Downgrading from Snapshot to Stable?
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Is it possible to downgrade from the snapshot version to the stable version without losing my bookmarks, passwords, settings, etc?
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@brandonwho Yes - but the User Data folder for the current Snapshot may not be compatible with the Stable at this time, due to added features.
For that reason, rename the User Data folder, delete the Application folder, and install the Stable. It will start out with none of your data. Once it's installed, close it and go to the installed directory, open both the new User Data folder and the old, renamed Data folder, and in the old folder, open the Default folder. From it, you can safely copy the Bookmarks, Login Data, History, Cookies, Top Sites, Favicons, Notes and possibly one or two other files (I've only mentioned the ones I'm sure are safe) from the old Default folder into the new Default folder, replacing the ones in the new folder.
You might even be able to copy over sessions and tabs files without a problem.
From there, you can set up the new Stable version the way you like, and all of your critical data will be present.
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@ayespy said in Downgrading from Snapshot to Stable?:
@brandonwho Yes - but the User Data folder for the current Snapshot may not be compatible with the Stable at this time, due to added features.
For that reason, rename the User Data folder, delete the Application folder, and install the Stable. It will start out with none of your data. Once it's installed, close it and go to the installed directory, open both the new User Data folder and the old, renamed Data folder, and in the old folder, open the Default folder. From it, you can safely copy the Bookmarks, Login Data, History, Cookies, Top Sites, Favicons, Notes and possibly one or two other files (I've only mentioned the ones I'm sure are safe) from the old Default folder into the new Default folder, replacing the ones in the new folder.
You might even be able to copy over sessions and tabs files without a problem.
From there, you can set up the new Stable version the way you like, and all of your critical data will be present.
Okay, I'll do that. Thanks for the help!
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Do you think it will ever be possible to downgrade Vivaldi let's say from 3.4 to 3.2 without needing a complete reinstall? And if you do a complete reinstall, will you be able to avoid having to reconfigure bookmarks, passwords, Vivaldi settings and extension settings, by simply copying the profile folder?
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@RasheedHolland Use the Standalone install and install it in a version specific folder, e.g. C:\Vivaldi\3.4.2066.86\ or C:\Program Files\Vivaldi\3.4.2066.86\ then import your bookmarks and settings into the older version.
If you only just upgraded, then your settings and bookmarks will not have changed yet. All you may need to do is reset your default browser.
When upgrading, import your bookmarks and settings to the latest version.
Install as a Standalone Version so that it does not interfere with your settings for other versions.
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@RasheedHolland I shouldn't think so. Earlier versions always lack at least some security fixes that later versions have - and they can't realistically be backported. For that reason, if for no other, it is never a good idea to roll back to an earlier version. Therefore, Vivaldi is unlikely to ever support it.
That said, you can always back up or save your profile from an earlier version before you upgrade, so that if you decide to install the earlier version as a standalone, you have the profile handy to pick up where you left off.
But if a newer version works worse than an older one (something I have experienced about twice in over five years), then my solution is always to figure out what's wrong with my system or my setup that causes the newer version to run rough.
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