Duplicate vaults, only one shows up in online account (and the other syncs via iCloud)

Hello @Maggie_too! 👋

A "Primary" vault is a standalone vault that isn't part of a 1Password account. Standalone vaults were used before we introduced 1Password accounts. The "Personal" vault is part of your 1Password account.

Do you see all of the same items in both the Primary and Personal vaults? If they both contain different items then I recommend that you migrate your items from the Primary standalone vault to your 1Password account using this guide: Migrate your existing 1Password data from standalone vaults to a 1Password account. Once your items are migrated you can remove the Primary vault.

If there are duplicate items in both the Primary and Personal vaults then you'll likely need to manually go through and remove the duplicates.

Second, I only recently realized that I have a website Account Password that differs from my Master Password.

The 1Password for Mac app will unlock using the password of the first vault or account added to the app. It sounds like you were using the Primary vault before signing up for a 1Password account and that's why you're being asked for a different password to unlock the 1Password for Mac app and 1Password.com. Once you migrate your Primary vault to your account you'll use your account password to unlock the app.

I recommend making sure that your account password is strong and unique. Here are two articles that will help:

• How to change your 1Password account password
• How to choose a good 1Password account password

Lastly, I have never understood the Emergency Kit very well… It seems that if I printed out my Secret Key and Master Password then anyone who broke into my file cabinet would have access to everything? I am not sure how others approach this.

It's important to keep your Emergency Kit in a safe place. For example, if you keep the Emergency Kit locked in a personal safe then it'll be safe even if your apartment or house was broken into. You can also print out the Emergency Kit without writing down your account password if you're confident that you won't forget your account password.

Let me know if that helps. :)