Greetings,
I sat down to my PC yesterday morning to find Opera had completely reset. All of my preferences, bookmarks, plug-ins, etc. were gone. I tried to log into my opera account. I wasn't able. I tried to reset my password. I was sent to an invalid link. I submitted a bug report and checked the forums. I decided to give it time. This morning, I was able to reset my password. I log in intending to synch. I checked that my data was available. It was. I tried to synch. My synch data disappeared. Years... years of data. Bookmarks collected and organized over the course of years.

This was a simple browser. I chose it for its unobtrusive UI. That's become more intrusive over the years. Recently, there have been numerous issues I've encountered. From this colossal pain in my bum to the annoying splash screen playing every time I open Opera (resolved after only a week). At any rate, I'm sure there's someone out there, or maybe there's already a thread, explaining why this happened and how to remedy it. I'm not terribly interested. I want to read the news, check certain accounts, and go on with my day. I'm tired of the bugs. I'm not willing to troubleshoot this issue when starting over entirely can be done on any browser that doesn't seem to be sinking into a frenzy of sweeping changes that don't enhance my experience. Arc wasn't even on my radar until Opera seemed to start making moves in order to directly compete. I was here for simple and easy to use. That's no longer what this browser offers.

I sat down to ask for help but realized my time with Opera is done after the 1st paragraph. Best of luck. I hope everyone else is able to avoid the loss of their synch data after Opera decides to reset without warning or any user input.