[HOW TO] Manually Backup/Restore/Transfer your profile to another device ๐ฅโ๐พโ๐ป
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I don't think we actually need to worry about doing our own backup any more...
We can sync everything for a few months now and I think they said that that sync data would eventually be exportable for backup.
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As an extra,
this tool may help on saving multiple profile passwords easly.Works on Chromium based browsers.
Tested on V and O.
Just works for the same UserID - no pass required.At least on multiple profiles you can skip the Flags step.
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@pafflick
thanks for pointing me to this, should be pinned until a proper portable V is out.
didnt even know there is a pw export function..and good to know, that after installing the same extensions, the settings are preserved then.
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@schreck The thread is pinned, there are just a couple of them.
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Just to add a useful info (I didn't see anyone mentioning this):
I uninstalled the snapshot version. Installed the snapshot version. Replaced the new Default folder with the one from the snapshot version.
I could open the browser, but I had an error message informing me that my profile is related to a newer version of Vivaldi.
It seems that I had all data accessible in the browser (bookmarks, tabs, session, web panels), but I didn't really explore if everything works.In order to get rid of this message, I had to remove/rename the file DownloadMetadata in Default folder.
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I wonder why you need the whole User Data folder, the profile is in User Data\Default
I have my profile (User Data\Default) in sync through OneDrive, and I use it across multiple devices and as backup (works perfectly so far).
I tried to Sync the whole User Data folder once, and was freezing Vivaldi.
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@kobi I did this once, at that point I wasn't sure if there were any other important files apart from the
Default
folder. I guess you're good copying them over from one profile to another since I didn't run into any issues after doing so. Perhaps it is a problem when you try to sync them while the browser is still running - I don't know that. Anyway, I've updated the tutorial, thanks! -
@lada-flac said in [HOW TO] Backup/Restore/Transfer your profile (User Data) to another device :
Just to add a useful info (I didn't see anyone mentioning this):
I uninstalled the snapshot version. Installed the snapshot version. Replaced the new Default folder with the one from the snapshot version.
I could open the browser, but I had an error message informing me that my profile is related to a newer version of Vivaldi.
It seems that I had all data accessible in the browser (bookmarks, tabs, session, web panels), but I didn't really explore if everything works.In order to get rid of this message, I had to remove/rename the file DownloadMetadata in Default folder.
I am still getting the profile error message after login to windows, I assume it's related to update check.
Does anyone know which file could be a problem?Message is:
Profile error occurred
Your profile can not be used because it is from a newer version of Vivaldi.
Some features may be unavailable. Please specify a different profile directory or use a newer version of Vivaldi. -
@lada-flac I'm not sure. You probably gonna have to install the latest Snapshot, which is the newest version of Vivaldi. Perhaps you should've taken notice of what I said about transferring profiles between various versions of Vivaldi:
@pafflick said in [HOW TO] Backup/Restore/Transfer your profile (User Data) to another device :
You should be good copying your data from Stable release to Snapshot, but I wouldn't recommend doing it the other way around.
If you have the patience to rebuild your profile manually, you can try copying single files from your
Default
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@pafflick Yes I saw your comment about the snapshot, but I wanted to try it anyway This message is not so important, maybe I will just deactivate automatic updates check and do the checks manually from time to time, so that the message would not appear.
Thanks for the link, I'll check it out and go with the changes when I'll have time and, offcourse, patience. -
I have copied my old profile several times now when reinstalling windows and I always get back my bookmarks and anything I need...except the logins!
Not one site can login with the already saved information and while I can export them all it seems impossible to import them back once windows has been reinstalled. Has Vivaldi for some reason put the block on this?
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@boristhemoggy It's a security measure put in place by Chromium, not Vivaldi. You can sync your passwords and have them available whenever you log in to Vivaldi or manually export them. Simply copying your profile will not work in this case, as the passwords are encrypted and once you lose access to your system's user profile, you basically lose your encryption key and thus lose all of your login data.
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@pafflick i have exported them to a text file, but I can't find an import button? The flags I have tried in the threads I've read show no import/export button to enable disable. I'm mighty confused.
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@boristhemoggy It's been changed in Chromium at least several times, but this should work for you:
@pafflick said in [HOW TO] Manually Backup/Restore/Transfer your profile to another device :
- Go to
vivaldi://flags/#PasswordImport
and enable the Password Import feature. Relaunch Vivaldi. (You can disable that feature afterwards, but it's optional). - Go to
chrome://settings/passwords
and import your passwords - click on the three dots button (โฎ
) next to "Saved Passwords", choose "Import" and point to the file with your exported passwords.
- Go to
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@pafflick said in [HOW TO] Manually Backup/Restore/Transfer your profile to another device :
vivaldi://flags/#PasswordImport
vivaldi://flags/#PasswordImport does not come up with any options at all for enabling export or import. It doesn't exist in the list. Is that because I am using a portable version?
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@boristhemoggy There is no portable version of Vivaldi (unfortunately). If you mean "standalone", then it still doesn't make a difference, the flags are the same. For some reason the navigation on that page seems flawed, try searching for the Import Passwords flag manually (you can use the search bar at the top of the flags list), it should be there.
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@pafflick said in [HOW TO] Manually Backup/Restore/Transfer your profile to another device :
@boristhemoggy There is no portable version of Vivaldi (unfortunately). If you mean "standalone", then it still doesn't make a difference, the flags are the same. For some reason the navigation on that page seems flawed, try searching for the Import Passwords flag manually (you can use the search bar at the top of the flags list), it should be there.
What's the difference between portable and standalone?
I have tried searching. done it 3 times just using password and import and nothing at all comes up -
Hi,
Try enabling the Unexpire ones, restart and search for the Passwords.
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