Password File Size Limit Workaround

[losthorn]

losthorn last edited by

Has anyone found a way around the Opera limitation on the size of the password file? I'm not sure why they have a 150 kb limit, but it is a deal killer for me. I really like the browser, but I'm having to keep Chrome open in order to access sites for which I have credentials saved.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @losthorn last edited by

@losthorn What limit are you talking about? There shouldn't be any significant difference from Chromium, since Opera uses Chromium password manager.

[losthorn]

losthorn @leocg last edited by

@leocg Opera will not allow you to import as CSV password file that is larger than 150 kb. My Chrome export file is 196 kb.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @losthorn last edited by

@losthorn Ah, then explain the issue correctly in your post.

What happens when you try to import the passwords?

[losthorn]

losthorn @leocg last edited by

@leocg I get error saying the file is over the 150 kb maximum.

My post was addressed to members that had found a workaround to the problem. Clearly, anyone that had a workaround would know exactly what I was referring to.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @losthorn last edited by

@losthorn What happens if you try to import the passwords in other Chromium based browsers?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @losthorn last edited by

@losthorn You didn't say anything about the problem be with importing the passwords. The way it was written, make it looks like if Opera couldn't save passwords if the limit was reached.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

There seems to be the same issue om Btave: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/32393

https://community.brave.com/t/cant-import-passwords-the-file-size-should-be-less-than-150-kb/487044/2

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Chrome seems to also have the issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/15w6r70/g_chrome_unable_to_import_passwordfile_if_150kb/

https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/266487685/unable-to-import-password-file-size-should-be-less-than-150-kb?hl=en

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @losthorn last edited by

@losthorn said in Password File Size Limit Workaround:

Has anyone found a way around the Opera limitation on the size of the password file?

Split the csv file up into multiple csv files. Just make sure the headers are on the first line in the other files. like they are in the first file. Then, import each of them separately.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Looks like limit is set here:

https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:components/password_manager/core/browser/import/password_importer.cc;drc=45c4058fd01d05e82e7bc6ced568f028d9b3b104;l=71

and the check for that limit is here:

https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:components/password_manager/core/browser/import/password_importer.cc;l=81

Code shows that it's definitely done on purpose.