Opera FAQs, Tips, Tricks & Tweaks

Several users use more than one computer and they want to synchronize all settings but Opera Link synchronizes only the following items.

• Bookmarks
• Passwords
• Speed Dial
• Notes
• Typed browser history
• Search engines
• Content blocker rules

You can use Dropbox to synchronize or backup Opera settings. Another feature of Dropbox is it creates versions of a file automatically.

Dropbox version history

1. Backup all Opera settings.
   Windows: Use Stu's Opera Settings Import & Export Tool.
   Linux: Backup ~/.opera directory.
2. Creata a Dropbox account (use this referral link to get 250 500 MB of bonus space or this if you don't want bonus space), download (size: 14.4 MB) and install Dropbox.
3. Creata a Opera directory inside Dropbox location directory and then create symbolic link for directories and hard link for files you want to synchronize. You can create and run batch/script file to create symbolic links as shown below.

To sync the following directories/files

dictionaries
keyboard
mail
menu
mouse
sessions
skin
styles
toolbar
widgets
operaprefs.ini
override.ini

Windows XP
Download ln.zip (size: 37 KB) and extract contents to a directory. Create a file with the following content with bat extension, correct paths and run.

@ECHO OFF

REM Soft links
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\dictionaries" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\dictionaries"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\keyboard" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\keyboard"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Opera\Opera\mail" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\mail"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\menu" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\menu"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\mouse" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\mouse"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\sessions" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\sessions"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\skin" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\skin"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\styles" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\styles"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\toolbar" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\toolbar"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Opera\Opera\widgets" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\widgets"

REM Hard links
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\operaprefs.ini" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\operaprefs.ini"
"%PROGRAMFILES%\ln\ln.exe" "%APPDATA%\Opera\Opera\override.ini" "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Dropbox\Opera\override.ini"

PAUSE

Hard links for operaprefs.ini & override.ini are not working because Opera deletes and then creates them when there is a change.

Windows Vista & Windows 7
Use mklink command to create symbolic links.

Linux
Create a script file with the following code, set executable permission and run.

#!/bin/bash -

cd ~/.opera

ln -s dictionaries ~/Dropbox/Opera/dictionaries
ln -s keyboard ~/Dropbox/Opera/keyboard
ln -s mail ~/Dropbox/Opera/mail
ln -s menu ~/Dropbox/Opera/menu 
ln -s mouse ~/Dropbox/Opera/mouse 
ln -s sessions ~/Dropbox/Opera/sessions
ln -s skin ~/Dropbox/Opera/skin 
ln -s styles ~/Dropbox/Opera/styles 
ln -s toolbar ~/Dropbox/Opera/toolbar 
ln -s widgets ~/Dropbox/Opera/widgets 
ln -s operaprefs.ini ~/Dropbox/Opera/operaprefs.ini
ln -s override.ini ~/Dropbox/Opera/override.ini

exit 0

4. Exit Opera.
5. Right click on Dropbox tray icon and select pause syncing. Then again right click on Dropbox tray icon and select resume syncing.

1. Follow step #1 for Computer #1.
2. Install Dropbox, right click on Dropbox tray icon and select pause syncing.
3. Follow step #3 for Computer #1.
4. Empty the directories inside Dropbox Opera directory. Right click on Dropbox tray icon and select launch Dropbox website. Download files (operaprefs.ini & override.ini) from Opera directory and replace existing operaprefs.ini & override.ini files after closing Opera.
5. Exit Opera.
6. Right click on Dropbox tray icon and select resume syncing.

Now both computer Opera settings are synchronized.

Run Dropbox (or resume syncing) & wait for sync to complete before running Opera and after closing Opera.