why is there a red dot over the browser icon

@chuck_rife: It sounds like you may be using a very old version of the browser extension, but you left this information out of your post. Can you confirm the OS, 1Password, browser, and extension versions you're using? Be sure you do not remove the extension if there is data there that you want, or it will be lost. Let me know what you find!

@chuck_rife: Thanks for letting me know. Please follow these steps to get your data out of the browser extension and then update to the current version:

Part 1: Export the data

1. Open the 1Password Data Export page in the browser which has the 1Password 3 extension installed with the data you want to export: https://agilebits.com/extension/test/export_data
2. Enter your Master Password.
3. Select "Export non-synced items"
4. Click Export.

Part 2: Copy and paste the data

1. Click inside the text area.
2. Choose Edit > Select All.
3. Choose Edit > Copy. Only copy the data in the box, not the text above. If you copy the text above the box you won’t be able to import it.
4. Open Notepad, located in the Start Menu.
5. Choose Edit > Paste.
6. Choose File > Save.
7. Name the file extension.1pif and save it on your desktop to make it easy to locate.

Part 3: Import the 1PIF file into 1Password

1. Open and unlock 1Password.
2. Choose File > Import.
3. Click Other, then select the extension.1pif file from your desktop.

Part 4: Delete the unencrypted data

Once you have migrated the data into 1Password, you’ll want to make sure to delete extension.1pif since it contains your sensitive data in an unencrypted format.

1. On the Desktop, drag extension.1pif from your desktop to the Recycle Bin.
2. Right-click and Empty Recycle Bin.

Part 5: Get up to date

1. Remove the old extension
2. Install the 1Password 4 app
3. Install the 1Password 4 extension

Please let me know how it turns out! :)