1password 5.3/Fx/Dropbox system -- what is the purpose for each directory file?

Hi @helppls,

In regards to the various locations mentioned.

1. /Applications/1Password.app. As you say yourself, this is the application which like any OS X application is an application bundle containing the required frameworks and executables to run. I can try to talk more on this if you like but without a more specific question I'm not sure what to say.
2. /Library/Backup/. This isn't the default and in fact I don't have either a /Library/Backup/ or ~/Library/Backup/ on my system. 1Password should not be backing up here. As a 1Password Mac App Store (MAS) user the backup location for 1Password should be ~/Library/Containers/2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper/Data/Library/Backups/. Backups though will have at most once a day but only if your vault has changed since the last backup. As the backups are about vault history creating multiple backups that don't differ would only waste space and cause confusion. 1Password mini would have to be running though for the backups to occur.
3. The two folders 2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper & com.agilebits.onepassword-osx (should) contain all of your support files for 1Password. Container folders are an encapsulated form of the Library folder for MAS applications. They're a bit messy to navigate thanks to all the aliases which are an OS X thing it seems given all of my MAS applications have them. The 2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper folder contains your vault, the backups, preference files, pretty much everything. Here's a list of the folders that actually contain proper data, Application Scripts, Application Support, Backups, Caches, Data, Logs, Preferences & Watchtower
4. com.agilebits.onepassword-osx contains preferences specifically to do with the main window as 1Password mini (AKA sox-helper) is actually the worker. This doesn't contain anywhere near as much but the way sandboxing works means it gets its own folder.
5. That file doesn't exist for me, and to the best of my knowledge it shouldn't exist there ever. There is only one OnePassword.sqlite and it should exist in ~/Library/Containers/2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper/Data/Library/Data/. For a moment I wondered if it was some leftover from 1Password 3 but even then it wouldn't be stored at that level in the path. That's just not right.
6. As you say, it's the extension for 1Password. Without this file no extension so no password filling. It's just the file off of our website though and can easily be replaced if removed/damaged/lost.
7. Your vault is stored locally in the encrypted .sqlite file. If you do decide to synchronise your vault using Dropbox this is done by storing a .agilekeychain in your Dropbox folder. It then synchronises to all of your other devices. I can say more if you wish but a bit like 1. if you have specific questions it might help.

As for your other queries.

1. All attachments are stored inside your encrypted vault. They do have to be decrypted and stored temporarily outside your vault to view them and as the item is essentially copied from your vault, any edits you make do not carry back into the vault. You would need to save and add the new version back into the vault. As backups are backups of your vault the attachments are also in there. Same applies for your sync data. The only way to synchronise the attachments is to contain them in your sync data.
2. To see which items have attachments you will want to first select the All Items in the Sidebar and then check out our Search Options which you can view either using ⌃⌥⌘F or Edit > Find > Show Search Options. Change the menu option titled Title to Number of attachments and then type in the number 0 so the full like reads Number of attachments is greater than 0, in other words, any item with an attachment :smile:
3. If you use Quick Look or print your vault it will create additional temporary files as part of how OS X operates. We're working on ensuring the Quick Look ones are deleted quickly after a helpful user pointed out a bug but the print ones are harder because we can't touch where they are. Other than that there is a 2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits in ~/Library/Group Containers/ that holds your MAS receipt. I believe that should cover it.

Let us know if you have any follow up questions :smile:

@vplewis, I'm glad this discussion was so helpful for you! One of the great advantages of forum support is that one answer can help many people. This discussion was definitely interesting, and in fact I think I learned a couple new things, too! ;)

Hi @helppls,

I'm so glad to hear that LittleBobbyTables was able to clear things up for you! MAS is simply a short-form for 'Mac App Store'. :)

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