Opera portable transfer old profile troubles

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I used Opera portable version from 2021 before i was forced to reinstall windows 7 recentley, i knew there were probably going to be problem to continue where i left of by just clicking opera.exe or launcher.exe since this installation lies on none-system harddrive

Which means if its not installed on system through the Opera installer.exe it will not create any directory in C: Username/appdata/profile/local/Programs/Opera......i figure this is one possibe exlanation to why Opera portable when i launch it from F:/
start the browser but then autoclose it again after 7 seconds and then it try to restart Opera 5 times with same autoclosure before it gives up

So i figure i can either

1: Copy my old Opera folder i saved from Username/appdata/profile/local/Programs/Opera
and just copy that same folder to that empty directory on new Windows 7 installation
Is it required with Opera Portable to have the profile folder on C?

2: Reinstall Opera Portable start it and let it create a new profile then
copy and replace the folder and hope that will stop this closedown

The problem is that its impossible to install the latest version

Alternative?
https://www.filehorse.com/download-opera-portable/
But how does this make sence to go from a 2 mg to 108 mg installer
on 2 years? is this the one i shall use with Windows 7 (64x) if im going
to integrate my previous 2 mg installer profile ontop of new?

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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Opera 95 is the last major version that supports Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. The last 95 build of regular Opera is at https://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/95.0.4635.90/win/. They are offline installers that contain all the install files (as opposed to a 2MB net installer that fetches the install files).

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Opera Portable (also called a standalone installation is a self-contained installation. All it's program files and all its profile (data files are in a single folder). You can put the folder on whatever drive you want. It doesn't have to be the system drive.

"C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera" is the default install spot for a current-user install, not a portable install.

For a portable install, you can move/copy its folder from one instance of Windows to another and retain a lot of your settings and data. But, not all things will work as some of your data (passwords for example, perhaps cookies, and possibly extensions and possibly opened tabs) is encrypted based on your login credentials for the user account on the other instance of Windows that the profile was created with.

If you want to copy your profile files from a portable install:

Make sure the folders at "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable" are empty.

Then, copy all the files and folders in the "profile\data" folder in the portable installation, except the "cache" and "system cache" folders, to "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable".

Then, copy the "cache" and "system cache" folders to "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable"

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lillollo @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426

I dont want to maka safecopys, so when you say

"For a portable install, you can move/copy its folder from one instance of Windows to another and retain a lot of your settings and data."

I hope you mean Opera will keep updating new profile data to that chosen folder location and not keep storing in the C/profile (why cant that older be rather moved to the new location?)

If you want to copy your profile files from a portable install:
Make sure the folders at "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable" are empty.

I find this text part wery confusing

"Then, copy all the files and folders in the "profile\data" folder in the portable installation, except the "cache" and "system cache" folders, to "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable".

since "profile\data* folder are allready by deafult located inside
C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable****".

Then, copy the "cache" and "system cache" folders to "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable"

I would expect you wrote, copy them to the folder you like

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lillollo @lillollo last edited by lillollo

@lillollo

Note i downloaded
Opera_95.0.4635.90_Setup
called USB-version https://www.opera.com/download#opera-browser
even though it appear to be the same as the majority of other claimed
versions at this siste

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burnout426 Volunteer @lillollo last edited by burnout426

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

I dont want to maka safecopys, so when you say
"For a portable install, you can move/copy its folder from one instance of Windows to another and retain a lot of your settings and data."
I hope you mean Opera will keep updating new profile data to that chosen folder location and not keep storing in the C/profile

Yes. With a portable/standalone installation, it does not store its data in the appdata folder. It stores its data in the profile/data folder in the install folder.

C/profile (why cant that older be rather moved to the new location?)

For a regular installation of Opera that uses the appdata folder, you can indeed move the folder somewhere else. But, you have to modify Opera's shortcuts (desktop shortcut, start menu shortcut, pinned taskbar shortcut) and adjust the command to tell Opera where to look for the folder.

For example, if you want your Opera data to be on your D: drive in a folder named "operadata", you can go in the properties of Opera's shortcuts and change the target command on the shortcut tab from:

"C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\launcher.exe"

to

"C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\launcher.exe" "--user-data-dir=d:\operadata"

That will of course create new data unless you move your data from from the appdata folders to there.

The downside to doing things that way is if Opera is ever started without using your modified shortcuts (via a file association or clicking on a URL in another program), Opera won't look for "d:\operadat" and will use the appdata folders instead (where your data will no longer be) and will create fresh data there in the appdata folders.

So, that's why it's just easier to create a portable/standalone installation on D: for example as it will use the profile/data folder in its install folder no matter how its opened. You can't set a portable/standalone installation as the default browser though without a 3rd-party too like method number 2 at https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/register-firefox-portable-with-default-apps/ for example.

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burnout426 Volunteer @lillollo last edited by burnout426

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

I would expect you wrote, copy them to the folder you like

Yeah, you can ignore my details and just interpret that as to put your data where it needs to go for your situation.

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@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

@lillollo

Note i downloaded
Opera_95.0.4635.90_Setup
called USB-version https://www.opera.com/download#opera-browser
even though it appear to be the same as the majority of other claimed

Opera_95.0.4635.90_Setup looks to be the normal, non-portable installer.

For the portable version, you'd normally goto https://www.opera.com/download#opera-usb and download Opera_PortableSetup.exe and then install it where you want it. However, since you're on Windows 7, I don't know if that setup file will give you version 95 that's compatible with Windows 7.

So, instead, you can goto https://www.opera.com/download#opera-95 to download the offline package listed there to get the normal, non-portable 95 installer. Then, when you launch it, you click "options", change the "install path" to where you want and change "install for" to "standalone installation" to make it a portable install. You already downloaded the non-portable 95 installer though. You just have to use the "options" in its installer to make a portable install on a different drive. if you want.

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lillollo @burnout426 last edited by lillollo

What does offline installation mean?

I have anyway unistsalled previous versions and installed the offline 64 files

You write
"Then, when you launch it, you click "options", change the "install path" to where you want and change "install for" to "standalone installation" to make it a portable install. "

Where is that option window in the opera setup?

To me it sounds like the things you want me to do are 2 separate operations?
Create a portable installer is a pre-installation meassure

And the second operation to relocate profile folder is where i find the change path that you want me to do in the first operation and i go through the shortcut (but then its allready installed)

"For example, if you want your Opera data to be on your drive in a folder named "operadata", you can go in the properties of Opera's shortcuts and change the target command on the shortcut tab from:

@burnout426 said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

@lillollo

Note i downloaded
Opera_95.0.4635.90_Setup
called USB-version https://www.opera.com/download#opera-browser
even though it appear to be the same as the majority of other claimed

Opera_95.0.4635.90_Setup looks to be the normal, non-portable installer.

For the portable version, you'd normally goto https://www.opera.com/download#opera-usb and download Opera_PortableSetup.exe and then install it where you want it. However, since you're on Windows 7, I don't know if that setup file will give you version 95 that's compatible with Windows 7.

So, instead, you can goto https://www.opera.com/download#opera-95 to download the offline package listed there to get the normal, non-portable 95 installer. Then, when you launch it, you click "options", change the "install path" to where you want and change "install for" to "standalone installation" to make it a portable install. You already downloaded the non-portable 95 installer though. You just have to use the "options" in its installer to make a portable install on a different drive. if you want.

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burnout426 Volunteer @lillollo last edited by burnout426

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

What does offline installation mean?

Opera has 2 types of installers.

There's the net installer that's a small download (like 2MB) that doesn't actually include Opera's program files. The net installer instead fetches them from Opera's servers when you choose to install Opera.

The offline installer on the other hand is the big download file that includes all of Opera's program files in it so that you don't have to be connected to the net (aka, you're offline) to install Opera.

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burnout426 Volunteer @lillollo last edited by

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

You write
"Then, when you launch it, you click "options", change the "install path" to where you want and change "install for" to "standalone installation" to make it a portable install. "
Where is that option window in the opera setup?

You have to launch the installer first and then click "options".

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burnout426 Volunteer @lillollo last edited by

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

I used Opera portable version from 2021 before i was forced to reinstall windows 7

On the previous installation of Windows 7 you used a portable installation of Opera. But, on the new installation of Windows 7, what type of installation of Opera to you want to use? Do you want to use a regular installation or use a portable installation again?

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lillollo @burnout426 last edited by lillollo

@burnout426 said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

I used Opera portable version from 2021 before i was forced to reinstall windows 7

On the previous installation of Windows 7 you used a portable installation of Opera. But, on the new installation of Windows 7, what type of installation of Opera to you want to use? Do you want to use a regular installation or use a portable installation again?

I wanna create a portable installer according to your instructions below

"So, instead, you can goto https://www.opera.com/download#opera-95 to download the offline package listed there to get the normal, non-portable 95 installer. Then, when you launch it, you click "options", change the "install path" to where you want and change "install for" to "standalone installation" to make it a portable install. You already downloaded the non-portable 95 installer though. You just have to use the "options" in its installer to make a portable install on a different drive. if you want."

But your screenshot here didnt make it clearer how your "options button" will lead to "install path" settings

This is my pairing of what i think you request? and it looks a bit different

Installation path settings?

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burnout426 Volunteer @lillollo last edited by

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

But your screenshot here didnt make it clearer how your "options button" will lead to "install path" settings

If you click "options", you will see it. But, here's a pic:

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lillollo last edited by lillollo

Okay thanks i found it, your strange installer with a picture! of an opened opera interface, when i didnt find "options" in my installer i as you can see in my previous screenshot was forced to consider the farfetched possibility that the picture was a screenshot from inside your opended and allready installed Opera and its internal settings well operators have implemented unessesary feats before according to me

This is how my shit looks like, and now im going to reinstall

You will here from me again soon

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lillollo @lillollo last edited by lillollo

@burnout426 said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

But your screenshot here didnt make it clearer how your "options button" will lead to "install path" settings
If you click "options", you will see it. But, here's a pic:

Hello again after 5 months of silence Im satisfied with 95 build none Portable version

This folder of Opera Portable however have a serious problem i cant identify
when clicking launcher exe or opera.exe it will open browser but close down browser after 15 seconds, then it does a new attempt and autorestarts after the crash, and crash again after 15 seconds, it does this 3 or 4 times in a row, after that it will stop the autorestart attempts and you need to klick the exe file again if you wanna restart theauto closedown cycle

It does this without ant error message.
Can you extract some error report with leads? out of Opera

When i cant get into the browser it makes it hard to have time to extract and transfer the
unsaved data like all bookmarks that needs to be exported and saves as a html file on my computer.
Here you can see the folder to see if you can see any traces of files that may trigger the autoclosedown, either some files need to be removed or replaced or what do you think?

could be inside the profile folder also

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burnout426 Volunteer @lillollo last edited by

@lillollo said in Opera portable transfer old profile troubles:

it does this 3 or 4 times in a row

Yes. Opera has an autorestart after crash feature that it tries a few times and then gives up.

First thing I would do is rename the "profile" folder to "profile old" and try to start Opera. If it doesn't crash any longer, you know it's in your profile folder. When done testing, you can delete the new "profile" folder and rename "profile old" back to "profile".

Another thing you can do is try to start Opera in safe mode. In a command prompt:

cd "path to your Opera folder"

and then:

launcher --disable-gpu --disable-extensions

What's that do?

On a side note, hit Windows key + r, type control folders and press enter to load Explorer's folder options. On the "View" tab, uncheck "hide extensions for known file types". That way you can see file extensions for Opera's files.