Location of my current agilekeychain file?

Hi @shawjd1,

Thanks for contacting us, and thanks for posting which version of 1Password you're using.

From the menu bar, select 1Password 5 > Preferences... > Sync, and it will show you the filepath of the keychain that's currently syncing and how long it's been since the last sync.

You didn't ask about it so maybe you already found it, but here's some information from our knowledgebase on sharing a vault. Hope this helps! Happy syncing. :)

@shawjd1,

A-ha! I thought that might be the case. But you should be able to set it back to Dropbox pretty easily and get it syncing again. I'm glad I could point you in the right direction! :)

Hi @shawjd1 (AKA James),

Use of the betas is a personal choice. Obviously it allows you access to the latest features and improvements but you could say there is a higher chance of bugs too. Personally I'd say go with the 'safe' route of using the latest stable release unless you like trying out the bleeding edge.

Either way though it won't impact on anything else that you need to do.

Now it seems there may be a slight misconception on how Dropbox works that I'd like to quickly clarify. When you install the Dropbox service on your Mac it claims a small portion of your hard drive space for its own. Anything you store in that folder the Dropbox server will sync back to their server. Anything in your Dropbox account will be downloaded by any machine or device connected to your Dropbox account. That's how the idea of seamlessly sharing your files is meant to work. So when you set up Dropbox Sync in 1Password, we're really doing nothing more than writing the .agilekeychain to the Dropbox folder on your Mac and letting the Dropbox service do the heavy lifting for us (in regards syncing). Now it changes a little if you're using a mobile device as they have limited storage space but it's still not that different.

So to best help you at the moment it would be prudent to know what state your various vaults are in. We know you have your vault on your MacBook Pro but where do we stand with your iOS devices? do they have vaults with potentially different items in them or are you simply wanting to push the vault that is on your MacBook Pro to these iOS devices for a fresh start? Once we have an idea we can choose the correct path and itemise the steps :smile:

@shawjd1, on behalf of Vee and littlebobbytables, you're very welcome! :)

Getting Dropbox sync to work again should be pretty straightforward. But first, to address a couple things you mentioned:

What I want to do: Figure out which Vault my Mac is using.

From the screenshot you posted yesterday, it looks like you only have one vault (i.e. "Primary"). There's a local copy of that vault stored on your Mac, and there's also a local copy of your vault stored on your iPhone. Dropbox has another copy of your vault, which is used to sync the changes back and forth. The problem seems to be that 1Password for Mac is not currently syncing with Dropbox (but we'll get to that shortly).

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I searched our system for the email address associated with your forum account, and I see that you already have a license for 1Password 5 for Mac that you bought from the AgileBits Store. Therefore, you don't need to purchase the Mac App Store version of 1Password 5 for Mac unless you want to use iCloud sync. But if you're using Dropbox sync, you don't need to purchase the Mac App Store version.

Now, let's get back to fixing the sync problem: It sounds like 1Password for iOS is still set up to sync with Dropbox. But according to your screenshot, 1Password for Mac is not. You can re-enable Dropbox sync on your Mac by following these steps:

• Open 1Password on your Mac and go to the menu for 1Password > Preferences.
• Select Sync, then choose Dropbox from the “Sync Primary vault with” pop-up menu.
• Click the Choose button and select your 1Password.agilekeychain file in Dropbox (then click Open).
• Click Merge with Existing to start syncing.

You should be asked to enter your master password for the vault in Dropbox, which should be the same as the master password you normally use on your Mac. When it syncs, it will merge the data, which just means it will update Dropbox with any newer data from 1Password on your Mac (and vice versa). Then, the next time 1Password for iOS syncs, everything should match. If you run into any problems with that, just let us know.

You said you also want your wife to be able to access that vault from her MacBook. If she hasn't already done so, she'll need to install Dropbox and 1Password on her Mac. The next step will depend on whether you both share the same Dropbox account, or if you each use a separate Dropbox account. If you share the same one, she simply needs to sign into that account when setting up the Dropbox app. Once Dropbox has copied all the files from that account to her Mac, she'll be able to sync with the vault in Dropbox when setting up 1Password.

On the other hand, if she has her own Dropbox account that is separate from yours, there are a few extra steps involved. You'll need to share your 1Password vault with her via Dropbox sharing, and you can do that by following the steps here. That article says to do this for a secondary vault, but the steps should be mostly the same to share your Primary vault, assuming that's what you want to do.

Does that help get Dropbox sync setup the way you want? Please let us know how it all goes, and if you have more questions or need additional help with that. Thanks!

Hey @shawjd1,

I believe the AG after Drew's name is for AgileBits. :)

Sorry to hear the sync is stuck on "Downloading encryption keys." Let's try resetting Dropbox sync on the iPhone.

• Open 1Password, and tap Settings > Sync > Sync Service > Disable Sync.
• Restart the iPhone.
• Go back into 1Password and re-enable Dropbox sync: Settings > Sync > Start Syncing > Sync with Dropbox.

Does that get it working?

Hi @shawjd1,

Am I correct with the following assessment?

You now have Dropbox Sync set up correctly between your devices. You can check in the Sync tab of 1Password's preferences for the precise location, but by default 1Password for Mac would use ~/Dropbox/1Password/1Password.agilekeychain. You now want to share that .agilekeychain with your wife's Mac and it sounds like you're saying you each have your own Dropbox accounts.

If this is the case then you're almost there :smile:

In the guide we assumed no syncing was already in place so we supplied all the steps to create a shared folder and then showed how to ensure 1Password used that folder for syncing. Of course, if you want to share your primary (and only) vault with your wife, you can share the 1Password folder that your 1Password.agilekeychain is currently stored inside. The sharing will work the same regardless of whether the 1Password.agilekeychain existed beforehand or was created after the folder was shared.

It might be I'm misunderstood something of course so please do correct me. I think all you need to do though is share that 1Password folder and then you will be able to complete the process now that the .agilekeychain is available in your wife's Dropbox folder. Keep us updated :smile: