Unsolved Import from Opera Fails

romu

I have a problem with browser sync

I have tried to transfer my search history, bookmarks, shortcuts and OperaGX passwords to Vivaldi but for some reason I cannot, I give it to synchronize and I see no changes.

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Ayespy

@romu I'm not aware of any way to sync Vivaldi with other browsers. What exactly are you doing?

Hadden89

@romu You mean import? You can't sync from other browsers.

romu

@Hadden89 Yes, sorry I was meaning import, but I put in import button and then in Confirm Button and I dont see changes

Hadden89

@romu Have you tried to import them separately? (eg: only bookmark or passwords) to see if it helps?

romu

I just tried, I still don't see changes

Hadden89

@romu Try the alternate way: For bookmarks you should be able to export them as .html file and import back the file to vivaldi. Same for passwords, except the file is .csv

https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/tools/import-and-export-browser-data/

(Export steps should be pretty similar on Opera GX)

For the history I'm unsure.

romu

@Hadden89 Let me try

mib2berlin

@romu
Hi, do you have Opera installed in the default location?
I have the developer version but this should not make any difference.

6.5.3206.50 (Stable channel) (64-bit)
Opera One(Version: 107.0.5035.0)
Windows 11 Pro

romu

@mib2berlin I dont know, but I dont have de Opera version 15+ I have the Opera 12x

romu

@Hadden89 I cant import nothing

mib2berlin

@romu
Ah OK, I gave up a few years ago for many reasons.
This is quiet different to Opera 15 but should work, too.

romu

@mib2berlin I dont know what I need to do for importing my settings, you dont know whats the problem?

romu

@Ayespy I was meaning importing

Chas4

Is Opera open when you are trying to import? If so try closing it first.

DoctorG

Import from Opera GX is broken in Vivaldi, i tested it last week.

mib2berlin

@DoctorG
Hi, the user use Opera 12.

Cheers, mib

Zalex108

@romu

Hi,
For Opera 12.x Passwords check:
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/opera_password_recovery.html

For Bookmarks:
Export them as HTML

For History:
Don't know for the moment.

Then import individually

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Another option is to install Opera 15 <, Import to that one, then Export and Import to Vivaldi.
If needed for History

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jjcsaba

I had the same issue, but I think I found the solution.
Vivaldi is looking for the Opera's Bookmarks file in the "...\AppData\Opera Software\Opera Stable" folder. Meanwhile, the file is in the "...\Opera Stable\Default" folder. (A file search can help you.)
I copied the Bookmarks file in the "...\Opera Stable" folder and then the importation worked fine.

Pathduck

@jjcsaba Yes, I think you're right, that's probably the cause.

This is a relatively recent change in Opera, it used to have the user profile directly in:
AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable
But it's added a Default folder for the actual user data since some versions ago and Vivaldi is probably still looking in the old location.

Far as I know Opera still doesn't support multiple profiles (for some odd reason, as it's Chromium...) but this might be a clue they might be changing that, or at least wanted to clean up and separate the User Data/Profile folder.

Note also that Opera has a folder in:
AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable
This appears to contain just the cache folders. Pretty clever separating the cache from the roaming profile folder - except they haven't done it for Code Cache which is often just as big as the web cache