Sharing vault with another, existing 1Password user

So let me make sure I have this right.

If you invite a user to your 1Password Family as a family member or a guest they will have to create a new 1Password account. 

If they already have a 1Password account they can use the same email address. If they do they will have two 1password accounts with the same email address. They will have different Secret Keys. 

If you want to be a member of multiple 1Password families you need a separate 1Password account for each 1Password family you belong to. If you are paying for a 1Password family and you want to join someone else's family and stop paying for the 1Password Family you are paying for then you need to do the following:

1. Get invited to a 1Password Family as a Family member not a guest
2. Accept the invite creating another 1Password account.
3. Log into the 1Password Application with both accounts.
4. Move your personal private passwords to the new account.
5. Cancel your subscription and delete your previous account.

If you want to share passwords with two separate groups (ie your roommates and your parents) you would need to get a 1Password Family Account for your roommates. Then invite your roommates to join it. Your roommates would need to create 1Password accounts to join your Roommate Family. Then you'd need to create another 1Password Family account for your parents to join. Invite them to it and your parents would each need to create a 1Password account to join that family with. 

Is that right?

Hi @martim, thanks for joining the conversation and sharing your feedback on this. 

I get your frustration here. For some context each families account has it's own set of "keys", so giving someone outside that account access to vaults within isn't as simple as it would seem on the surface. Currently adding guests to your account is usually the easiest way to share those "keys". That said, our team is exploring different ways to facilitate use cases like yours, such as what one of our product managers mentioned in a recent AMA on Reddit. I'll note that I don't have any specifics to share regarding if or when this feature will be implemented. 

I'm now telling each of them that they have to create multiple 1P accounts for each vault I want to share (on top of their own account)

I definitely get that adding multiple accounts can feel unintuitive, or even be intimidating. I've personally experienced similar uphill battles with tech-averse family members. 

If you find there are a lot of vaults and items you need to share with a family member, one option to consider would be adding them to your families account instead of creating multiple guest accounts. 1Password Families includes 5 accounts and 5 guests by default but you can add more members for an additional fee. Another approach to reduce how many vaults you're sharing with guests would be to move anything you want to share with a family member into one vault, then use tags to help keep things organized rather than different vaults. 

now they have to manage multiple 1P accounts instead of having all their passwords and logins are under one—ahem—password.

We typically recommend using the same account password for all 1Password accounts, whether they're full accounts or guest accounts. This means you can still access everything with one password (or fingerprint, FaceID, device unlock, and so on!). Once setup and signed in you can quickly switch between accounts or view everything in All Accounts (example below). 

We have a guide with an overview on using multiple accounts, as well as steps to add additional accounts on each platform. 

If there's anything we can help with here, just let us know. I've also gone ahead and shared your interest in additional vault sharing options with the team. Thanks again!

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