transferring 1password from MAC to new Microsoft laptop

Hi @gerome1500,

Thank you for reaching out!

It sounds like you have been using a local vault in 1Password 6 on your Mac and your previous purchase did not include the latest version of 1Password for Windows. If you want to use 1Password on several devices with different platforms, I would recommend you to sign up for 1Password account and migrate your data there. Here is how you can do that:

Move your existing 1Password data to a 1Password account

This way your encrypted vaults will be stored on our servers and you won't have to worry about syncing your data across devices. You can learn more about other benefits here:

About 1Password membership

If you are interested in the security bits, please check the following article out:

About the 1Password security model

Let me know if you have other questions, we are always happy to help. :) Thanks!

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Greg

A 1Password membership for a single user is currently $3.99/mo or $35.88 per year, plus any applicable taxes, etc. Transferring, assuming you follow the guide Greg linked, should be largely automatic – your data will be automatically migrated and you'll be asked to remove your old standalone vault from your app. This is done to avoid confusion moving forward – having just your account in your vault ensures items are saved and updated in your account and also that you're using your account's Master Password to unlock your app. This does not, however, delete your old vault file. That will remain on your sync service unless and until you decide to delete it so if you want to hang onto that for a bit you can. :+1:

@gerome1500:

You can also do it from 1Password 6 for Mac if you prefer, and then install version 7.

You certainly can if you'd prefer, @gerome1500, though I would encourage you to consider managing everything in 1Password. For one, it helps having everything in one place – when you were using a Mac, you had access to your Apple Keychain on both your Mac and your iPhone. Windows won't have any access to that Keychain so if you use those lower value accounts on Windows, you'll need to have those passwords somewhere and changes aren't going to sync between the two devices unless you use something cross-platform like 1Password potentially leaving you without a password on the device you're using. Even if that's for a "lower value" account, it can still cause some frustration to say the least.

In addition, while you're certainly correct that some accounts pose a greater danger if they're breached, you'd be surprised what sorts of personal information is available via those lower value accounts. From the basics like your name, e-mail and birthdate, to things like your credit card information if you allow it to be stored on shopping sites (as is sometimes unavoidable), even very basic and rarely used accounts can have data very much worthy of protection.

Obviously it's totally up to you – but just something to think about. If you decide you'd prefer a license, you can purchase that in 1Password 7 for Windows. To get your data from your Mac to your PC, you'd need to sync it yourself using one of these sync methods:

https://support.1password.com/sync-options/