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ecerulm
ecerulm
September 8, 2025
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When I duplicate an item, how can I tell which one is the original

  • September 8, 2025
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1Password for Mac 8.11.8 (81108040)

When I use right-click -> "Duplicate..." , I get two items with the same name. 

How can I tell which one is the "original" and which one is the duplicate. 

I do not want to modify the original because I have references to it via it's Secret Reference in scripts via 

$(op read "xxxx") 

It's there any way to tell from the UI which one is the original and which the duplicate. 

I was expecting to see something in the history area like of each item something like 

Created  as duplicate on Monday, September 8, 2025 at 09:49
Last edited Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 11:07:33 AM
Added Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 11:04:12 AM

 

1Password for Mac 8.11.8 (81108040)

Best answer by 1P_SimonH

Hi @ecerulm,

Good catch! If the original items had previous versions, the duplicate (new) item will not have those. But otherwise, you're right there's no way to distinguish them. Your use case makes sense, though, so I've submitted this as a feature request to be considered.

ref: PB-50665820

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1P_SimonH
1P_SimonHAnswer
Community Manager
September 8, 2025

Hi @ecerulm,

Good catch! If the original items had previous versions, the duplicate (new) item will not have those. But otherwise, you're right there's no way to distinguish them. Your use case makes sense, though, so I've submitted this as a feature request to be considered.

ref: PB-50665820

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