how to backup everything

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @seriousgigi last edited by

@seriousgigi When you click on the link to reset the passphrase, there is a warning about your data being removed from the servers.

There couldn't be one about losing passwords locally because it's not what happens. Or shouldn't be at least.

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seriousgigi @leocg last edited by seriousgigi

@leocg now i am signed in. i have all of my passwords and other data but dont remember my passphrase. so just in case, i want to reset my passphrase and make a new one.

how to keep all of my data?

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @seriousgigi last edited by

@seriousgigi Only the data on the Sync server will be deleted, the one stored in your devices should be kept.
Just in case, logout from Sync before resetting passphrase and do a backup.

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seriousgigi @leocg last edited by seriousgigi

@leocg ok. i also wanna delete opera folder for clean start so which files do i need to backup can you make a list?

files:
Favicons, History, Bookmarks, Bookmarks Extras? (what is this?), also Bookmarks.bak(?), Shortcuts, Visited Links

folders:
Sessions, AutofillRegex, AutofillStrikeDatabase

also why did you say logout first? copying files without logging out is not recommended?

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @seriousgigi last edited by leocg

@seriousgigi Just rename the profile folder, that way you will still have your old data.

And the logout is to avoid eventual problems with synchronization messing up with your local data when you reset your synced data/passphrase.

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seriousgigi @leocg last edited by seriousgigi

@leocg ok. i did all of them but one thing i didnt understand. i resetted my passphrase but opera didnt ask me about new password. i wanna change that password, this is the reason why i resetted my passphrase in the first place.

if i can not change my passphrase then whats the point for all of this? because opera will ask my passphrase again after i format my pc again and i can not provide since i dont know my passphrase.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @seriousgigi last edited by

@seriousgigi To reset your Opera account password, go to https://auth.opera.com/account/edit-profile

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seriousgigi @leocg last edited by seriousgigi

@leocg i know my opera account password i am trying to change passphrase. these are two different things right?

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @seriousgigi last edited by

@seriousgigi Just go to the same place where you set it up last time: Menu > Connect as your username > Click on the cogwheel icon > Cryptography options > Select the option to encrypt all synced data with a passphrase > Enter a new passphrase.

However, as discussed before in this topic, it seems that Opera was asking for an old password and not the passphrase, am I correct?
If that is the case, just resetting passphrase/synced data should be enough.

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seriousgigi @leocg last edited by

@leocg i dont remember if it is old password because since i mostly store passwords and dont remember anything about passphrase it should be old password but like i said before i tried more than 10 different passwords and none of them worked.

anyway thx for that i changed my passphrase finally.