy your 1Password data folder to the exact same location within the active OS X user folder on the second Mac. But if you simply need to migrate your 1Password data from one Mac to another, there are easier ways to do that:

    2. What is the easiest way to copy manually all 1Password data from one Mac to another? I don't want to use devices like Dropbox or iCloud, nor do I want to spend extra money for an 1Password family account.

    Do you want to keep your 1Password data synced between both Macs, or will this be a one-time migration of your data (i.e. you won't need to use 1Password on the first Mac any more)? If you want to keep your 1Password data synced between both Macs, the easiest way to do that is with Dropbox or iCloud sync, or with a 1Password for Families account. If you don't want to use any of those options, you can use the Folder Sync option with another sync service.

    On the other hand, if you only need to migrate the data to a second Mac once, and don't need to keep it up to date on the first Mac, the easiest way is probably to copy the latest 1Password backup file from the first Mac, and use that to restore your data on the second Mac. On your first Mac, open 1Password and go to File > Backup, then click the 'Show Files' button. In the window that opens, find the most recent backup file and copy that to the second Mac. The first time you open 1Password 6 on the second Mac, you'll be able to restore from that backup file by following the steps here: Use existing 1Password data on a new computer

    Does that help? If you have more questions about that, please let us know. Cheers! :)

  • Eckius
    Eckius
    Community Member

    Thanks for your quick and very complete answer!
    I located the most recent backup on my desktop, but I still don't understand in which folder exactly I have to store it on my laptop. In Application Support > 1Password4 > Data perhaps ? But the Data folder on my laptop contains many small files, mostly named ………changes, not a file with all data included (or so it seems). N.B. The laptop is not a new laptop, but an existing one, with a previous version of the data already installed.

  • Drew_AG
    Drew_AG
    1Password Alumni

    Hi @Eckius,

    Although there's a specific folder for your 1Password backups, you don't actually need to worry about putting your backup file there. On your laptop, just put the backup file somewhere easy to find for now, like the Desktop.

    If you already have data in 1Password on your laptop, but you want to replace that with the data from your backup file, just follow these steps:

    • Open the 1Password app and go to File > Restore.
    • In the window that opens, click Find Backup.
    • Select your backup file and click the Add Backup button.
    • Select that backup from the list and click the Restore button.

    Hopefully it all goes well, but we're here for you if you have more questions about that. :)

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