Guide | Internal V Files

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Hi,

A Guide about some files to take in count when deploying to other Profiles and to keep smaller and detailed Backups.

Back up your Profile before edit

Profile location recap

Go to vivaldi://about
Alternatively,
Open Vivaldi menu button Vivaldi menu > Help > About

Make a note of the directory listed under Profile Path

Open a system window (File Explorer)
Go to the User Data folder (or customised name)

Once you’ve located the correct folder, go back to Vivaldi:

Ctrl + Shift + Supr | Mark just Cache & Clean

Close the browser

Back to the File Explorer
Back up the whole User Data folder

Clone your Profile folder to see how the Settings are applied
Disable Sync for that one before edits

Default Settings are "hidden" until they are modified

Try your tests in a Clean Profile

Backups are covered in:

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Here will focus on

Specific Settings files
Type / Extension file
Programs to Read / Modify

They are mostly

| .JSON Files
- Windows | JSONEdit
- Linux - Mac - Windows | Geany + JSON PlugIn
🟠 | .SQLite Files
- Linux - Mac - Windows | SQLiteStudio

ScreenShots are from JSONEdit & SQLiteStudio on Windows

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Those files has no Extension but show up an error if open in the wrong App

V Internal Apps SQLite Error 02.png

V Internal Apps JSON EDIT Error 02.png

You can add the Preferred Apps to your File Explorer context menu
Posible on Linux / Mac too¿?

V Internal Apps 01.png

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Local State | Contains chrome://settings
Located at Container

V Internal V C Settings.png

Preferences | Contains vivaldi://settings
Located at Profile

V Internal V Settings.png

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As of V 5.6 | 2023
Some settings are Shared, some just at Chrome:// and others just at Vivaldi://.

A Guide with some of Chrome's.
They may change from time to time as well as Vivaldi's do, so it needs a review after every Big Upgrade version at least.