Fotgot Password, old PC Gone
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slyfoxakay last edited by
So basically...
To keep a long story short, my old pc got lots during repairs and ever since I was never able to find out my old opera password. This obviously means that I cant sync passwords because "I can't prove my idenidity" to my old passwords.Is it possible to have my old data (everything before I changed my password in december/January) wiped and therefor have my passwords syncable again?
I have full access to my emal and phone number that is being used.
(not 100% sure if my phone number is even registered in my account)Thank you
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leocg
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@slyfoxakay To decrypt your synced saved passwords, you need to provide your password.
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slyfoxakay last edited by slyfoxakay
@leocg Yeah exactly, I don't have that password because it's apparently a different one from the google password which is the account link I use to log in. I tried looking for any way to change the password but even if I changed it, would that fix the main issue?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@slyfoxakay Changing your Opera account password will not solve the problem, since the passwords were encrypted using the old password.
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slyfoxakay last edited by
@leocg I forgot my opera password because I had it writen down on the pc that got lost during repairs. Again, I don't want to have my old passwords, I just want to be able to sync them. That's why I'm asking if the old passwords can be wiped
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@slyfoxakay As I said, to synchronize your passwords you need to decrypt them and you need your old Opera account password to do that.
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slyfoxakay last edited by
@leocg so you're saying nothing can be done if i dont find that old password?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@slyfoxakay Yep, that's it. The only other way to recover your passwords would be by exporting them, what demands access to the old computer.