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Former Member
4 years ago

Can I retrieve Master Password from Time Machine backup? Have tried everything else :(

Hello- I received a warning from 1Password that someone had logged into my account. It was spam, but i didn't know it at the time, so I changed my Master Password. Now I have forgotten it, because ...
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Alvin_L_1P
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4 years ago

Hi @ladyagatha ,

I'm sorry for the sign in troubles you've experienced. You'll also need your account password to access 1Password when you restore your backup from Time Machine. Are you able to use biometrics (Touch or Face ID) to unlock 1Password on any of your devices? If yes, you can locate your password with the following steps:

  1. Open and unlock 1Password to your list of all items.
  2. Search for an item named “1Password Account (Your Name)” - putting the name of your account in place of ‘Your Name’.
  3. Click or tap ‘Reveal’ on the password field to see the password for your account. Your Secret Key is saved in the same item as well.

Let me know how everything goes.

Alvin