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.env not mounting on filesystem
Hi folks,
Very excited to try out local Environments on my macOS system, but unfortunately I can't mount the .env on my local file system.
- Created new environment and added two keys
- Chose "Local .env file" as my destination
- Chose my project directory, and chose `.`
- Opened new terminal window. `op` active.
- In my project directory, tried `ls -la` and do not see `.env`.
- Tried `cat .env` and get file not found error.
Software:
- Latest macOS 26
- 1Password for Mac 8.11.16 (81116035)
- op 2.31.1
- op account is logged in
Any thoughts?
OK, not sure what happened the first two times.
I successfully created and mounted a test .env in a test directory. I then went back and tried remounting the original environment into my original directory, and success!
`.` is the macOS Finder prompt asking if I really want to use the leading `.` in .env.
4 Replies
- 1P_Phil
Moderator
Hi PBAdams ,
Thanks for sharing, sometimes just after enabling / updating the app, the backend service does not get updated (the one running in your menu bar). You might try restarting or (logging out and logging back in) with your Mac user account.
Let me know if that clears it up.
Regards,
Phil- sid
1Password Team
Hey PBAdams ,
Our local .env files don’t actually depend on `op`, so I doubt this issue is related to that. Just to confirm, when you open the Destinations tab for your environment, is the local .env file you created enabled?
Also, could you double-check the file path and name shown there? It’s possible it was saved or named differently by mistake.
Additionally, in step 3, could you clarify what you meant by:
and chose `.`
