<![CDATA[How to view contents of the "History" and "History-journal" files in the Opera Stable folder?]]>I have not manually deleted browsing history and want to retrieve all browse history since installing Opera about 9 months ago!
Apparently Opera browsing history stores in the "History" file located in the "Opera Stable" folder. What file type is this and how can its contents be viewed?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/84085/how-to-view-contents-of-the-history-and-history-journal-files-in-the-opera-stable-folderRSS for NodeMon, 09 Mar 2026 20:50:00 GMTSat, 05 Apr 2025 15:50:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to view contents of the "History" and "History-journal" files in the Opera Stable folder? on Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:32:37 GMT]]>I opened "History" with DBBrowser. The information is convoluted and displays no recognizable list of websites. At this point I simply want to collect Opera's browser history and transfer it to Firefox or other browser

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381949https://forums.opera.com/post/381949Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:32:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to view contents of the "History" and "History-journal" files in the Opera Stable folder? on Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:02:35 GMT]]>Another site claims Recuva or EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard may be capable of retrieving history beyond 90 days. What do you think? I find it inconceivable this data would not be stored somewhere in Opera folders.

Also if the "History" file is opened using DBBrowser, will the file display a readable list of visited websites?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381948https://forums.opera.com/post/381948Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:02:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to view contents of the "History" and "History-journal" files in the Opera Stable folder? on Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:38:59 GMT]]>@DavidCarter Now, if you want to open the file directly, you need to use a database editor.

DBBrowser would be an option

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381944https://forums.opera.com/post/381944Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:38:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to view contents of the "History" and "History-journal" files in the Opera Stable folder? on Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:37:49 GMT]]>@DavidCarter Go to opera://history or open the history panel in sidebar or go to menu > history

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