Can't get sync to work over dropbox

dangtangy

Hi,



I use 1Password over dropbox on OSX Android and an IPod, it took a bit of effort to get them to sync but it works now. I also need to use Windows7 so I have downloaded a trial version, I can't get it to sync with my dropbox files. Bizarrely, the directory structure doesn't even look right. Its like this



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1Password

a

default

thumb

l

m

s

config

buildnum

domains

newsletter

use-thumbnails

data

default

1Password.html

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Within l,m,s and data/default there are lots of other files I haven't listed.



What's going on?



Dan

DBrown

Welcome to the forum, Dan!



That file hierarchy looks fine.



I believe the problem is that 1Password for Windows requires the correct file extension on your 1Password data file (from the Mac) in order to recognize it as a valid 1Password data folder (in Windows).



Please follow these steps [i]carefully[/i]:



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[*]Quit 1Password for Mac, 1Password for Windows, and the 1Password apps for Android and iOS.



[*]On your PC, click the Dropbox icon in the system tray (a.k.a. the notification area), and choose [b]Pause Sync'ing[/b].



[*]Click the Dropbox icon again, and choose [b]Open Dropbox Folder[/b].



[*]In your Dropbox folder hierarchy, find the folder named 1Password (shown at the top of the list in your post, above).



[*](If there's already a folder named [i]1Password.agilekeychain[/i], right-click it, and change its name to [i]NOT-SYNCED.agilekeychain[/i], or something similar.)



[*]Right-click the [i]1Password[/i] folder, and change its name to [i]1Password.agilekeychain[/i] (that is, add [i].agilekeychain[/i] to the end of the name).



[*]Launch 1Password for Windows, and confirm that all your Logins and other saved items are present.



[*]If all your Logins and other saved items are present in 1Password for Windows, click the Dropbox icon in the system tray again, and choose [b]Resume Sync'ing[/b].



(If they're not, DO NOT resume sync'ing; instead, STOP HERE, and let us know how far you got.)



[*]Give Dropbox time to sync the name change back to your Mac.



[*]When Dropbox on the Mac reports that all files are up to date, click the Dropbox icon in the Mac OS X tool bar, and choose [b]Open Dropbox Folder[/b].



[*]In your Dropbox folder hierarchy, find the file named [i]1Password.agilekeychain[/i].



[*]Control-click the [i]1Password.agilekeychain[/i] file, and choose [b]Open[/b].



[*]In 1Password for Mac, confirm that all your Logins and other saved items are present.

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I hope that helps, Dan. Please let us know how it goes.