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Is 1Password creating an encrypted file in Windows?

larea
larea
Community Member
in 1Password 4 for Windows

After installing the updated version on my Windows machine, I had a popup about exporting a key for an encrypted file. Not sure if this is something from 1Password or not. Anyway, I told it OK, export the key, and it said it did, but it never asked me where to put the key so I have no idea where it is.

1Password Version: 4.6.1.617
Extension Version: NA
OS Version: Windows 7
Sync Type: Dropbox
Referrer: forum-search:1Password Windows Encryption

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  • AlexHoffmann
    AlexHoffmann

    Hi @larea,

    Thanks for contacting us about this. 1Password will indeed store file secured with Windows Encrypted File System on your hard drive. It does so in two situations:
    1. You connect the 1Password browser extension in Firefox, Chrome, or Opera to 1Password 6.
    2. You download a document from your 1Password.com account and open it locally.

    You might want to check your documents folder, the downloads folder and the desktop for a file that looks like it's related to the Encrypting File System or appears to be a certificate (you can check in the file properties).
    If you haven't backed it up or can't find the certificate, please follow these instructions to export it.

    Once exported, you should upload it to your 1Password.com account within 1Password 6 to keep the key safe.

    Cheers,

    Alex

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