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iwaddo
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2 years ago

Each time I unlock 1Password it wakes and waits my external drive

I am curious why each time I unlock 1Password it 'wakes-up' my external Time Machine drive. I find that if I've not used 1Password for a while and it asks for the password (finger print in my case...
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1P_Dave
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2 years ago

Hello iwaddo! 👋

I can't recall running into a similar issue before. How do you know that 1Password itself is waking up the external drive? Is it because the external drive always wakes up when you fill a password or do you see other indicators as well? Is it possible that you're running either 1Password or the 1Password extension from a folder on the external drive? Try the following:

  1. Open the Terminal app on your Mac: Open or quit Terminal on Mac - Apple Support
  2. Type in the following: mdfind 1Password kind:Application
  3. Press Enter.

You should see the following:


/Applications/1Password.app
/Applications/1Password for Safari.app

Let me know if you see a different file path for either application. In general, we recommend excluding the 1Password app from your Time Machine backup: Exclude files from a Time Machine backup on Mac - Apple Support (CA)

-Dave