Passwords are not saved
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A Former User last edited by Apr 15, 2019, 6:10 AM
I tried again to switch from my old FF to Opera. Newest version 36.0.2130.80. I am asked if the passwords should be saved, but they are not saved. I searched this forum, tried everything, nothing works. The password list from settings remains empty. I tried to import a lot of bookmarks and passwords from FF, no bookmarks, no passwords. If this error remains, I have to stay with FF, very sad. What can I do? Any help?
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sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by Apr 15, 2019, 7:13 AM
You said 36, so that means you are using Windows XP or Vista - for anything more recent it would be 60. It should still be able to save passwords though...
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A Former User last edited by Apr 15, 2019, 12:43 PM
@sgunhouse
You are right, its still the wonderful Windows-XP...
But is it supposed to work with XP? Doesn't seem so. -
sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by Apr 15, 2019, 2:57 PM
Does it save bookmarks? If you were having problems with your profile, then you wouldn't be able to save passwords or bookmarks ... so if bookmarks are fine it isn't a profile issue.
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A Former User last edited by Apr 15, 2019, 5:43 PM
@sgunhouse
Yes, it does save bookmarks. New bookmarks, the import von FF doesn't work, no error message, but no result. According to another hint, I gave full access to the profile directory - no change. -
A Former User last edited by Apr 15, 2019, 6:05 PM
I tried to import bookmarks. First try - directly over the settings. Opera says ok, but nothing is there. Second try - export from FF to HTML-File, import with Opera addon. Addon says everything ok, xxx bookmarks imported, but nothing is there.
I think, Opera has severe problems. I will stay with FF. Thanks for your help.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426 Apr 15, 2019, 9:04 PM Apr 15, 2019, 9:03 PM
You could close down Opera and delete the "Login Data" and "Login Data-journal" files in the Opera profile folder to see if it helps.
You could also goto the URL
opera://flagsin Opera and search for "autocomplete" to see if there's an option to override "autocomplete=off" on web pages to make sure Opera is offering to save passwords. Not sure if that option was in 36 though. -
A Former User last edited by Apr 16, 2019, 5:06 AM
@burnout426
Thanks. I tried this - no success. Sad. -
burnout426 Volunteer last edited by Apr 16, 2019, 8:37 AM
@hjk1 I don't remember. Maybe Opera 36 required that you have a password for your Windows user account set before it'd save passwords. So, try that if you don't have one set.
It might be some security software or Opera extensions interfering with Opera. Then again, maybe it requires some update that WinXP that isn't installed. Or, maybe one of the last XP updates broke something. Or, maybe it was just broken in Opera 36 on WinXP. where 36 works on newer OS's.
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sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by Apr 16, 2019, 8:49 AM
36 worked on XP SP3 at the time.. The last version listed on the FTP site is 36.0.2130.80 as you can see here: http://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera-winxpvista/
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by Apr 16, 2019, 8:50 AM
@sgunhouse said in Passwords are not saved:
36 worked on XP SP3 at the time.
Saving of passwords specifically worked? (I don't remember)
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sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by Apr 16, 2019, 8:53 AM
At the time. That is, 9 August 2016.
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A Former User last edited by Apr 29, 2019, 5:35 AM
@sgunhouse
I tried everything, every single hint in this forum. Nothing works.
Finally I deinstalled Opera, erased all files and directories of Opera
and installed completely new. The problems are still the same.
Opera 36.0.2130.80 does not work as it should.
I wanted to switch from Firefox to the much better Opera,
but without password saving, its useless for me.
Can anyone please close this thread, its not solved,
but useless to keep it open anymore.
Thanks for help to everyone. -
leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by Apr 29, 2019, 5:47 AM
Do you use a password to login into your OS?
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by Apr 29, 2019, 7:31 AM
@hjk1 Can you set one to see if it makes a difference?
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A Former User last edited by Apr 29, 2019, 2:11 PM
@burnout426
No, I don't want to do this. I'm afraid to lock my pc. I don't trust MS.
My wife uses the same XP and the same Opera, no OS password.
Her passwords are saved. Strange. -
leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by Apr 29, 2019, 2:13 PM
If her passwords are saved then most probably setting up an OS user and password won't make a difference.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by Apr 29, 2019, 2:16 PM
Did you try using a clean profile directory?
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by Apr 29, 2019, 2:21 PM
@hjk1 You can create another user account on Windows for testing and set a password for it. That will also give you a fresh Opera profile to test with and it won't interfere with your current Opera and current user account. When you're done testing, you can delete the user account.
