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    1Password Keychain Sync Solutions and Considerations

    There are several fantastic tools available to keep your files in sync, including SugarSync, FolderShare, ChronoSync, rsync, Unison, and our personal favorite, Dropbox.

    NOTE: In theory MobileMe/.Mac syncing should work perfectly if you place your Agile Keychain on your iDisk. For many people, iDisk syncing does work well, but sadly many others have experienced issues. It is critical that synchronization of password information is handled in a robust and reliable fashion. We therefore recommend that you avoid syncing via MobileMe’s iDisk and instead rely on one of the file-based syncing solutions described in this document.

    Types of Sync Solutions

    Each of the available Sync Solutions has its own way of doing things, but broadly speaking they can be broken down into two groups. One group operates on individual files and folders, while the other operates at a higher level and requires detailed knowledge of the keychain data.

    File-Based Sync Solutions

    Sync solutions that are file-based include Dropbox, SugarSync, FolderShare, ChronoSync, Rsync, and Unison. While not an exhaustive list, it includes most of our favorites and is a great starting point for finding a solution that suits your needs. File-based sync solutions are very simple in nature, and simple is good! By being simple, these tools are fast, robust, and many (like Dropbox) even provide revision history so you can “go back in time” and restore accidentally deleted information. As well, they are usually able to sync a changed file to all your machines in just a few seconds. By doing things so quickly, the chance of modifying the same file on multiple machines simultaneously is greatly reduced.

    For your convenience, we’ve published guides to get you started with a couple of these solutions:

    Setting up other sync solutions will be similar.