<![CDATA[How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20?]]>I'm setting up a new PC and have installed both Opera 12.16 and Opera 20 side-by-side (because Opera 20 can't handle the thousands of bookmarks I have).

Now I want to import some of my bookmarks from Opera 12 into 20, just the few I have displayed in the Opera 12 personal bar. When I go to Opera > More tools > Bookmark importer, however, I find it greyed out. I assume this is because I installed Opera 20 before I copied across my Opera 12 bookmarks from my old PC.

How can I let Opera 20 know there are now Opera 12 bookmarks to import?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/1077/how-do-i-re-import-opera-12-bookmarks-into-opera-20RSS for NodeMon, 09 Mar 2026 07:24:13 GMTThu, 06 Mar 2014 05:14:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20? on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:21:37 GMT]]>@shtyrec:

Open a command prompt (I do it by opening the Run window and typing "cmd", without the quotes);

In the command prompt change directory to the Opera application folder (on my x64 computer this is C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera);

Then, in the command prompt type "launcher --presto-small-prefs-dir={ROAMING_PROFILE_DIR}", without the quotes, replacing {ROAMING_PROFILE_DIR} with the folder that contains your Opera 12 profile (ie the folder that contains your Opera 12 bookmarks.adr). For me that folder was C:\Users{MY USER NAME}\AppData\Roaming\Opera\Opera.

This will launch Opera 20, replacing the profile with the converted Opera 12 one.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/30223https://forums.opera.com/post/30223Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:21:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20? on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:07:56 GMT]]>@shtyrec

"--presto-small-prefs-dir=ROAMING_PROFILE_DIR" are commandline-options.

Take a look at the directory where you installed your opera and use launcher.exe 😉

You can find the directory with "opera:about" (in OPERA 20) under Paths -> Install.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/30163https://forums.opera.com/post/30163Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:07:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20? on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:35:54 GMT]]>omg where is this file and how to start with "--presto-small-prefs-dir=ROAMING_PROFILE_DIR"

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/30156https://forums.opera.com/post/30156Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:35:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20? on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:18:04 GMT]]>You're welcome, I'm glad, that it looks like a useful tool to you 😉

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/30101https://forums.opera.com/post/30101Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:18:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20? on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:30:38 GMT]]>Thanks l33t. Transmute looks like a useful tool.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/30091https://forums.opera.com/post/30091Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:30:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20? on Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:30:31 GMT]]>

I would like to be able to re-import my 12 bookmarks into 20 on a regular basis.
Hi Simontewsg, for that purpose you can try to use the "Transmute" for Windows, which I mentioned here.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/30071https://forums.opera.com/post/30071Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:30:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20? on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:40:39 GMT]]>

I take it then, that I can't re-import bookmarks from 12 into 20 if I want to keep my 20 profile?

In fact, i don't know. I don't know if the bookmark importer will be kept enabled or not.
If so, i guess you can import them without losing your profile.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/30064https://forums.opera.com/post/30064Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:40:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20? on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:33:24 GMT]]>Excellent, worked perfectly, thank you.

I take it then, that I can't re-import bookmarks from 12 into 20 if I want to keep my 20 profile?

I'm probably using 20 now more than 12 (nicer browsing experience) but I still maintain my bookmarks in 12 so I would like to be able to re-import my 12 bookmarks into 20 on a regular basis.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/30062https://forums.opera.com/post/30062Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:33:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do I re-import Opera 12 bookmarks into Opera 20? on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 05:58:48 GMT]]>Have you installed Opera 12.16 on its default folders, including the profile one? It's the 32 bit version?

Opera should have asked you about importing your Presto profile.

Well, you can start Opera 20 with "--presto-small-prefs-dir=ROAMING_PROFILE_DIR" (without the quotes and with the correct path to your Opera Presto profile) and it should enable bookmarks importer. Note that you may lost your current Opera Blink profile.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/30049https://forums.opera.com/post/30049Thu, 06 Mar 2014 05:58:48 GMT