<![CDATA[Sync grabbed old passwords - how?]]>Recently was going to migrate to a new PC - turned on sync for very first time on both my browser sessions - each using different sync logins that I just setup (never used before) - both sessions grabbed old passwords from god knows where and now I have to reset numerous passwords that were changed in the past few months. WTF?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/62961/sync-grabbed-old-passwords-howRSS for NodeTue, 14 Apr 2026 00:44:15 GMTMon, 05 Jun 2023 18:03:35 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sync grabbed old passwords - how? on Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:41:59 GMT]]>@bbuddy25 said in Sync grabbed old passwords - how?:

@leocg For the record. that's actually kind of smart of them. It saves you the work of having to set up the password manager for every website you already have an account for.

I had already imported all my passwords from Chrome and been using Opera for over a year before I turned on Opera Sync so I could migrate to a new computer. Yeah very smart of them to overwrite my passwords with passwords from god knows where that were old.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/312428https://forums.opera.com/post/312428Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:41:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync grabbed old passwords - how? on Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:28:14 GMT]]>@leocg For the record. that's actually kind of smart of them. It saves you the work of having to set up the password manager for every website you already have an account for.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/312397https://forums.opera.com/post/312397Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:28:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync grabbed old passwords - how? on Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:09:13 GMT]]>@leocg idk, very odd

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/312389https://forums.opera.com/post/312389Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:09:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync grabbed old passwords - how? on Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:21:34 GMT]]>@raineycd Opera imports data from the default browser in the installation process, maybe that's how it got the passwords.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/312386https://forums.opera.com/post/312386Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:21:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync grabbed old passwords - how? on Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:14:04 GMT]]>@leocg Yeah like 3 other browsers, brand new Opera accounts, first time sync.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/312378https://forums.opera.com/post/312378Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:14:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sync grabbed old passwords - how? on Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:10:23 GMT]]>@raineycd Any other browser was installed? The same Opera account was used before to sync?

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