What files to Backup?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @JimMayor last edited by

@JimMayor In opera://version or opera://about, check the path to the profile directory

Also export your saved passwords and use Sync.

[JimMayor]

JimMayor @leocg last edited by

@leocg Opera One(version: 126.0.5750.59)

[Nearmelab]

Nearmelab @JimMayor last edited by

Welcome @JimMayor

It is recommended that you regularly back up your most important Opera files, also before upgrading as well.

Locating your files is the first step. Go to About Opera, or go to opera:about/ to find the exact paths for your profile and data folders.

Not all files and folders listed below will be relevant for all users.

Files to back up

| File name        | Description                                                                                             |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bookmarks        | Your bookmarks’ metadata, such as name and location                                                     |
| BookmarksExtras  | Your bookmarks’ associated thumbnail images                                                             |
| Cookies          | Your cookies (may not be essential, but you’ll need to sign back in to web services if deleted)         |
| Current Session  | Data about your current browsing session including open tabs, location on the page, form data, etc.     |
| Extension Cookies| Cookies associated with your installed extensions, such as location data for a weather extension        |
| Favicons         | Favicons associated with pages added to your bookmarks bar                                              |
| History          | Your browsing history                                                                                   |
| Local State      | Your internal browser preferences, such as the last-seen version number and download location           |
| Login Data       | Your saved, encrypted passwords, readable only on the machine that created them                           |
| Preferences      | Your current browsing preferences and information about your profile                                    |
| Visited Links    | The location of links you’ve already visited, used by Opera to display them as visited                  |
| Web Data         | Your autofill and other data imported from IE7                                                          |

[JimMayor]

JimMayor last edited by

Thank you, Nearmelab!!! At last there is someone out there that doesn't assume I am a computer nerd. Your reply was completely understandable, something I have come to expect from Opera and Thunderbird "support" people.

[Nearmelab]

Nearmelab @JimMayor last edited by

You're welcome @JimMayor

Join the best productive moments using Opera browser.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Nearmelab last edited by

@Nearmelab That information may be out of date

[Nearmelab]

Nearmelab @leocg last edited by

We don't have a windows machine to test it but from the Opera help portal it still shows them, @leocg !

Maybe @JimMayor , can confirm if they are there or not in Windows machine by accessing the path of profile in the attachment below.

[JimMayor]

JimMayor last edited by

Sorry, helpful guys. Yes, all three paths appear to be correct for Win 11.

No matter how much I hate Windows (I actually dislike Apple more than MS) I am too old to try to learn anything new..., not that Win11 wasn't enough different than Win 10 that my hair turned a bit greyer. I just hope before I die that WordPerfect gets updated. But when I die I hope either DOS is in heaven (assuming that's where I end up) or there are no computers.

[Nearmelab]

Nearmelab @JimMayor last edited by

Thanks for confirming @JimMayor ,

There are more to do before death, science / knowledge is one among the best things in life just little by little you arrive.

Best intents

[roseanglina]

roseanglina last edited by

A good informative platform