Lost many years of favorites after upgrading..!
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A Former User last edited by
@leocg Computer>Local Disk [C:]>Windows>System32>config>systemprofile>AppData>Roaming>Opera Software>Opera Stable..."Bookmarks File" is listed, "Bookmarks.bak"is liosted and"BookmarksExtras" File is listed...No icon to the left of each file, just a square looking piece of paper..Windows cannot open these files and is asking me to use the web service to find the correct program.....!
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A Former User last edited by
@leocg I was able to open the Bookmarks.Bak and the text only listed current saves, and there were only a few....
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@troyr It should be at "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\Bookmarks". Open that with a text editor.
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A Former User last edited by
@leocg After fumbling around and unhiding Windows explorer files I was able to see my Appdata files and browse Bookmarks with wordpad....They look like my old bookmarks...but am uncertain...
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426
Copy that bookmarks file to a safe place first. Then, we can do a test.
Download the Opera installer, launch it, click "options", set "install path" to a folder on your desktop, set "install for" to "standalone installation" and install. When that Opera launches, close it. Right-click the safe copy of the Bookmarks file and choose "copy". In "profile\data" in that Opera folder on your desktop, right-click in a blank space and choose "paste". Tell Windows to replace the existing Bookmarks file. Then, start that Opera via launcher.exe in its folder. When that Opera launches, hit ctrl + shift + b to open bookmarks. In "imported bookmarks", do you see your bookmarks?
If so, at the bottom left of bookmarks, you can choose to export the bookmarks as an HTML file. Then, in your normal Opera, choose to import that HTML file that you exported and you should get your bookmarks back. You can then drag them from the "imported bookmarks" to "other bookmarks" (and or the "bookmarks bar") if you want.
(You shouldn't have to do that if your bookmarks are already in your normal Opera's Bookmarks file. But, if they're not showing up in Opera, doing that stuff might fix it.)
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bbildman last edited by bbildman
I HATE Opera sync.
Best way to insure you always have a copy of your old bookmarks is each time you do an upgrade/update, go to your profile folder, and copy the "Bookmarks" file to a safe place, either on your computer and also to an external USB drive or a data card. DO that EVERY time Opera updates.
Sync is not always the easiest/best way to preserve bookmarks and passwords. The newest Opera has an option to export your passwords also.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@troyr When doing a standalone installation the a folder named "profile" will be there right inside the installation folder next to launcher.exe.
