Printing records from only one vault

Hello @greenday! 👋

Thanks for the question! As you mentioned, printing isn't recommended for a few different reasons:

1. By exporting and printing passwords you take those passwords outside of the security of 1Password and leave them exposed in plain text.
2. If you change any of your passwords in the future the exported or printed copy will become outdated running the risk of leaving you, or your loved ones, with a copy of incorrect passwords.

Have you suggested to your family member that they download and print their Emergency Kit instead? They can print out the Emergency Kit and write down their account password on the kit. Then they can store the Emergency Kit in the safe deposit box. Using the Emergency Kit a family member or lawyer will be able to access their 1Password account.

If your family member would like to go ahead print out the contents of just one vault then the process will involve a few steps, and a workaround, since 1Password exports currently include all items.

1. Help your family member use Travel Mode to remove all but the vault that they would like to export from their apps: Use Travel Mode to remove vaults from your devices when you travel
2. Use the 1Password desktop app to export a CSV copy of items from your family member's account: How to export your data from the 1Password desktop app
3. Make sure that the CSV file only include items that your friend wishes to print. Then print the CSV file. Delete the CSV file from the computer when done.
4. Store the printed copy somewhere safe.
5. Turn Travel Mode off so that your friend has access to all vaults on their devices again.

This process isn't very elegant nor is exporting/printing recommended. But I hope that this helps. 🙂

-Dave