Custom thumbnails in Speed Dial not working any more

[maesehn]

maesehn last edited by

Since a few weeks, i can't customize the thumbnail any more when i add a new page in my favorites. I do it but when i open Speed Dial, the link appears as a classic thumbnail with a random color background and the (white, most of the time) url in the foreground.
Worst, if i modify an old link that was already customised before this bug appears, the thumbnail goes back to a classic text-over-colorfull-background item…
It's sad because it was a really great way to quickly find items in Speed Dial!

Up to date Opera for Windows (v54.0.2952.54 as i am writing)

[zalex108]

zalex108 last edited by

Try renaming BookmarksExtra.
Follow the signature's BackUp link to find out paths and other related info.

Or Look at How to report problems in Opera.

For the clean profile:

• Opera Help > Crashes and issues.
  | - And rename the profile folder -.

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[maesehn]

maesehn last edited by

YES!!! I renamed "BookmarksExtra" and Speed Dial has gone back to normal operation!
Thank you very much for your help @zalex108!

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For those who are also in trouble, here is exactly what i've done (Windows 7 64-bit, Opera for Windows v54.0.2952.64 Stable) :

• opened the "O" menu and clicked on "About Opera" ;
• under "Paths" i noticed [Ctrl+C] the directory path where my profile is stored ("C:\Users\MYNAME\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable") ;
• quit Opera ;
• opened Windows File Explorer, pasted [Ctrl+V] the directory path in the address bar and hit [Enter] ;
• there was a file named "BookmarksExtra" (with no extension) that i simply renamed [F2] "BookmarksExtra2" ;
• reopened Opera, opened a new tab and… "Oh no! more lemmings! all my custom thumbnails disappeared!!!" "Don't panic. It's OK." ;
• quit Opera again and noticed it created a new "BookmarksExtra" file ;
• deleted this new file and renamed [F2] the old "BookmarksExtra2" back in to "BookmarksExtra" ;
• reopened Opera and… tada! my custom thumbnails reappearred, the one i loose during the bug period are customisable as before and i can add new ones!
• let's say it again: YES!!!

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Speed Dial thumbnails are working fine for me right now but I've experienced this problem before.

[zalex108]

zalex108 last edited by

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