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vie_joy
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2 months ago
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Moving private vault out of family account

Hi,

I have a private vault set up within a family account run and paid for by my partner.

I only use 1password via the chrome extension/app on Windows.
I only have and use a company laptop. I have permission to use the company laptop also for private matters, but I can't install any local software (I have no admin rights), so installing 1 password 8 app for an export of a vault is not an option.

My partner might have ghosted / left me today and kicked me out of several shared accounts and blocked me on various messenger apps already. I fear that he may either withdraw my access to the 1password family account or cancel his family subscription altogether (downgrade to a personal account for only him), and I may lose access to my private vault which literally holds "half my life info".

Is there a way for me to either

  1. pull a backup copy of my private vault and save it somewhere locally so I can use this going forward, if sh*t actually hits the fan? I was so far unable to locate an export function in the chrome extension.
    or
  2. can I set up a private (non-family) account under a new email address, and proactively migrate my entire vault there before my (ex-)partner kicks me out of his "family" and I lose access?

Apologies in advance if this is a stupid question to you pros out there, or if my question is unclear / lacks vital technical info. I have not had to deal with stuff like this before, my partner has always taken this off my hands. Now I guess I need to learn to swim on my own. I tried search function and googled, but was unable to locate any advice applicable to my case.

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    vie_joy
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    2 months ago

    Thank you so much, Tommy, for your fast reply and help.
    Very helpful hint about the mobile device. I managed to manually move all of my entries to my new, personal 1password account using the cell phone app. Deleted all my data and logged out of the family account.
    All set for a new, independent me :-)

    • 1P_Dave's avatar
      1P_Dave
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      2 months ago

      I'm happy that you were able to move your items to the new account. 🙂

      -Dave

  • 1P_Tommy's avatar
    1P_Tommy
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    2 months ago

    I'm sorry for the situation you're in.

    To export data you would need one of the desktop applications. It is not possible with an extension.

    How to export data from 1Password

    You'd be unable to move data between accounts in the extension. To do that you'd again need the desktop application or a mobile application will also work. Do you have a mobile device? If so, create a new account and copy the data that belongs to you from the one account to another.

    Move and copy items