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0 pointspindab0ter3y ago0 comments

How and is 1Password 8 an abomination?

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microtonal3y ago· 4 in thread

Currently literally consuming 1.4GiB memory on my machine... for a password manager?

V__3y ago

This doesn't match with my personal experience. On Windows10 1Password is using locked about 5MB Ram, unlocked 30MB when idle. It shoots up to 150MB when actively being used, but as soon as I close the window, it's back to normal. Firefox extension takes about 1MB of Ram.

microtonal3y ago

This is currently without having the app window open:

https://i.imgur.com/6NjKKhZ.png

Or if you prefer htop:

https://i.imgur.com/XfZZm9B.png

Such memory use is pretty normal when 1Password is running on macOS for some time. And it runs all the time (I think for the UI autofill stuff etc.).

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smcleod3y ago

I suspect your windows process viewer is only showing you the thread that's running the foreground window or something like that, it's chonky as.

s3p3y ago

Currently using 300MiB on mine. I'm on macOS and have about 1100 logins saved.

smcleod3y ago

Oh god... it's so bad! 1Password 8 feels like using Norton antivirus - it's bloated, doesn't feel native, has the weirdest bugs that never occurred in earlier major versions such this weeks new one - editing a password updates a different stored password. It's very.... javascripty....

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6 comments · 2 top-level

microtonal3y ago· 4 in thread

Currently literally consuming 1.4GiB memory on my machine... for a password manager?

V__3y ago

This doesn't match with my personal experience. On Windows10 1Password is using locked about 5MB Ram, unlocked 30MB when idle. It shoots up to 150MB when actively being used, but as soon as I close the window, it's back to normal. Firefox extension takes about 1MB of Ram.

microtonal3y ago

This is currently without having the app window open:

https://i.imgur.com/6NjKKhZ.png

Or if you prefer htop:

https://i.imgur.com/XfZZm9B.png

Such memory use is pretty normal when 1Password is running on macOS for some time. And it runs all the time (I think for the UI autofill stuff etc.).

2 more replies

smcleod3y ago

I suspect your windows process viewer is only showing you the thread that's running the foreground window or something like that, it's chonky as.

s3p3y ago

Currently using 300MiB on mine. I'm on macOS and have about 1100 logins saved.

smcleod3y ago

Oh god... it's so bad! 1Password 8 feels like using Norton antivirus - it's bloated, doesn't feel native, has the weirdest bugs that never occurred in earlier major versions such this weeks new one - editing a password updates a different stored password. It's very.... javascripty....

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse