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Former Member
5 years ago

How to import 1p4_zip backup from 1Password 6 into a specific vault in 1Password 7

Hi, I finally upgraded from 1 Password 6 to the cloud-based 1 Password 7. Everything seems to be working. I've searched this forum and I can't seem to how to do the following: I have 1p4_zip bac...
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Former Member
5 years ago

Hi, I did some more searching and found a way to do this. These are the two posts that I followed:

  • https://1password.community/discussion/77443/importing-from-backup#latest
  • https://1password.community/discussion/105029/restoring-1p4-zip-file-to-1password-7#latest

I first had to enable local vaults in Preferences > Advanced. And then used the File > Restore to restore the old 1p4_zip file. It does work but I think you should improve this process.

Whenever I restore to the local vault, 1Password closes and when I reopen it, the online account actually disappears! That scared me for a few moments. I then added my online account back and it was able to restore the current vault from your servers.

Can you file feature request for your engineer team? Restoring a backup file to the local vault should NOT remove the main vault that's tied to the cloud. It should restore to the local vault.