<![CDATA[Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25]]>Hey,
I need to format my computer. Since Sync is only experimental, how do I backup my bookmarks without using Opera Link?
Going to write out all my passwords and usernames I suppose since Link can't do passwords..

Must say I'm rather disappointed though that Opera had these features, and instead of adding them to Blink Opera, works on tab previews, stash, and discover..But, whatever..I just need to back things up so I can format..

Thanks for any help!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/4531/export-bookmarks-in-opera-developer-25RSS for NodeSun, 07 Jun 2026 20:58:52 GMTSat, 16 Aug 2014 05:01:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:30:52 GMT]]>@vux777

Excellent extension for a long time use.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/86770https://forums.opera.com/post/86770Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:30:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:23:07 GMT]]>@benpope82
have you tried this extension for exporting bookmarks?
https://addons.opera.com/extensions/details/v7-bookmarks/

you don't need to dig through profile folders, it will export it as HTML sorted in tree
additionally with favicons

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/86688https://forums.opera.com/post/86688Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:23:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:46:06 GMT]]>Copying files is absolutely no problem. I can do it in 8 different programming languages myself. I doubt anyone finds that task over whelming . What makes it hard is listening to less than stellar answers and trying to use them to do it. Just the few I read "its in the opera folder". Well unfortunately in PCs it has 4 different folders. Appdata low and roaming, program data as well as its install folder. Not counting the app data ones in each profile. Opera s pretty good at hiding the folders you need to change anything too. I haven't looked hard for the bookmark folder but I did look for the base file that you need to change or add programs to opera and after a very long time I just quit. I searched all the folders stated . By the fourth time though besides falling asleep my eyes were burning because I started so late so Its possible I just kept over looking it or it was namedd way different than the examples I seen. The only simple way to show directories is to copy / paste or type the default path its probably on. Opera folder is not a direction. More a group policy of all folders of opera. On the hard drive and in the computer are not helpful either btw.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/86684https://forums.opera.com/post/86684Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:46:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:17:47 GMT]]>Hei! I have been frustrated about the fact that bookmarks management was way easier in previous versions of Opera, as far as I remember.

However, I found an extension that I hope can help those of you who want a simple solution.

Look here:

About the extension
Downloads 9,851
Category Productivity
Version 4.2
Size 9.8 KB
Last update Nov. 17, 2014
License Copyright 2014 escape75
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/bookmarks-import-export/?display=en

I JUST INSTALLED IT, AND IT WORKED JUST FINE.
SUPER-EASY TO USE

regards
from Norway!
OperaDigger1

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/80605https://forums.opera.com/post/80605Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:17:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:00:46 GMT]]>eirishgal, i saved the bms by 'select all' then 'copy&paste' to another browser

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/72575https://forums.opera.com/post/72575Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:00:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:10:46 GMT]]>Just what I was expecting for months! Thanks a lot! Saved my day!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/58045https://forums.opera.com/post/58045Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:10:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:05:38 GMT]]>Ahhh nice, let's try it... 🙂 Thanks!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/55598https://forums.opera.com/post/55598Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:05:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:50:38 GMT]]>It's released now 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/55592https://forums.opera.com/post/55592Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:50:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:03:19 GMT]]>I've written a bookmark export/import extension for Opera
that can export (backup) bookmarks, or import bookmarks from Chrome,
but it's not reviewed or approved yet, hopefully in the next couple days:

https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/bookmarks-import-export/

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/55234https://forums.opera.com/post/55234Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:03:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:39:39 GMT]]>Thanks for the help gryzor, I'll give it a try and see how it goes.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/55137https://forums.opera.com/post/55137Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:39:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:30:47 GMT]]>You need to install PHP for Windows first. Never tried it myself and have always been using a Linux box to do it (or you can set up a virtual machine) but there are PHP binaries for the Windows platform out there as well. Just google it. After you've installed it open a command prompt and type the commands in it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/55136https://forums.opera.com/post/55136Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:30:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:23:52 GMT]]>Hey, this script is something I have desperately been looking for, but just to make sure, in windows 7 home premium 64 bit, where do I type php opera25tohtmlbookmarks.php /path/to/opera/folder/Bookmarks outputfile.html ?

and.....when the html bookmarks file is created, how do I import it in opera 24?

To clarify, Opera 25 is crashing my old pc big time so I need to revert back to opera 24, but I want to make sure I export all the bookmarks first.

Thanks for any help?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/55075https://forums.opera.com/post/55075Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:23:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:57:07 GMT]]>Worked flawlessly. Thanks a lot!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53625https://forums.opera.com/post/53625Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:57:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:36:16 GMT]]>You also have to provide in the command line the file that contains the bookmarks in a json format. It's placed on your opera folder, and it's a file called, literally, Bookmarks, without extension.

Usage: php opera25_to_html_bookmarks.php /path/to/opera/folder/Bookmarks output_file.html

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53579https://forums.opera.com/post/53579Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:36:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:45:16 GMT]]>@razieliyo

Can you please explain how to run that script to me? I use windows and tried to run it like:
G:\php\php.exe G:\opera25_to_html_bookmarks.php

I have no idea how to do any of this.

It says:

Warning: file_get_contents(): Filename cannot be empty in G:\opera25_to_html_boo
kmarks.php on line 61

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in G:\opera25_to_html_bookmarks
.php on line 66

Warning: file_put_contents(): Filename cannot be empty in G:\opera25_to_html_boo
kmarks.php on line 80

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53433https://forums.opera.com/post/53433Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:45:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:46:39 GMT]]>

How hard can it be to copy a folder? Just click on About Opera, and the location is there. In Windows 7 it should be: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable. The bookmarks file is in that folder, which is your Opera profile. Right click on the folder, and save it where you want. You can copy the folder to a flash drive, dvd, zip, whatever. It should take a minute or two, that's all . . . It's not a bummer. It's simple. Or go into the profile, Opera Stable, and just save the bookmarks file in it. If you have the profile, you're saving more than bookmarks -- the Speed Dial, Stash, preferences, etc. So if you have the space, just save the whole profile. Otherwise, save the bookmarks file in the profile.

It's not hard. The problem is that the file "bookmarks" is not compatible with nothing else!!! Just try to copy that file to a previous Opera like Opera 18.x for instance, or any other browser. If that file was compatible and "importable" by other browsers like Firefox or IE this would not be a problem, but as it is in the moment is a very big problem because if I don't like these newer versions of Opera (and I really don't) because it seems to rely very much on the Opera cloud and things take longer to open because of Opera's servers and etc, I should be able to EXPORT all bookmarks to a previous Opera version for instance, but that's not possible! You can't do it. Period. And if you do, please tell me how.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53239https://forums.opera.com/post/53239Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:46:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:38:32 GMT]]>Why it is not possible in any way to export my Opera's version 24.0 to a file, to be imported later or in other computer, etc...

That's a big miss by Opera developers.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53238https://forums.opera.com/post/53238Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:38:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 06 Oct 2014 06:03:26 GMT]]>Blackbird71 got it right - this is not about just getting to the bookmarks, it's about exporting them in a format that can be handled afterwards.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53191https://forums.opera.com/post/53191Mon, 06 Oct 2014 06:03:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 06 Oct 2014 03:20:33 GMT]]>

How hard can it be to copy a folder? Just click on About Opera, and the location is there. In Windows 7 it should be: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable. The bookmarks file is in that folder, which is your Opera profile. Right click on the folder, and save it where you want. You can copy the folder to a flash drive, dvd, zip, whatever. It should take a minute or two, that's all . . . It's not a bummer. It's simple. ...

@lem729, I think the thread kind of morphed in the middle to a topic, not so much about backing up the bookmarks file while formatting a drive per the OP, over to "exporting" the bookmarks file to other browsers. It's new Opera's inability to "export" that I believe elicited the remarks about a script (and the lack of a native export capability being a "bummer"). Just trying to clarify... 😉

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53190https://forums.opera.com/post/53190Mon, 06 Oct 2014 03:20:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:59:06 GMT]]>How hard can it be to copy a folder? Just click on About Opera, and the location is there. In Windows 7 it should be: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable. The bookmarks file is in that folder, which is your Opera profile. Right click on the folder, and save it where you want. You can copy the folder to a flash drive, dvd, zip, whatever. It should take a minute or two, that's all . . . It's not a bummer. It's simple. Or go into the profile, Opera Stable, and just save the bookmarks file in it. If you have the profile, you're saving more than bookmarks -- the Speed Dial, Stash, preferences, etc. So if you have the space, just save the whole profile. Otherwise, save the bookmarks file in the profile.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53189https://forums.opera.com/post/53189Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:59:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Sun, 05 Oct 2014 09:27:10 GMT]]>Thanks man, you rule. Really useful... I wonder how long till Opera does that internally. What a bummer!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53155https://forums.opera.com/post/53155Sun, 05 Oct 2014 09:27:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Sat, 04 Oct 2014 17:11:11 GMT]]>So, gryzor, the script has been updated!

Now it exports all folders, even empty ones. Importing the output file has been tested with chrome. Also, I don't have imported bookmarks on Opera so I couldn't test that, but bookmarks bar are exported, even empty folders, so I guess exporting everything you have on Opera 25 developer bookmarks will work just fine, even imported bookmarks (importing import export exported imported exporting).

As previously said, you need php-cli in order to run the script. More details on the script itself.

Hope you use it, it has been a while to change it, so make it worth! 😉

THE LINK: https://gist.github.com/alesegdia/e88f3bd23a5fd83fc3a9

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/53105https://forums.opera.com/post/53105Sat, 04 Oct 2014 17:11:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:50:31 GMT]]>hey! lol, I forgot to remove debugging stuff =D! about the script, well, I made it for my current needs, but I'll change it when I have a little time (not very sure when I'll do), I think those bookmarks are also inside that file, so I guess it'll be no problem.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/52739https://forums.opera.com/post/52739Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:50:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Export bookmarks in Opera Developer 25 on Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:12:36 GMT]]>Razieliyo, that's an excellent script ("soy una url"... lol 😃 ), but it doesn't handle imported bookmarks or the bookmarks in the bookmark bar... I have hundreds of "imported" bookmarks with no way to import to the "regular" list...

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/52311https://forums.opera.com/post/52311Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:12:36 GMT