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How to reset master password in Opera?

Saturday, November 8, 2008 9:55:20 PM

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The following will help you to reset master password if you forget it.

If Tools > Preferences... > Advanced > Security > Use master password to protect saved passwords is not enabled, delete opcert6.dat from profile after closing Opera.

If Tools > Preferences... > Advanced > Security > Use master password to protect saved passwords is enabled, delete/rename opcert6.dat & wand.dat from profile after closing Opera.

If you delete/rename wand.dat, you will lose all stored passwords in wand/password manager.

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Mağruf ÇolakoğluZAHEK Saturday, November 8, 2008 10:03:52 PM

Thanks tamil.my vote is yours:)

el_esponjoso Saturday, November 8, 2008 10:39:03 PM

Hi Tamil

Don´t forget indicating that if one deletes wand.dat also will delete all passwords.

HenryAOTEAROAnz Saturday, November 15, 2008 4:44:50 AM

upsmile

Unregistered user Monday, December 15, 2008 12:04:23 PM

Anonymous writes: Thankz

darumaki Friday, January 2, 2009 1:48:17 AM

I don't get it, doesn't renaming the files do the same as deleting them ? Will we still end up losting all our wand passwords ? Is the above tip saying yes you can reset password but you'll lose all your passwords or am I not understanding this.

Tamil Friday, January 2, 2009 8:46:40 AM

Originally posted by darumaki:

Is the above tip saying yes you can reset password but you'll lose all your passwords

If "Use master password to protect saved passwords" is not enabled you won't lose your passwords. Otherwise, you will lose them.

darumaki Friday, January 2, 2009 1:39:48 PM

Unfortunately, you can't unceck it without the master password, so guess that means you'll lose the wand passwords

Unregistered user Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:21:59 PM

Anonymous writes: how can i get web site password

Tamil Sunday, June 28, 2009 11:56:57 PM

See How to view saved passwords in wand?

Unregistered user Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:27:59 PM

Anonymous writes: totally stupid....i'm going back fo firefox

XavierIamXavi Friday, August 21, 2009 5:09:37 PM

I have a problem with Opera 10 beta and If I enter Master Pasword it doesn't get it and it asks for it again... I try to find these files... but I can't find them, what can I do?

PD: srry for my english!

Tamil Friday, August 21, 2009 5:24:52 PM

Search for those file name including hidden folders.

Unregistered user Monday, September 7, 2009 10:29:50 PM

Anónimo writes: It's not stupid, it's common sense, imagine anyone steals your file wand.dat with all your passwords...if this file is not protected with master password, all your passwords will be stolen: mail, facebook, account bank... It's a necessary security point, if firefox didn't behave the same, firefox would have a horrible security hole there.

striconight Wednesday, May 19, 2010 10:34:35 PM

Tamil, i wonder if you can help me:

Regarding the "opera's wand", is it possible to change a single password from a website?

I mean, I've changed a login password a website and since "wand" still have the old one i cannot use it. Any hint?

Thanks for your help in advanced smile

Tamil Thursday, May 20, 2010 12:00:22 AM

You have to delete old one (CTRL+F12 > Forms > Password Manager...) and then add new one.

striconight Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:32:33 AM

Thanks bigsmile

Unregistered user Wednesday, June 30, 2010 9:29:32 AM

mark writes: I would like to introduce you a very good Opera Master Password Recovery software. This software can help you remove the Master Password in the Opera web browser in Seconds. [WHISPER=]http://www.recoverlostpassword.com/products/operamasterpasswordrecovery.html[/WHISPER]

Unregistered user Wednesday, July 14, 2010 11:08:39 PM

Anonymous writes: thanks for pointing this out for me, Tamil. now I understand.

Tiiman KaiteiettmdaZA Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:46:47 AM

thanx a bunch man. now i can use opera again. ur great man. keep it up.

Pachuaangeelluiis Friday, September 17, 2010 7:50:11 PM

thanks a lot for this post bigsmile the popud asking me for the master password was getting me sick furious

Pachuaangeelluiis Friday, September 17, 2010 7:55:08 PM

hey, what if i wanna restore my master password? can i do that?

Tamil Saturday, September 18, 2010 9:42:04 AM

After deleting or renaming wand.dat?

Pachuaangeelluiis Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:58:25 PM

after deleting..

Tamil Thursday, September 23, 2010 12:15:05 AM

Then you have to create new master password.

Pachuaangeelluiis Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:24:48 PM

but it asks me for the old one..

Tamil Friday, September 24, 2010 12:30:07 AM

Did you delete opcert6.dat file?

Pachuaangeelluiis Friday, September 24, 2010 12:39:07 AM

em, nope :$

Alexandre Custódioalexandredsc Tuesday, November 9, 2010 1:16:02 PM

Funcionou perfeitamente!yes

Unregistered user Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:44:37 AM

iamrichjoe writes: hi tamil.. thanks for great tips in this blog! :D i would like to know if this tip can be used on Opera 10.63? thanks.

Tamil Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:50:36 AM

i would like to know if this tip can be used on Opera 10.63?

yes

Hoborgoperaton Wednesday, December 15, 2010 10:40:55 PM

hey Tamil,

do you have any idea on how to backup a master-password protected wand file and move it to a new installation of Opera?

It's not really possible by replacing "opcert6.dat" and "wand.dat" in the new installation (also replaced preferences and everything such as mail, etc and corrected all of the directories in the preferences file to work with new installation in different folder)... Opera asks for master password to access passwords but it doesn't either accept my previous master password or allow me to change the master password.

i can't figure out how to get it work; how to totally backup master password and replace it in a new installation (a new installation in a different folder, disk, volume, etc).

any idea would be appreciated whistle

Tamil Sunday, December 19, 2010 9:15:37 AM

Originally posted by operaton:

It's not really possible by replacing "opcert6.dat" and "wand.dat" in the new installation

I checked and worked fine.

Hoborgoperaton Monday, December 20, 2010 7:52:21 PM

Originally posted by Tamil:

I checked and worked fine.



it's all correct for me too but the only problem is that the new installation doesn't accept my password (i know about preferences and they're also replaced fine; it doesn't ask for a new password; i mean everything's correct but this problem)

i don't know what's the problem with it... sad

Tamil Monday, December 20, 2010 10:59:53 PM

I changed old password with new password.

Hoborgoperaton Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:34:19 PM

Originally posted by Tamil:

I changed old password with new password.


changing the password makes the wand passwords unusable at all...

doing such a thing like that is equal to deleting the wand file! whistle

oK anyway, it seems there's no way for me to move my passwords to a new Opera installation... so i have to use operapassview to see what websites i had saved password for and save password for 'em again (omg there's so many sites.. oh damn it...)... doh

Opera really needs a "Safe-Mode" or something like that... right

Thanx Tamil
+ Your blog's always great

Unregistered user Thursday, January 27, 2011 5:41:26 PM

Anonim writes: Two questions: * Are my passwords protected if I don't have a master password? I mean can I hook them up (copy wand.dat and maybe some other file or copy profile to some other computer) to some other profile and use them? * Are my passwords protected if I setup the master password, but don't set the option to ask for the master password? I mean can lock my wand.dat so it can't be used without knowing the master password, but won't have to provide the password each time I use the wand?

Unregistered user Thursday, January 27, 2011 6:46:14 PM

Anonim writes: Ignore above. Setting up "Ask only ones per sessions" solves all my problems :-).

Tamil Thursday, January 27, 2011 11:47:07 PM

smile

deeLD37 Sunday, August 21, 2011 4:01:29 AM

up

Unregistered user Thursday, January 5, 2012 10:38:31 AM

fooboo writes: I moved the two files opcert6.dat and wand.dat to a subfolder, created a new master password and got a new opcert6.dat by doing that. I then moved wand.dat back to the original folder and voila I had my passwords back with a new master password. I don't know how this worked or if it should work but it did work :P (p.s. keep a copy of wand.dat if you are trying this is case the original is corrupted by the attempt).

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