How inconsiderate of you, Dave.

Just remembering that if you delete/change anything in your Opera installation, it will be mirrored in the server's copy. So it may work as a backup in case of a crash and/or if you need to do a clean install of Opera but not in a case of erroneous remove of data.

Indeed so!
Only a regular backup of the Opera profile folder on your computer will do that, or better still a regular backup of your whole computer!

it also acts as a backup mechanism

Just remembering that if you delete/change anything in your Opera installation, it will be mirrored in the server's copy. So it may work as a backup in case of a crash and/or if you need to do a clean install of Opera but not in a case of erroneous remove of data.

So I need to create an account? And then, what? Upload the passwords and then download them into the new PC? Is that the idea?
Sorry for my silly questions.
As the guy in the first post said, I wish people would stop assuming that everyone knows what they are talking about.
Ed

Although Sync can of course be used for its obvious purpose of synchronising Opera data between different devices, which is its primary purpose, it also acts as a backup mechanism even if you only have one installation, as your Opera data is saved on Opera's servers and can be restored from there.
I would recommend anyone to enable Sync even if they only have one copy of Opera.
In your case it does depend on you still being able to run the original copy of Opera to get the information to the server.

So I need to create an account?

To be able to use your saved passwords in others installations of Opera on different computers or OS accounts, yes.

And then, what?

Then Opera will sync your data and you be able to use it in another Opera installation by logging in.

You enable Sync and then password synchronisation.
I have no idea what you are talking about, sorry.

Menu > synchronisation (or something like that).

I have no idea what you are talking about, sorry.

Now, my last question: how do I copy the login info from one PC to the other?

You enable Sync and then password synchronisation.

You can't manually copy the login info file from one computer to another because it will not work, since the file is encrypted using your OS account info.

Now, my last question: how do I copy the login info from one PC to the other?

OK, this still isn't very clear, but I had a hunch and it worked.
Go to the Other Speed Dials page. Then...
Ctrl-a
Ctrl-c
Go to the speed dial bookmark and
Ctrl-v

Which is exactly what I said to do!

How do I open them on the start page?

Copy them from 'other speed dials' to 'speed dial'

You need to copy them using the Bookmarks Manager from the "Other Speed Dials" folder to the "Speed Dial" folder, as I said earlier.
It's the entries in the latter folder that are actually displayed as the "start page".
If it has the default Speed Dial entries in it at the moment, delete them all, and then copy and paste the set of Speed Dial entries that you want over to the folder.

OK, this still isn't very clear, but I had a hunch and it worked.

Go to the Other Speed Dials page. Then...

Ctrl-a
Ctrl-c

Go to the speed dial bookmark and

Ctrl-v

Sorry, didn't mean to say folder, wanted to say file.
Yes, they are in the Other Speed Dials folder in the bookmarks manager. How do I open them on the start page?

You need to copy them using the Bookmarks Manager from the "Other Speed Dials" folder to the "Speed Dial" folder, as I said earlier.
It's the entries in the latter folder that are actually displayed as the "start page".
If it has the default Speed Dial entries in it at the moment, delete them all, and then copy and paste the set of Speed Dial entries that you want over to the folder.
That should be it.

I have copied over the bookmarks folder and all bookmarks are on the new HD

What bookmarks folder? You need the Bookmarks files (Bookmarks and Bookmarks Extra) from Opera's profile folder.

Nothing. As the comment above yours said, they are probably in the 'Other Speed Dials' folder in the bookmarks manager.

I did not find a speed dial folder nor a speed dial file to copy.

Did you read the entire topic? Speed Dials are part of bookmarks and therefore are stored in Bookmarks file.

I guess I'm getting confused now also. I know that on my new Opera install I can go to the bookmarks mgr and under "Other Speed Dials" I can see my speed dial from the desktop computer.

But I think I wanted what the OP wanted, a way to copy the speed dial from one computer to another.

I have tried copying the bookmarks and bookmarksextra files but that has not accomplished anything.

Yes, they are in the Other Speed Dials folder in the bookmarks manager. How do I open them on the start page?

I have copied over the bookmarks folder and all bookmarks are on the new HD

What bookmarks folder? You need the Bookmarks files (Bookmarks and Bookmarks Extra) from Opera's profile folder.

However, the speed dial on the new install is empty, just the "Plus" sign. What did I do wrong?

Nothing. As the comment above yours said, they are probably in the 'Other Speed Dials' folder in the bookmarks manager.

I did not find a speed dial folder nor a speed dial file to copy.

Did you read the entire topic? Speed Dials are part of bookmarks and therefore are stored in Bookmarks file.

Also how do I copy over all the login info?
Thanks,

Ed

Both Speed Dials and Bookmarks are stored in the same file.

Hmm. Just copied from one computer to another (Win 10, Opera 38.xx) where I had installed Opera brand new and I still have the default speed dial.

Is there another file needed?

Not only do I not know how to enable Sync; I have no other devices to Sync to

You don't need a second device to enable Sync.

All I want to know is how can I save my speeddial or Bookmarks so that I can put them on the new Harddrive. Is there a folder somewhere that they are stored in?

As the help page would show you, they are stored on files located in Opera's profile folder whose path can be found in Menu > About Opera.

Both Speed Dials and Bookmarks are stored in the same file.