{"id":53742,"date":"2026-11-03T12:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=53742"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:58:14","slug":"lost-access-to-1password-mac-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/03\/lost-access-to-1password-mac-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Access to 1Password Mac Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talk.tidbits.com\/t\/1password-bug-deletes-all-passwords-and-closes-account\/34557\/1\">Charles C Counselman III<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/talk.tidbits.com\/t\/1password-bug-deletes-all-passwords-and-closes-account\/34557\/1\">\n<p>About 15 seconds after it was launched, it would quit because, it said, I had done nothing for 60 minutes.  After this had happened several times, consistently, l went to 1Password&rsquo;s Support website.  I read all the info and advice there, but I found nothing relevant, so I e-mailed <a href=\"mailto:support@1password.com\">support@1password.com<\/a>.  I got a reply saying, yes, that happens when you migrate to a Mac with Apple Silicon.  You must uninstall 1Password, then download and install the latest version.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The fresh version of 1Password exhibited the same bug.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>I launched 1Password on [my old] Mac. It opened and declared that it could not do anything for me because my account had been closed. I had not closed my account, at least not deliberately.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>After more than 72 hours, AgileBits has not replied to my bug report and request for help.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>He is able to access the passwords via Safari, so I guess the message about his account being closed was in error. It&rsquo;s still possible to use passkeys, as the browser extension can talk to the 1Password server without needing the app.<\/p>\n\n<p>I still miss the 1PasswordAnywhere feature, which let me access all my passwords locally, without relying on an app.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/14\/macos-27-golden-gate\/\">macOS 27 Golden Gate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/09\/1passwords-price-hike\/\">1Password&rsquo;s Price Hike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/03\/1password-8-for-mac\/\">1Password 8 for Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/14\/1password-standalone-vaults-and-passwordwallet\/\">1Password Standalone Vaults and PasswordWallet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/31\/1passwordanywhere-no-longer-works-with-dropbox\/\">1PasswordAnywhere No Longer Works With Dropbox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles C Counselman III: About 15 seconds after it was launched, it would quit because, it said, I had done nothing for 60 minutes. After this had happened several times, consistently, l went to 1Password&rsquo;s Support website. I read all the info and advice there, but I found nothing relevant, so I e-mailed support@1password.com. 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