<![CDATA[My bookmarks are gone.]]>I don't use bookmarks that much, but today I wanted to see something I had bookmarked but I found out my bookmarks weren't there!

I formatted my computer a while ago, maybe it was when it happened? I also updated Opera after that, but I don't know if that's the reason.

I'm sure I had everything ticked (bookmarks, history, passwords...) before formatting so I wouldn't lose anything, but apparently I did. In fact, my history and passwords were also lost, because I tried searching for a website I had visited before and couldn't find it in history. Also I had to re-input all my passwords, I just didn't check the bookmarks back then.

Why bother having sync if it doesn't work?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/19163/my-bookmarks-are-goneRSS for NodeWed, 15 Jul 2026 08:18:52 GMTTue, 07 Feb 2017 05:25:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:09:09 GMT]]>

Yeah, I could have done something like that, but my HD was busted, copying files from it probably was going to be a pain.

Well...

So, Mmmmm do it for future installations xD

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/115114https://forums.opera.com/post/115114Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:09:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:56:40 GMT]]>

Pick Hirens Boot or Linux Live to back up files on an unbootable Hard Disk.
%AppData% back up saves lot of time to restore some apps settings, also Opera profile, by default it's there, so it's a good place to have a look and save some folder.

Yeah, I could have done something like that, but my HD was busted, copying files from it probably was going to be a pain.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/115111https://forums.opera.com/post/115111Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:56:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:28:50 GMT]]>

but my Windows wasn't even booting because my HD was failing. I had to format fast and I only saved a little bit of important data.

Pick Hirens Boot or Linux Live to back up files on an unbootable Hard Disk.

%AppData% back up saves lot of time to restore some apps settings, also Opera profile, by default it's there, so it's a good place to have a look and save some folder.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/115107https://forums.opera.com/post/115107Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:28:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:51:53 GMT]]>

If you use a sync service as a backup service, you are doing it wrong.

Haha, I guess you're right.
I would have done an actual backup, but my Windows wasn't even booting because my HD was failing. I had to format fast and I only saved a little bit of important data.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/115019https://forums.opera.com/post/115019Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:51:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:45:15 GMT]]>

Well, guess I just can't trust opera sync

If you use a sync service as a backup service, you are doing it wrong.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/115014https://forums.opera.com/post/115014Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:45:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:30:06 GMT]]>

Nope, none of my old data is there, only the newest.

So your old data was never synced. Or you have reset it at some point.

Well, guess I just can't trust opera sync 😛

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/115012https://forums.opera.com/post/115012Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:30:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:29:41 GMT]]>

Any system bckp before formatting?
You may check there inside your user folder %AppData%

nah, I had to do a full format, no old files were saved.
and %appdata% is not something I usually back up lol.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/115011https://forums.opera.com/post/115011Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:29:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Mon, 13 Feb 2017 02:45:54 GMT]]>Any system bckp before formatting?

You may check there inside your user folder %AppData%

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/114946https://forums.opera.com/post/114946Mon, 13 Feb 2017 02:45:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:21:30 GMT]]>

Nope, none of my old data is there, only the newest.

So your old data was never synced. Or you have reset it at some point.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/114532https://forums.opera.com/post/114532Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:21:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:49:39 GMT]]>

Check https://sync.opera.com/web/ to see if you your synced data is there.

Nope, none of my old data is there, only the newest.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/114527https://forums.opera.com/post/114527Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:49:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My bookmarks are gone. on Tue, 07 Feb 2017 11:57:23 GMT]]>Check https://sync.opera.com/web/ to see if you your synced data is there.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/114514https://forums.opera.com/post/114514Tue, 07 Feb 2017 11:57:23 GMT