Can't restore data from backup

[Nhire]

Nhire last edited by

I'm fresh after a format. Before I did format my main drive I copied the contents of my Opera folders. I have the files for bookmarks, sessions, extensions etc, but opera does not help me in any way when it comes to reading them and getting all my data back. I tried to import them from those files but quite literally nothing happens.
When I open those files with text editor I can see all my bookmarks, so I know I have them. Please someone help me... I'm going crazy here...

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nhire last edited by

@Nhire So you backed up your old profile directory and, after the new installation, you pasted the content of the backup in the new profile directory?

And you can not get your data back?

So you don't see any bookmarks in the bookmarks page, for example?

[Nhire]

Nhire @leocg last edited by

@leocg No. I can read the bookmarks I made in that file, but I don't get my bookmarks back

[Nhire]

Nhire @Nhire last edited by leocg

Finally fixed it. Used a online tool and converted my bookmarks.bat into an html file, which finally worked. I feel so light now I could fly.

[Nhire]

Nhire @Nhire last edited by

now question is, how do I get back my history, extensions and so on. if anybody can help, please do.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @Nhire last edited by

@Nhire For history, you can replace the "History" file in the profile folder (path to profile folder is shown at the URL opera://about) with the "History" file in your backup. If that doesn't work though, you're out of luck as far as history goes.

For extensions, you need to reinstall them. The only way they will work from a backup is if you use the backup on the same user account (with the same password) on the same installation of your operating system. If anything is different (in your case, everything is different after the format) the backup is useless as far as extensions go.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nhire last edited by

@Nhire Why did you need to do that? Didn't you back up the whole profile directory? Didn't you back up the Bookmarks file?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nhire last edited by

@Nhire If you backed up the old profile directory and pasted the pasted the content in the new profile directory, you should have gotten your bookmarks and history back

For extensions, you need to reinstall them from the backup.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nhire last edited by

@Nhire Best thing to do in situations like that is to use Sync and back up the profile directory.