[Duplicated] Getting tabs and bookmarks back after a system reinstall

[constantinemihawk]

constantinemihawk last edited by leocg

I am going to have to reinstall my windows 10 from scratch as my windows 10 isn't updating right. hasn't been since I got internet back up and running. Wondering if no internet and having a gaming computer could have had some bearing on what is going on. But also had talked to my computer tech support person.

I guess my question would be since I synced my Opera GX would I still have my tabs and bookmarks and stuff when I reinstall Opera?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @constantinemihawk last edited by

@constantinemihawk Yes. However, if you use a passphrase on your synced data you should disable it for now because there's a bug preventing the user to enter the passphrase to decrypt the data.

[constantinemihawk]

constantinemihawk last edited by

Ah, lucky I have been copy pasting my bookmarks into google docs and deleting them and writing down my passwords to where I can go back through and re-enter them when I reinstall Opera GX. I will be dealing with Windows 10 in S mode so would have to go about taking it out of S mode. Gah hate it that Microsoft is trying to force people to only use their products. I know that 2 of my gaming companies have been acquired by Microsoft, Blizzard and ZeniMax Online Studios; Dilabo and Elder Scrolls Online are some examples of games from those two companies. But I play my games on Steam at least ESO (Elder Scrolls Online) and other game launchers, like Black Desert Online. So have to have the computer out of S mode. Plus like Opera GX compared to Microsoft Edge.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @constantinemihawk last edited by

@constantinemihawk You can also export both your bookmarks and passwords.

[constantinemihawk]

constantinemihawk last edited by

How do I export both my bookmarks and passwords?

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @constantinemihawk last edited by

@constantinemihawk

To export your bookmarks, goto the URL opera://bookmarks, click the drop-down at the bottom left and choose "export bookmarks". That will save your bookmarks as an HTML file.

To export your passwords, goto the URL opera://settings/passwords, click the 3 dots to the right of "saved passwords" and chose to export your passwords. It will ask you for your Windows user account password to proceed. Then, it will save your passwords to a csv file. Open the file with a text editor to confirm that they're there.

Then, you'll want to put the 2 files on a USB stick or something to back them up.

Then, to import passwords, goto the URL opera://flags/#password-import and make sure the Password Import flag is enabled. If it's not, enable it and restart Opera. Then, goto the URL opera://settings/passwords, click the 3 dots to the right of "saved passwords", and point it to your csv file.

To import bookmarks, goto the URL opera://settings/importData, select "Bookmarks HTML file" in the drop-down, and point it to your HTML file.