How to backup Opera Bookmarks, Data, Passwords, History, Extensions
OK, so when it comes down to manually backing up your Opera browser files, the information below will help a great deal.
1] Open the Opera browser
The first thing you should do here is to fire up the Opera web browser. You can do this by clicking on the icon located on your Desktop, or find it via the Start Menu.
2] Go to the About Opera page
After you’ve loaded the Opera browser, you must now navigate to About Opera. To complete this task, please click within the address bar, and type the following URL: Hit the Enter key and you should see a list of things. From there, copy the Profile directory under Path and move on to the next step.
3] Go to Opera’s Profile directory
The next thing to do here is to go to the Profile directory. You can do this by launching File Explorer, then from the address bar, paste the recently copied address. Hit the Enter button on your keyboard and you should now be inside the Profile folder.
4] Select and copy all relevant folders and files
We now suggest that you select and copy each relevant file located in the Profile folder. This is very important because you’ll need to paste them later.
5] Paste copied files in a OneDrive folder
Here you will need to open OneDrive, create a folder for these particular files, then paste them within it. You can create a new folder by right-clicking, then select New > Folder, and that’s it. All of your important Opera browser files should now be stored in a safe space for whenever you need them again. Now, bear in mind that you cannot back up your passwords with this method, you must use Opera Sync for that.
Why backup your Opera Browser files?
Your browser files are very important, and depending on what you have saved, it is possible you might not have certain files in another location, and as such, if you lose them, you will likely not find them again.
What type of Opera files can we back up?
Here is a list of files and folders the Opera browser will allow you to manually back up to wherever you want: Files
BookmarksBookmarksExtrasCookiesCurrent SessionExtension CookiesFaviconsHistoryLocal StateLogin DataPreferencesVisited LinksWeb Data
Folders
Extension RulesExtension StateExtensionsIndexedDBLocal Extension SettingsLocal StorageSync DataDatabasesThemes_backup
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