Is it possible to make a local backup of Opera parameters on android?
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jacco56 last edited by
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I do not know if I understood you correctly. I don't understant english very well. When I uninstalled Opera on my Android, either on purpose or by mistake, when I reinstalled the app, even the same version, all the data was lost, especially the shortcuts on the home page that took me months to fill out. As far as I know, only updating Opera directly, without previously uninstalling it, will the data be lost. But I need to uninstall Opera on my Android because it is giving me problems that I cannot solve simply by updating the version.
I have visited the link that you indicated to me, but I don't really understand what they are talking about there, it is a very long thread in German that Google translates for me in an unsatisfactory way. Anyway, there is one part that I would like you to clarify for me: The thread seems to say that if and previous or old version of Opera is downloaded, that is, if you install a version older than the one you had installed, all the data is kept. Does that refer to installing a previous version without uninstalling the current one? -
cska133 last edited byYes, you will loose your settings, links, speed dials on the home page and everything if you uninstall the app on the usual way. BUT if you uninstall the app by using following ADB command, then the app wil be uninstalled but all the data will stay saved on your device and will not be deleted:
adb shell pm uninstall -k com.opera.browserTo do this you have to know how to work with ADB, do you know that? You have to install Adb Tool on your PC or notebook, then enable ADB debugging on your Android device, then connect device to PC via USB, and finally execute the command above in the CMD on your PC.
After that the app will be uninstalled on the Android device. You disconnect is from the PC and restart your device. After the reboot you can install the version of Opera as usual. Or you can take a lower version than previously installed. For exampe previously you had version 80 installed and you uninstalled it by the command line above. Then you can install version 79, which should have all the settings, links, speed dials, data from the old version. If you dont have lower version of opera then search on apkmirror to downlo the apk file.
I hope now it is more clear. It looks difficult but it is not -
jacco56 last edited by
@cska133
Thanks for such a detailed explanation. No, I don't know this ADB mode. I'll try it, but I have two questions:
The command line doesn't seem to point to any specific directory. If I also have Opera installed on the computer, will running this command not uninstall Opera on the PC?On the other hand, on Android, how do you enable ADB debugging mode?
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cska133 last edited by cska133
@jacco56 well, the usage of ADB commands refer to mobile devices, especially to this one which is connected to the PC at that moment. Dont worry, this is not as the way like Windows works, here you dont need paths.
To enable Adb on your mob device you have to activate the developer options. This depent on yoir device, but for sure you have to type 7 times on somewhere in your Android settings. For my Samsung i should go to About_your_tablet/phone Settings (should be the last in there). There are the infos about your device. Usually by typing 7x on Kernel or Build should activate Developer Option. Just search in internet for developer option and your device. Try it out, you can not do something wrong. If you type on the right item then after each tap you will see notice as "2more tap left to enable" or something like that. After that you will see a new Settings (above or behind About). Going there will will see a lot of special settings, one of these i ADB Debuging. Enable it. Connect your device to PC, i think device will ask you to allow access from PC.
When you installed Adb on your PC, go to its folder and leave it open. Then find where CMD.exe is on your PC and copy/paste that exe to the ADB folder. Now start cmd.exe from this folder, connect your mobile device) and write command "adb devices" (without " ofcourse). In some secondes belong should appear some long letters/number (your device) and attached. If so, then you are connected right and you can start with the ADB commands. If after adb devices no letters/number are displayed, then something is qrong with your adb connection to the device. Try again... are you should need some drivers for you PC.Here a video about adb https://youtu.be/_WLbhtpC5ls?feature=shared. It is abpit something different, but it is mentioned how to activate adb. Or just search for other
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cska133 last edited by cska133
@jacco56 said in Is it possible to make a local backup of Opera parameters on android?:
@cska133
Barcelona???
I mean are your ready with Adb and Opera? -
jacco56 last edited by
@cska133
Sorry, I didn't understand you. I have downloaded the ADB drivers for Windows and also a ".gui" file (universal-android-debloater-gui-0-5-1) that allows you to use the tools in a more user-friendly way. However, I have not tried to do so yet and I I will wait until I have problems with Opera, since right now it works fine. Regards -
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