1Password - Exporting Your Data (In order to obtain paper copies)

I've been using 1Password for about 4 months now, and I can honestly say I really like it.  It is well worth the money, and allows you to have strong passwords easily.  The one thing that scares me about this program is that all of the information is stored digitally, so I decided a paper backup would be a nice thing to have (in addition to backing up via Dropbox).  1Password allows you to export data into several formats, but for this I used the Text File format, and opened the tab delimitated text file in Excel in order to format it nicely and print it.  Here are the steps that you need to take to do this:

1. Open and Unlock 1Password.
2. File > Export All > Text File...



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3. After choosing Text File... you have to choose what data you want to export.  You can choose to export ALL data but I would suggest experimenting with this a little.  I use 1Password mainly for website credentials, so I choose to export that information by choosing to export user, website, and password related fields.
4. After 1Password finishes exporting the text file to the location you choose, open the file in spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel.  It should import with the headers on the first row.  You can not delete information you don't want, or adjust the column widths.
5. Print the spreadsheet, again you can play with the page layout in order to get the fit and look you want.
6. Close your spreadsheet program and locate the 1Password text file.  Securely delete the text file.  See the following resources to see how to do this on Mac OS X and Windows.
7. After you finish printing the spreadsheet take the papers and your Master Password and store them in a secure location like a safety deposit box or a safe.

Now you have a secured, paper copy of your password and Master Password (if you write it down on the papers) available in case you need it.  Make sure the location you store the paper(s) is secure, and make sure you update your paper backup periodically as your 1Passsword information changes (To do this repeat the above steps).