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RJSmith
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2 years ago

Finding and removing duplicates in Windows

Is there an easy way to do this? I've searched forums here and online and don't seem to be able to find anything. I have hundreds of duplicates (possibly after migrating from another password manager...
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noragoddard
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5 months ago

Hello, I'm having this same issue, but when I go to Watchtower it does not show any duplicates. When I search for one of the items that I know has duplicate entries, nothing shows up. I just imported from another password manager and I know I have many duplicates.

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    1P_Dave
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    5 months ago

    noragoddard​ 

    Thanks for reaching out! If the duplicate items are exactly the same, including the metadata, and in the same vault then you can also use 1Password's Watchtower tool to clean them up:

    1. Open and unlock the 1Password desktop app.
    2. Click on Watchtower in the sidebar.
    3. Click on Show Items under Items with duplicates.


    If you don't see items being flagged here then it means that the items aren't exact duplicates (or they're in different vaults) and you'll need to clean those up manually by making sure that one of the items has all of the information that you need to keep and then deleting the other item. 

    -Dave

    PB-48245278

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      noragoddard
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      5 months ago

      Hi Dave, to clarify-

      I mean I have duplicate entries for the same website. IE, when I navigate to the website I have multiple entries with the same username and different passwords, most of which are incorrect. I want to remove those "extra" passwords for those entries. 

      When I go to Watchtower I see absolutely nothing that says "Items with duplicates." Nothing at all is there.

      If I search for the name of the website, nothing shows up.

      So, how can I find and delete these extra passwords?

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        1P_Dave
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        5 months ago

        noragoddard 

        Thanks for the reply. If Watchtower isn't flagging any duplicates, then you'll need to go through your items manually and clean them up. I recommend that you install the 1Password desktop app if you haven't already since it's easier to organize and edit items there: Get the Apps

        In the desktop app, you can sort items by title. When you find multiple Login items for a website, choose which item you'd like to keep and make sure that it has the correct login credentials for the website in question and any other information that you need to keep. Then, delete the other "duplicate" items for the website if you don't need them. 

        I can see how it would be helpful for this process to be more automated and, while I can't make any promises, I've filed a feature request on your behalf to have our team look into this for the future. 

        -Dave

        PB-48245278