Problem signing in after moving roaming profile

A Former User @zalex108

@zalex108 Opera knows about the location of the AppData directories, as the about page states. Setting up symbolic links would rather create new confusion in the setup than solving things.

I just would like to trace / log / check what Opera thinks it is doing and why it fails.

Moving the roaming folder is a typical measure - and the expectation is that Opera would act as usually afterwards - but it does not. While all bookmarks etc are still there, the login into synchronization is broken and all user names and passwords for web sites seem to be gone.

I just want to understand what happened, what the current problem is and how to fix it.

A Former User @burnout426

@burnout426 Yes, Windows gives you the option and fails to do so - thank you, Microsoft.

I misread the path of the cache folder the first time: the cache folder does exist and always existed and has not been rebuilt.

Let's assume that the problem lies within the roaming folder. Can you tell me, which files are used for synchronization?

All my user names and passwords are gone.

burnout426

burnout426 Volunteer @Guest

@vince42 said in Problem signing in after moving roaming profile:

Can you tell me, which files are used for synchronization?

Not sure, but when adding a bookmark or speeddial, I see SyncData.sqlite3 in the syncdata folder being modified with the new entry.

If I was to try based on not knowing much, I'd close Opera, delete the syncdata folder, login data file (and journal file with it). Then, I'd start Opera and see if I could log in to sync again. If not, I'd close down Opera and look in the "Preferences" file for things I could delete related to sync. I'd back up the whole Opera roaming folder though first and restore the whole thing if none of that helped. Maybe someone else will know more details though.

A Former User @Guest

@vince42 i think ya said you moved the whole Windows Roaming folder location.. The security attributes of the orginal has to be same as the new one.. Also if your using win 10.. sum of the files could have been locked.. not sure tho.. maybe ya could try in Safe Mode..

i agree with zalex108 about Symbolic Link..

mklink /j

Do this once you're done moving the folder using the official way (Properties > Location).

This command assumes you have moved the AppData\Roaming\ to D:\yourusernamehere\AppData\Roaming.

mklink /j C:\Users\yourusernamehere\AppData\Roaming D:\yourusernamehere\AppData\Roaming

Note this works best win 7 maybe with win 10 in safe mode

A Former User @burnout426

@burnout426 I will give that a try and yes, making a backup before executing such kind of operation is always a good idea. It's a shame that there is no good documentation for Opera, where we could read up all these questions. It would be very interesting to know which files are responsible for which features and are affected by which mechanisms.

@nvmjustagirl Moving the roaming folder is a Windows feature, therefore all attributes are conserved. I had locked files during the move, but none of them was related to Opera. Making a symbolic link does not fix the problem at all as Opera does not have the problem that it cannot find the folder - it recognizes the folder locations. The suggested 'mklink /j' is considered to be deprecated, by the way.

leocg

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest

@vince42 Try checking if opera://sync-internals/ gives you any hint on what may be happening.

A Former User @Guest

Try 'n to do what you're try ' n to do immediately kills all "metro" applications and components and disables Start Menu. And win 10 updates may not work + uninstalling n e progs.. manual.. If not done right..

if you was gonna move 1 or 2 folders from roaming would be safer i guess.. Are you running outta room on that drive..

zalex108

zalex108

Try to check the installer_prefs.json file, and change the profile type from false to True.

"You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

A Former User @Guest

@nvmjustagirl said in Problem signing in after moving roaming profile:

Try 'n to do what you're try ' n to do immediately kills all "metro" applications and components and disables Start Menu. And win 10 updates may not work + uninstalling n e progs.. manual.. If not done right..

if you was gonna move 1 or 2 folders from roaming would be safer i guess.. Are you running outta room on that drive..

I am doing this for a living, trust me: it works, nothing is broken - you just need to know what you do and you're fine.

A Former User

@leocg @zalex108 those are both promising tips, thank you - will check that out.

A Former User @zalex108

@zalex108 said in Problem signing in after moving roaming profile:

Try to check the installer_prefs.json file, and change the profile type from false to True.

I switched from false to true, started Opera and were able to start the synchronization. All bookmarks, settings etc were gone though.

Then I switched back to false, were able to log in and at least my bookmarks and settings came back. My passwords seem also to be restored now.

Thank you for this hint!!! 1,000 Kudos!

zalex108

zalex108 @Guest

@vince42

"You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

A Former User @zalex108

@zalex108 said in Problem signing in after moving roaming profile:

@vince42

hug

leocg

leocg Moderator Volunteer

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