Important Notes

• The 1Password Import Tool is the recommended way to copy your passwords from LastPass into 1Password. The Import Tool ensures passwords are encrypted throughout the process.

• Alternatively, exporting your data from LastPass creates a plain-text file containing all your passwords. Ensure this file is securely stored and deleted after use.

• After importing your individual passwords, verify they are accurate in 1Password and delete them from LastPass to prevent duplicate imports. Do not delete the contents of Shared Folders until you’ve verified their migration into 1Password.

For a video demo of the import process, visit: LastPass Importer Demo

Before You Begin Import Your LastPass Data Shared Folder Permissions Email Address Mapping Troubleshooting 

Before You Begin

What Happens When You Import Data

• Private folders are converted to tags.
• Individual shared items are imported.
• Password history is imported for shared items but not private items.
• Shared Folders are not included by default. Contact 1Password administrators at 1passwordadmins@office365.wisc.edu to coordinate Shared Folder migration.

Shared Folder Permissions

• Shared Folders are converted into Vaults, with Folder permissions replicated to the new Vault.
• Only administrators of a Shared Folder can import it into 1Password.

Item Type Conversion

1Password also imports account-related settings and other metadata as Secure Notes, which are stored in the Imported Unknown Data Vault. Review and archive these items as needed.

Import Your LastPass Data

To import your data, use the 1Password desktop app on your computer. Choose your operating system below for detailed instructions.

Shared Folder Permissions

When you import Shared Folders from LastPass:

• Each Shared Folder is converted into a Vault, and all items in the folder are copied.
• Permissions are applied based on LastPass settings:

Shared Folder permissions are not imported if:

• The user or group no longer exists in 1Password.
• The user is an external LastPass user.

To re-import permissions, run the import process again and select Only import folder sharing permissions.

Email Address Mapping

If users have different email addresses in 1Password than in LastPass:

1. Select Map user email addresses during the import process.
2. Upload a CSV file that includes one mapping per line, formatted as old email,new email. For example:
   • wendy.appleseed@wisc.edu,wappleseed@wisc.edu
   • johnny.appleseed@wisc.edu,jappleseed2@wisc.edu

This option is available only to LastPass Shared Folder administrators.

For security reasons, the import process doesn’t preserve individual administrative access to specific LastPass folders for people whose email addresses have changed. You can find instances of dropped administrative access by looking in your 1Password logs for messages similar to the following:

Dropping 'manage vault' permission of user from line 10 of the user mappings CSV from vault 'VAULT-UUID'

Troubleshooting

Unable to Import Your Passwords

If you see an error message such as:

"Unable to import your passwords. Check your notifications to approve the login, then try again."

1. Sign in to LastPass.

2. Navigate to Account Settings > Show Advanced Settings, and check Disable Email Verification.

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3. Save the changes and try the import again.

Tips for Organizing Imported Items

All imported items will have a LastPass tag. Use this tag to organize and verify your imported data.

For more information on organizing items: 1Password - Organize Items with Tags