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    • senpaifalco
      senpaifalco last edited by

      I also am having the same issue. I can't find where to input my passphrase. It should be located in advanced sync settings like it was when I first set it up. But now it's empty

      Screenshot 2023-03-10 132947.png

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      • senpaifalco
        senpaifalco @diaruys last edited by

        @diaruys I also am having the same issue. I can't find where to input my passphrase. It should be located in advanced sync settings like it was when I first set it up. But now it's empty Screenshot 2023-03-10 132947.png

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        • A Former User
          A Former User @diaruys last edited by

          @diaruys same here, opera dont ask for passphrase and wont sync..

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          • Pool4k
            Pool4k last edited by

            the box for passphrase or where we put the passphrase is not showing up i think we have same problem like this shown in screenshot e9cfb4b4-b40b-4151-b4c6-c5aad357bba9-image.png

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            • DawnDragon
              DawnDragon last edited by

              Re: Opera Sync passphrase

              So, just had an SSD die on me as well, and I can't get the passphrase to pop up so I can enter it to get my synced data. VPN is turned off, and I'm signed in, but nothing is showing up for me to complete my synchronization to get all my bookmarks back. Anyone have an idea on how to complete this goal?

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              • Bloodseeker21
                Bloodseeker21 last edited by

                This isn't a solution but a work around I found (I honestly hope opera fixes this and stop pushing it aside like they always do as Cleary seen from other forums posted here.). Just use Opera GX as it has the enter passphrase and you get back everything that has been synced up. However I highly suggest exporting the bookmarks etc. manually to somewhere safe when you finally sync back up weather its your drive or cloud. I hope this helps someone. Also the android version can also bring back your syncs on you your phone but not export the bookmarks.

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                • Bloodseeker21
                  Bloodseeker21 @senpaifalco last edited by

                  @senpaifalco This is strange as opera GX is suppose to have it as i was able to get everything back on the opera GX. Is it that you originally had your bookmarks saved on GX? try the OG Opera and see if it pops up then, if that's the case then there seems to be a credential issue with opera and the profiles. (e.g. i make account on opera gx, save bookmarks etc. on gx type account. reset, cant get passphase to show. tries OG opera, passphase shows and takes passphase and get everything back.) Then that clearly has something to do with account type and credentials of some sort.

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                  • Bloodseeker21
                    Bloodseeker21 @cgigate last edited by

                    @cgigate Try Opera GX and see if that helps, it helped me

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                    • senpaifalco
                      senpaifalco last edited by

                      @bloodseeker21 Got it, let me give that a go, thank you for the advice! GX has been fantastic up until now. Very few issues. But this one is frustrating because theres a lot of a data I dont want to lose.

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                      • senpaifalco
                        senpaifalco @Bloodseeker21 last edited by

                        @bloodseeker21 Sadly, same issue persists on the OG opera browser as well. The area at the bottom of sync where Encryption normally is has disappeared and I am not being prompted for the passphrase that I set earlier. 😞 Help devs!

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                        • senpaifalco
                          senpaifalco @Pool4k last edited by

                          @pool4k I am also having the same issue! Hopefully the devs will notice this - help would be very appreciated!

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                          • Bloodseeker21
                            Bloodseeker21 @senpaifalco last edited by

                            @senpaifalco Sorry to hear that, but what you mean by phrase you set earlier? you know if you reset your passphase it deletes your old stuff? at least thats what i heard

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                            • senpaifalco
                              senpaifalco @Bloodseeker21 last edited by

                              @bloodseeker21 I was having crashing issues with my opera GX earlier today and I wanted to do a full uninstall and clean install. Before doing that I made sure everything was synced and I turned on the encryption option just because why not. Then proceeded to do a fresh install. But when I logged into my account I was never prompted for that passphrase.

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                              • DawnDragon
                                DawnDragon last edited by

                                I just found a solution that I would like to provide, since it actually worked for me:

                                1: Head over to here and download 95 version: https://get.geo.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/
                                2: Install as normal
                                3: Once you are signed in, you will be able to enter your passphrase
                                4: Profit
                                5: If you are on Opera GX and having this issue, you canthen Sync on Opera, then head here for and older opera gx version: https://get.geo.opera.com/pub/opera_gx/

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                                • burnout426
                                  burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426

                                  Option shows up for me.

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                                  • burnout426
                                    burnout426 Volunteer @burnout426 last edited by

                                    @burnout426 Clarification. If there's no sync data on the Sync server (like I'm starting fresh), I can set a custom passphrase no problem. But, if trying to connect another Opera, I can confirm there's no option to enter a custom passphrase to decrypt and sync with the existing encrypted data. As in, when using a custom passphrase, you can only use Sync with one Opera. 😞

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                                    • aroos
                                      aroos @DawnDragon last edited by

                                      @dawndragon The workaround I used:

                                      • Install Opera 95
                                      • Setup synchronisation
                                      • Update to Opera 96

                                      It worked for me, I know, not the best way ...

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                                      • Moved from Synchronization by  leocg leocg 
                                      • nicec
                                        nicec @aroos last edited by

                                        @aroos Where can i save download 95 Version?

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                                        • aroos
                                          aroos @nicec last edited by

                                          @nicec https://get.geo.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/

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                                          • angeleyes07
                                            angeleyes07 last edited by leocg

                                            In Opera stable 96 doesn't work data syncing using passphrase.
                                            After updating to v.96 from v.95 I recieve syncronisation error message, when I start Opera.
                                            I use p[assphrase to sync my data and when I log in opera account in browser in v.96 I cannot enter my passphrase to start my data sync. In opera://sync-internals I also see error messages. Error appears on every v.96 browser, starting 96.0.4693.20
                                            After downgrading Opera to the latest v.95 and forbidding autoupdate the sync error disappeared.
                                            On Opera GX v.96 this error is not observed.

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