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Move and copy items

Learn how to move and copy items to keep them organized or share them with family or team members.

If you have multiple vaults, you can move and copy items between them to organize your data or share with others who have access to those vaults. Learn how to create and share vaults.

Move or copy items on 1Password.com

Help

To move or copy items to a vault in a different account, use the 1Password app.

  1. Sign in to your account on 1Password.com.
  2. Open a vault and select an item.
  3. Click the Share button and choose Move/Copy.
  4. Choose the vault where you want to move or copy the item.
Move/Copy in the share menu

Move or copy items in the apps

To move items, drag them to a vault. Or choose Item > Move to Vault > [vault name].

To copy items, hold the Option key while dragging. Or choose Item > Copy to Vault > [vault name].

To move or copy items to a new vault, drag them to New Vault.

If you don’t see your vaults in the sidebar, click All Vaults at the top of the sidebar or choose View > Show/Hide Vaults (Command-L). If you have a different vault selected, you’ll see its name instead of All Vaults.

To move or copy an item, tap it. You’ll see the item’s details. Scroll down and tap Move and Copy.

To move or copy multiple items:

  1. In any item list, scroll to the top and tap Select Items.
  2. Select the items. You can select all the items in the list using the checkbox above the list.
  3. Tap Move or Copy and choose a vault.
Tap Select Items above an item list

To move items, drag them to a vault. Or, choose Item > Share > [vault name] > Move.

To copy items, hold the Ctrl key while dragging. Or, choose Item > Share > [vault name] > Copy.

If you don’t see your vaults in the sidebar, click All Vaults at the top of the sidebar or choose View > Show/Hide Vaults (Ctrl + D). If you have a different vault selected, you’ll see its name instead of All Vaults.

To move or copy an item, tap it. You’ll see the item’s details. Tap , then tap Move or Copy and choose a vault.

To move or copy multiple items:

  1. In any item list, touch and hold an item, then tap the other items you want to select. To select all the items in a list, tap > Select All.
  2. To move the items, tap Move. To copy the items, tap Copy. Then choose a vault.
    If you don’t see Copy, first tap .
Select items to move or copy from the overflow menu

Get help

When you edit an item, your changes aren’t synced to any copies of that item. To keep your information in sync, move items instead of copying them.

If you can’t move or copy items to a shared vault, ask your family organizer or team administrator if you have the right permissions.

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