<![CDATA[Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder]]>Hi there, I've been using Opera GX. Today I was cleaning my temp folder, which I do regularly.
And after I have finished, my PC started to act weird, folders wouldn't open anymore.
So I restarted my PC and eveything went back to normal except that all my bookmarks, passwords and etc from Opera were gone.
I didn't have a Opera sync account, so I'm hoping there was any other way to recover those things...

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/40019/bookmarks-deleted-after-cleaning-temp-folderRSS for NodeSun, 11 Oct 2026 19:30:54 GMTThu, 23 Apr 2020 17:50:23 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:13:35 GMT]]>@iriatum This is a forum mainly for users to try to help each other. Opera employees may come an reply here eventually but we should not expect any answers from them.

So what we, users, do here is use our own experience and/or the ones from other users shared here to try to help solving issues.

And yes, there will be a lot of guessing and some issues won't be able to be solved.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207982https://forums.opera.com/post/207982Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:13:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:04:13 GMT]]>@iriatum Those are the two possibilities for the question /discussion I was replying to.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207981https://forums.opera.com/post/207981Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:04:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Sat, 25 Apr 2020 21:46:05 GMT]]>@leocg is this just a guess, since you never request any logs from 3 of us who face same issue! (I don't know how this works but I know what other moderator in other forums will do "Basic" things to figure out)

Anyway....
I have no problem with that at all, but what case this issue?

" Lost All Bookmarks "

So I'll try my best to avoid it next time?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207965https://forums.opera.com/post/207965Sat, 25 Apr 2020 21:46:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Sat, 25 Apr 2020 19:32:19 GMT]]>@iriatum Then they weren't created. Or they were lost.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207957https://forums.opera.com/post/207957Sat, 25 Apr 2020 19:32:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:41:59 GMT]]>@leocg I can't find any other file name "Bookmark" than these 2 ....
(Bookmarks & BookmarksExtras)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207955https://forums.opera.com/post/207955Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:41:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Sat, 25 Apr 2020 14:07:49 GMT]]>@iriatum The same as the original one.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207887https://forums.opera.com/post/207887Sat, 25 Apr 2020 14:07:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:35:55 GMT]]>@leocg In which folder do you mean? I can't find any other file name "Bookmark" than these 2 ....
(Bookmarks & BookmarksExtras)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207859https://forums.opera.com/post/207859Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:35:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:02:21 GMT]]>@iriatum Bpokmarks files also has a duplicate named Bookmarks.bak.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207848https://forums.opera.com/post/207848Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:02:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:48:18 GMT]]>@leocg hay mate, apologies for late reply!

If you open the Bookmarks file in a text editor, do you see any sign of your bookmarks?
Before I bother to search for solution, I tried to open the folder you mentioned and take a look around for any missing file/folder, first I checked Bookmarks was completely empty "NO URL" (VSC editor) ...
Now; while writing this line i double checked, still nothing!!!
Yesterday, I started to bookmark what I remembered, by visit each or googling 😞 this gona take ages ....

BTW: there are 2 files:

  • bookmarks (which is suppose to be contained url) ALMOST EMPTY
  • BookmarksExtras (unreadable)

Answering your question: No, there is no sign of any HOPE!

However, worth to mention that most of files/folders duplicated? doubled and/or tripled same name but ended with:

  • .backup
  • .old
  • .tmp
  • .log

Unfortunately, bookmarks not one of them?
Even thou, my curiosity took me deep into folders, while I am 100% that bookmarks long gone "deleted" In a way or another....
My suspicious caused this issue one of the following; either it is (updating Windows) or (updating Opera) last version, there is no other way?

I am 100% positive , because ..

  1. No one touched my computer!
  2. I didn't use any third-party tools to "clean" my PC? as mentioned previously post...
  3. I was trying to start some project, that's why I collect all of these URL, otherwise ... why bothering ?
    I mean I never go further without backing up my stuff? so I have my old bookmarks...

My problem is: ALL Bookmarks disappeared just like that?
I read articles at windows center, talking about last cumulative update can causes some issues and "delete files" one of them!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207845https://forums.opera.com/post/207845Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:48:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:43:18 GMT]]>@iriatum If you open the Bookmarks file in a text editor, do you see any sign of your bookmarks?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207750https://forums.opera.com/post/207750Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:43:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:55:37 GMT]]>It seems no one have solution to get lost bookmarks back...

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207734https://forums.opera.com/post/207734Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:55:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:20:50 GMT]]>@iriatum I was just trying to see if the directory was in the wrong place for some reason.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207671https://forums.opera.com/post/207671Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:20:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:08:59 GMT]]>@leocg,
Here > C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable
What does this have to do with our problem!!
What about lost bookmarks? is it gone already? deleted while use windows clean tool? seriously?

I clean my PC using windows tool, shutdown my PC & then went to work, didn't noticed any changed because I didn't use browser at that time? it's just regularly clean "BASIC" I didn't even use Opera cleaner tool or any others ...!!!

Once I try to open a link "Opera my default browser" I saw there is new update I didn't hesitate to press relaunched to open Opera without bookmarks?

Bookmarks is completely empty .... it says: "Add your first bookmark using ❤"

Is there anyway to get old bookmarks back?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207670https://forums.opera.com/post/207670Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:08:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:55:12 GMT]]>@drakerin0 Seems OK.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207667https://forums.opera.com/post/207667Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:55:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:51:45 GMT]]>@leocg It says: "C:\Users\drakerin0\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable"

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207664https://forums.opera.com/post/207664Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:51:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:44:12 GMT]]>@drakerin0 In menu > help >about Opera, what is the path to the profile directory?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207661https://forums.opera.com/post/207661Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:44:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:40:57 GMT]]>@iriatum GX is just Opera with a different UI and a couple of different features.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207659https://forums.opera.com/post/207659Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:40:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:39:44 GMT]]>Hello,

Perhaps no one look at Opera GX section?
Since I am using "Stable" version, not GX, but I believe Stable/GX are almost similar bookmarks system.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207651https://forums.opera.com/post/207651Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:39:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:20:21 GMT]]>Same? You were cleaning your temp folder too?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207642https://forums.opera.com/post/207642Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:20:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bookmarks Deleted after cleaning temp folder on Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:14:59 GMT]]>same? this is ridiculous!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/207625https://forums.opera.com/post/207625Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:14:59 GMT