<![CDATA[restore passwords]]>Machine brokedown. Copied Opera folder to another computer and everything is there except saved passwords. How do i restore these?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/29585/restore-passwordsRSS for NodeSun, 08 Mar 2026 05:33:05 GMTSun, 11 Nov 2018 18:20:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to restore passwords on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:09:57 GMT]]>@leocg said in restore passwords:

Just login to sync

excellent - thanks for your help!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/158604https://forums.opera.com/post/158604Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:09:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to restore passwords on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:37:40 GMT]]>Just login to sync. Don't forget to enable passwords sync, what is not enabled by default.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/158603https://forums.opera.com/post/158603Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:37:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to restore passwords on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:58:44 GMT]]>@leocg OK I think I have most of the passwords in ff so it's not as bad as I expected. How do I use sync in future?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/158599https://forums.opera.com/post/158599Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:58:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to restore passwords on Sun, 11 Nov 2018 21:17:23 GMT]]>I don't think so because it's still a different machine.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/158566https://forums.opera.com/post/158566Sun, 11 Nov 2018 21:17:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to restore passwords on Sun, 11 Nov 2018 21:16:10 GMT]]>@leocg So if I set up my new pc account with same login credentials I should be able to restore passwords? Whats the procedure? Must it be identical operating system?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/158564https://forums.opera.com/post/158564Sun, 11 Nov 2018 21:16:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to restore passwords on Sun, 11 Nov 2018 18:50:01 GMT]]>Saved passwords are encrypted using your OS login credentials, so they can not be used in another computer or by another user. You can only move/copy saved passwords between computers through sync.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/158542https://forums.opera.com/post/158542Sun, 11 Nov 2018 18:50:01 GMT