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    • Nav-Null
      Nav-Null @sgunhouse last edited by Nav-Null

      @sgunhouse Even if the cache and profile is already on the disk I want to move my installation to?

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @Nav-Null last edited by

        @Nav-Null If you used it as the other user, it'll be unreadable. If you used it as your current user (the one you're keeping) then it'll be fine with a new install.

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nav-Null last edited by

          @Nav-Null Enable synchronization, give it enough time to synchronize your data.
          Then enable Sync in the new user and check if data was synced and which data.

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nav-Null last edited by

            @Nav-Null Do you already use Opera with the user you are keeping?

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              Nav-Null @leocg last edited by

              @leocg I'm assuming you're asking if my cache and opera userdata is on my current windows user, to which I say yes.

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nav-Null last edited by

                @Nav-Null That I already knew, I was asking about the installation directory.

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                  Nav-Null @leocg last edited by

                  @leocg In that case no, which is why I made this post.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nav-Null last edited by

                    @Nav-Null And how are you using Opera in the current user if it was installed for another user? Probably Opera was installed for all users, wasn't it?

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                      Nav-Null @leocg last edited by

                      @leocg The new user didn't even exist when I installed the browser, but when I open the "about opera" page it tells me the cache and profile is stored in my current one and the installation is stored in the old one for some reason.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nav-Null last edited by

                        @Nav-Null That's kinda strange. when you install Opera, you choose to do it for current user only or to all users.
                        If you choose to install it for current user only, Opera usually installs to C:/Users/< username>/AppData/ ....
                        If you install it for all users, it usually installs in C:/Program Files

                        Anyway, just reinstall Opera for the current user.

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