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    • nnnn19
      nnnn19 @leocg last edited by

      @leocg Thanks but I have been trying that and I keep getting told any pass phrase I try to enter is incorrect. I have never put one in before.

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @nnnn19 last edited by

        @nnnn19 Maybe you need to reset the passphrase before. You can do it in www.sync.opera.com

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        • nnnn19
          nnnn19 @leocg last edited by

          @leocg That seems to have worked, thanks. Though I found a lot of the setup I had done on opera, like importing bookmarks and passwords had all gone after the reset so I don't think I will be using it now.

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @nnnn19 last edited by

            @nnnn19 Passphrase reset should only remove synced data from the servers, it should not affect your local data

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            • nnnn19
              nnnn19 @leocg last edited by

              Could it have synced from the laptop that I have been trying to get to sync from the desktop? There were a few strange things going on for a while until I turned sync off on both of them.

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @nnnn19 last edited by

                @nnnn19 If you logged into Sync on both devices, maybe.

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                • CybaGirlGaming
                  CybaGirlGaming last edited by

                  Hello, I am trying to reset my passphrase as well. But all I see is some stupid video that does not give me the information I require.

                  So is there another way in which I can reset my passphrase?

                  Thanks.

                  This is what I see:

                  |https://prnt.sc/noP8nCPLdWnG

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @CybaGirlGaming last edited by

                    @cybagirlgaming As said, you can reset your passphrase in www.sync.opera.com

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                    • nnnn19
                      nnnn19 @CybaGirlGaming last edited by

                      @cybagirlgaming It took me several attempts to get it working and I have had to turn it off now as all sorts of strange stuff was happening.
                      I did something like the following (I think), I hadn't set one before that but it seemed to think I had, go to https://www.sync.opera.com/ and click on Reset Passphrase then go to opera://settings/syncSetup in the browser and select 'data is encrypted with passphrase' in the encryption options at the bottom and it might (?) let you have another go.

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                      • CybaGirlGaming
                        CybaGirlGaming @nnnn19 last edited by

                        @nnnn19 hello and thank you for taking the time to get back to me. I tried what you said and it seems to be working now. Very strange though and I think that page with the video should be updated with a FAQ for others who are having the same issue.

                        Also I wish there was a way to do a full backup of Opera including all plugins etc like I can do with Firefox (just copying the directory) as it is such a pain to have to go and reinstall all the extensions again.

                        Nonetheless thanks for your help.

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