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# File Attachments

Support for secure file attachments was introduced in 1Password 3.0. This feature allows you to attach files to every type of 1Password Vault item, including Logins, Accounts, Identities, Secure Notes, Software Licenses, and Wallet. Just edit any 1Password item, then drag-and-drop one or more into the attachment area to copy them into your 1Password Agile Keychain file. You can also use the Edit > Add Attachment menu option.

Your attachments will be encrypted and protected with your Master Password just like all of your other information.

## Attachments, file sizes, and syncing

If you try to attach a single file that is larger than 2 MB, you will see a warning about attaching large files, though these files will still be allowed. There is an absolute 20 MB limit on the file size of individual attachments.

If you sync your 1Password Agile Keychain file with a service like Dropbox or apps like ChronoSync, you may see an increase in sync time if you add a lot of attachments. Just like it takes a long time to download a complete email message with lots of pictures or files attached, syncing your 1Password file will take a little more time if you attach a lot of images or other types of potentially large files.

Attachments are not synchronized to our 1Password for iOS apps at this time.

## Tips and things to know

- Mail messages are not linked: their contents are actually copied into 1 Password as an attachment. This means you are free to delete the original message from Mail if you want
- Folders and files from apps like iWork ‘06 and ‘08 (but not ‘09, at least by default) and RapidWeaver are actually ”file packages,” so they are only supported as attachments if you zip them first. You can quickly zip any file or folder in Mac OS X by right-clicking it and choosing “Compress…” Then you can drag and drop the zip file that is created into a 1Password item to attach a copy.

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