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    • rif
      rif last edited by

      Both Speed Dials and Bookmarks are stored in the same file.

      Hmm. Just copied from one computer to another (Win 10, Opera 38.xx) where I had installed Opera brand new and I still have the default speed dial.

      Is there another file needed?

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        You'll probably find the set of Speed Dial entries you want under "Other Speed Dials" in the Bookmarks Manager.
        Just copy and paste the whole lot into the Speed Dial folder, after clearing it first of the default entries.
        🙂

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          I have a similar problem,installing Opera on a new PC. I have copied over the bookmarks folder and all bookmarks are on the new HD. However, the speed dial on the new install is empty, just the "Plus" sign. What did I do wrong? I did not find a speed dial folder nor a speed dial file to copy.

          Also how do I copy over all the login info?
          Thanks,

          Ed

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

            I have copied over the bookmarks folder and all bookmarks are on the new HD

            What bookmarks folder? You need the Bookmarks files (Bookmarks and Bookmarks Extra) from Opera's profile folder.

            However, the speed dial on the new install is empty, just the "Plus" sign. What did I do wrong?

            Nothing. As the comment above yours said, they are probably in the 'Other Speed Dials' folder in the bookmarks manager.

            I did not find a speed dial folder nor a speed dial file to copy.

            Did you read the entire topic? Speed Dials are part of bookmarks and therefore are stored in Bookmarks file.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              Sorry, didn't mean to say folder, wanted to say file.

              Yes, they are in the Other Speed Dials folder in the bookmarks manager. How do I open them on the start page?

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              • rif
                rif last edited by

                I have copied over the bookmarks folder and all bookmarks are on the new HD

                What bookmarks folder? You need the Bookmarks files (Bookmarks and Bookmarks Extra) from Opera's profile folder.

                Nothing. As the comment above yours said, they are probably in the 'Other Speed Dials' folder in the bookmarks manager.

                I did not find a speed dial folder nor a speed dial file to copy.

                Did you read the entire topic? Speed Dials are part of bookmarks and therefore are stored in Bookmarks file.

                I guess I'm getting confused now also. I know that on my new Opera install I can go to the bookmarks mgr and under "Other Speed Dials" I can see my speed dial from the desktop computer.

                But I think I wanted what the OP wanted, a way to copy the speed dial from one computer to another.

                I have tried copying the bookmarks and bookmarksextra files but that has not accomplished anything.

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by

                  Sorry, didn't mean to say folder, wanted to say file.
                  Yes, they are in the Other Speed Dials folder in the bookmarks manager. How do I open them on the start page?

                  You need to copy them using the Bookmarks Manager from the "Other Speed Dials" folder to the "Speed Dial" folder, as I said earlier.
                  It's the entries in the latter folder that are actually displayed as the "start page".
                  If it has the default Speed Dial entries in it at the moment, delete them all, and then copy and paste the set of Speed Dial entries that you want over to the folder.
                  That should be it.
                  🙂

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                  • rif
                    rif last edited by

                    You need to copy them using the Bookmarks Manager from the "Other Speed Dials" folder to the "Speed Dial" folder, as I said earlier.
                    It's the entries in the latter folder that are actually displayed as the "start page".
                    If it has the default Speed Dial entries in it at the moment, delete them all, and then copy and paste the set of Speed Dial entries that you want over to the folder.

                    OK, this still isn't very clear, but I had a hunch and it worked.

                    Go to the Other Speed Dials page. Then...

                    Ctrl-a
                    Ctrl-c

                    Go to the speed dial bookmark and

                    Ctrl-v

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                      How do I open them on the start page?

                      Copy them from 'other speed dials' to 'speed dial'

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User last edited by

                        OK, this still isn't very clear, but I had a hunch and it worked.
                        Go to the Other Speed Dials page. Then...
                        Ctrl-a
                        Ctrl-c
                        Go to the speed dial bookmark and
                        Ctrl-v

                        Which is exactly what I said to do!
                        😃

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          OK, got it now, thanks a bunch.

                          Now, my last question: how do I copy the login info from one PC to the other?

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User last edited by

                            Assuming you mean your Opera Sync login, why do you need to do that?
                            Just login to your account again from the installation of Opera on the new PC.
                            You may be asked for your operating system login as it's a different machine.
                            🙂

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              No, I do not mean any Sync Login, I don't even know what that is.
                              I'm talking about the user names, passwords for certain websites that Opera stores somewhere.

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                Now, my last question: how do I copy the login info from one PC to the other?

                                You enable Sync and then password synchronisation.

                                You can't manually copy the login info file from one computer to another because it will not work, since the file is encrypted using your OS account info.

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User last edited by

                                  You enable Sync and then password synchronisation.

                                  I have no idea what you are talking about, sorry.

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                    You enable Sync and then password synchronisation.
                                    I have no idea what you are talking about, sorry.

                                    Menu > synchronisation (or something like that).

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                                    • A Former User
                                      A Former User last edited by

                                      So I need to create an account? And then, what? Upload the passwords and then download them into the new PC? Is that the idea?
                                      Sorry for my silly questions.
                                      As the guy in the first post said, I wish people would stop assuming that everyone knows what they are talking about.
                                      Ed

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                        So I need to create an account?

                                        To be able to use your saved passwords in others installations of Opera on different computers or OS accounts, yes.

                                        And then, what?

                                        Then Opera will sync your data and you be able to use it in another Opera installation by logging in.

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                                        • A Former User
                                          A Former User last edited by

                                          So I need to create an account? And then, what? Upload the passwords and then download them into the new PC? Is that the idea?
                                          Sorry for my silly questions.
                                          As the guy in the first post said, I wish people would stop assuming that everyone knows what they are talking about.
                                          Ed

                                          Although Sync can of course be used for its obvious purpose of synchronising Opera data between different devices, which is its primary purpose, it also acts as a backup mechanism even if you only have one installation, as your Opera data is saved on Opera's servers and can be restored from there.
                                          I would recommend anyone to enable Sync even if they only have one copy of Opera.
                                          In your case it does depend on you still being able to run the original copy of Opera to get the information to the server.
                                          🙂

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                            it also acts as a backup mechanism

                                            Just remembering that if you delete/change anything in your Opera installation, it will be mirrored in the server's copy. So it may work as a backup in case of a crash and/or if you need to do a clean install of Opera but not in a case of erroneous remove of data.

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