Previously used passwords delete not possible, why?

Wendyja

The function Previously used passwords cannot remove this. Why?

In iOS and mac version not possible? This problem here is very old. When you fix this

AGAlumB

@Wendyja: We don't have plans to remove this. Password history isn't a problem, but getting locked out of accounts due to a bad password change is. Previously used passwords are a good safety net when you change the password in a login but fail to change it on the website (for example, if it's rejected). You can always create a new login item if you want to start "fresh" with no history.

Wendyja

@brenty
No. I dont need this history for my 500 logins. Please add so a option in the settings, disbale the password history and delete the history for all logins. Please

Ben

@Wendyja,

We don't have any plans to change this, but we do appreciate the feedback! If there is a significant demand for the ability to delete password history we may take it into consideration.

Ben

rjrh

This has implications in a 1P for Teams scenario. If I'm migrating a login from my personal vault to the team vault, I may wish to ensure that password history does not migrate, as it could reveal previously (poorly chosen / reused) personal passwords to the team.

Ben

Thanks for the feedback, @rjrh. That is an interesting scenario that I hadn't thought of. I'll be sure to pass the feedback along to the team.

Ben

rjrh

Cheers Ben :)

Ben

:+1: :)

Ben

prime

This feature has saved my rear a few times.

Ben

Mine too. :)

Ben

Catalin1P

This feature is kinda similar to this one

365 day item history
Restore deleted items & passwords.

Both features saved me from a disaster if I can put it like that. I hope they are here to stay as long as 1Password will be around.

For those that want to delete the previously used passwords...The only way is to delete that login for the specific website and recreate it. Keep in mind that you should temporarily copy/paste the password in a secure notes and paste it back into the new login with the same credentials. After you do that, the previously used password will be empty as long as you don't change the password for that login.

Drew_AG

Thanks for taking the time to let us know! Indeed, the password history is an amazing feature, I don't know what I would do without it! :)

For anyone else reading this, if you're using 1Password for Mac and want to remove the previously used passwords, an easy option is to simply duplicate the item (and then delete the original if you want to). The duplicate will copy the rest of the info, but not the previously used passwords. You can duplicate by right-clicking an item and selecting "Duplicate".

Catalin1P

@Drew_AG I forgot about the duplicate feature which simplifies everything 10x times. You guys can forget what I said earlier because Drew's steps are much easier to follow.

Ben

:+1: :)

Ben