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Unable to recover account frozen from unsubscribed family.
Dear 1Password Team,
I would like to escalate a serious issue regarding the recovery process that seems quite illogical and leaves users like me stuck without any viable solution.
I was previously part of a Family plan on 1Password. After some time, the Family owner unsubscribed from the plan, and as a result, I was automatically logged out from all browsers. When I tried to log back in via the web, I received an error stating that my user account has been deleted.
However, I still have access to my 1Password app on my iPhone where my data and vaults are still present — though marked as frozen. I attempted to generate a recovery code and followed the recovery procedure, but it ultimately failed.
Now, as I am registering for a new Family plan, I find myself completely blocked from transferring or recovering my existing data, even though:
- My account and vault data still exist and are fully accessible on my iPhone.
- The app still recognizes my previous vault but simply locks new changes because of the frozen state.
- There is no official option to link this existing local data to my newly subscribed Family account.
I find it quite unreasonable that the system offers no migration or recovery path despite the fact that my data is intact and accessible on my device. In effect, I am being forced to lose all my stored information and start over, solely because the previous Family owner unsubscribed.
This creates a highly frustrating user experience and puts user data at unnecessary risk of loss. I believe 1Password should have a better solution for such scenarios — at the very least, provide a way to re-activate or migrate frozen local vaults into a new subscription.
Please escalate this issue to your technical or product team. I look forward to your assistance and hope a reasonable solution can be provided.
Thank you.
1 Reply
- 1P_Dave
Moderator
Hello taiphuongit! 👋
I'm sorry that you're running into migration issues when signing up for a new 1Password account. I see that you've opened a ticket with our support team and they'll be able to advise further since they have access to account information that I don't here in the public community.
I've left a note for one of my colleagues to send you another email, keep an eye on your inbox.
Since we have a communications channel open via email, I'll close this thread.
-Dave