Password generator with mini-extension creates a new entry . . . why??
New user of 1Password here and loving it so far (switched from another password program yesterday) . .
Question: When I use the Safari mini-extension to generate a password and then "copy/fill", I noticed that it creates a new entry (sometimes several entries) in my 1Password vault under "Categories > Password". I didn't see the need for these "duplicate entries" since those passwords were already updated in my other entries for that login site (hope this makes sense). I ultimately deleted all of those new entries that 1Password automatically created . . . then panicked, wondering if I shouldn't have deleted those.
What is the reason for those automatic entries? Is it okay to delete those "duplicate" entries?
Hope this makes sense and thanks in advance for any answers.
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Consider this an unofficial answer as I don't work for AgileBits, but my thought is that it's a safety feature. I've generated passwords for websites before and then had situations where 1Password didn't create a login as the account was created. This occurs far less frequently on 1Password 4 than it did on 1Password 3. Other times, the login that is created saved the incorrect fields (such as if the account creation involved a lot of information fields). Of course, there are also times that I screw up and tell 1Password not to make a new login entry. Having the password that was generated automatically saved to 1Password allows you to still log in to your account despite any of those issues.
If 1Password has a login with the correct password information, then it's perfectly fine to delete the generated password from the "Passwords" category.
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You can delete duplicate passwords from the Passwords category easily by going to 1P4 > Help > Tools > Remove Redundant Generated Passwords. The password stored in that Passwords category should be those not specifically linked to a login item using the same URL.
Like @Ledgem I've found the Passwords category an invaluable safety net at times. ;)
Stephen
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Thank you @Ledgem and @stephen_C
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