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Merging Duplicates
I know that the general response is to manually do this, but doing this with 1000+ objects is impractical to say the least. Some were created because when I migrated to 1Password, some duplicate/corrupt entries already existed in my profiles on Avast, Google, etc, which I did not notice at the time. Unfortunately, some have been created since then by either less tech-savvy family members on their own accounts or how 1Password is asking more often regarding site/app trust & permissions ("Allow fill once") and is thus creating duplicates of its own accord.
The fact that merging wasn't already added a while back, considering how many people have asked about it over the years, is interesting to say the least.
And yes, I have been attempting to create my own tool for quite some time, but it is difficult to find time to work on it lately, on top of not being successful in general.
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Seriously, have you guys tried the "remove duplicate" function yourself?
It is useless. I have hundreds of duplicates imported from various sources, and the watchtower cannot identify even one!
Trevor_1PModerator
Hi zhm,
The "Delete all duplicates" option will only remove exact duplicates in the same vault to prevent any potential for data loss. This means that if there's any difference between item's details (which can often happen when importing from multiple sources), they won't be flagged as duplicates.
While it still involves manual effort, one way for finding potential duplicate items that weren't found would be to check the "Reused passwords" section in Watchtower, compare the items listed, and archive/delete any that aren't needed.
- Trevor_1P
Hi BlueHearen,
You can use Watchtower to locate and remove duplicate items: https://support.1password.com/watchtower/#find-duplicate-items
Note though that this will flag items that are exact duplicates, so if there are any differences between items they won't show up as duplicates.
In the case where there may be differences between items, another way to quickly locate potentially duplicate logins would be to check the "Reused passwords" section in Watchtower. While this will still require manually going through the items, those with the same password will be grouped together which should hopefully make the process a bit quicker.
