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[ERROR]...The pipe is being closed.
Hi all,
I've been using the CLI for a few months without any issues and then for some reason it stopped working and a constantly get the following error:
PS C:\Users\Mike> op --version
2.31.0
PS C:\Users\Mike> op account list
[ERROR] 2025/06/02 12:04:04 connecting to desktop app: write: The pipe is being closed.
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the CLI and then both the CLI and the Desktop client.
I've tried all the suggested remedies I could find online and ensured all the relevant settings are either on or off. Nothing seems to work.
Appreciate any guidance you can provide to debug further.
rgds...mike
Murphy's Law: "You will find the solution only after asking for help!"
The trick was to delete the folder C:\ProgramFiles\1Password CLI because on my system "winget uninstall 1password-cli --force" didn't actually remove the folder....even through the command succeeded!
Then installing the specific version mentioned in a previous thread worked as per below:
[ADMIN]:PS C:\Users\Mike> winget install 1password-cli --version 2.30.3 --force
Found 1Password CLI [AgileBits.1Password.CLI] Version 2.30.3
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Successfully verified installer hash
Extracting archive...
Successfully extracted archive
Starting package install...
Command line alias added: "op"
Path environment variable modified; restart your shell to use the new value.
Successfully installed
[ADMIN]:PS C:\Users\Mike> op --version
2.30.3
[ADMIN]:PS C:\Users\Mike> op account list
URL EMAIL USER ID
my.1password.com [My email address] [My user ID]
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Murphy's Law: "You will find the solution only after asking for help!"
The trick was to delete the folder C:\ProgramFiles\1Password CLI because on my system "winget uninstall 1password-cli --force" didn't actually remove the folder....even through the command succeeded!
Then installing the specific version mentioned in a previous thread worked as per below:
[ADMIN]:PS C:\Users\Mike> winget install 1password-cli --version 2.30.3 --force
Found 1Password CLI [AgileBits.1Password.CLI] Version 2.30.3
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Successfully verified installer hash
Extracting archive...
Successfully extracted archive
Starting package install...
Command line alias added: "op"
Path environment variable modified; restart your shell to use the new value.
Successfully installed
[ADMIN]:PS C:\Users\Mike> op --version
2.30.3
[ADMIN]:PS C:\Users\Mike> op account list
URL EMAIL USER ID
my.1password.com [My email address] [My user ID]- 1P_Timothy
Community Manager
Hi clrmic001! Thanks for joining the Community and for sharing the details to your solution. It's great to hear you're back up and running again. If we can help with anything, feel free to reach out!
