How to Update 1Password when using attached backup drive

Hi @abavetta1,

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I'm sorry for any confusion about the warning message you see when updating 1Password! We started showing that warning because some people run into a problem trying to open the 1Password app if OS X (launchd) finds another copy of it somewhere (including on connected drives). Basically, when you open 1Password, it asks launchd to open 1Password mini - but if launchd finds multiple copies of the app, it often tries to open the wrong copy of 1Password mini (even if we try to specify the right one). If that happens, you won't be able to open 1Password. We have more information about that here: If you see "extra copies of 1Password found"

This is an issue in Yosemite and El Capitan and must be fixed by Apple on the OS level, so we have no control over that except to warn users in advance about how to avoid the problem. However, the problem is a bit random, so some customers don't experience it at all. That's why we included the Update Anyway button. If you haven't run into this problem before, and you don't want to delete the copy of the 1Password app from your backup drive or exclude it from future backups, you can simply click Update Anyway. If the copy of 1Password on your backup drive hasn't been a problem before, there's a good chance it will continue to work correctly.

I hope that helps explain why that's happening, but if you have more questions or need help, please let us know - we're here for you! :)