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There are a couple of options to fix this: - Use QR code and save the image to another secure store (I save them in KeePass) - Use an MFA program that allows you to back them up or restore to a new device (I use Authy)

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And what if you somehow lose access to your password manager?

There's a big difference between Google (which will lock you out for no good reason, or ban your account without stating a cause, and has no support or appeal process) and 1password (which AFAIK doesn't randomly block/ban accounts). You can still forget your password to either, but one is clearly safer.

I'm personally using KeePassX, and so, all I need is the kdbx password safe file, the key file, and software that opens it. The password file has backups, and is synced to multiple locations; the key file too, and it's something I can re-download from the internet from multiple locations; and there are multiple implementations of the software for different platforms. So for myself, I don't worry about this angle.

As an alternative, I read that other people print their password list from time to time, and put it in their actual safe or a bank's deposit box.

Same, but I use a master password for my kdbx file so I don’t have to worry about yet another file.

Yes, this is what I do as well.

Make a script to send the Keepass database you your email weekly.

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