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Opera Profile Creator

Tuesday, 23. December 2008, 11:21:40

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You can create another profile manually but it is cumbersome in Windows (In Linux, use command line opera -pd ~/opera-profile-new/ to create new profile). Opera Profile Creator was created using AutoHotkey to make profile creation easier.

You can use another profile to

  • login to another accounts of a site simultaneously.
  • load a site that crashes Opera frequently.
  • play with settings without affecting your existing profile.
  • check whether there is a problem in existing profile.

Download (size: 204 KB), unzip, place OperaProfileCreator.exe anywhere and run it to create new profile. Click the newly created shortcut to start Opera with new clean profile.

Opera Profile Creator
Opera Profile Creator

You can create as many profiles as you want and run them simultaneously with single Opera installation.

  • Path to new profile directory should not have trailing slash (/) when you enter it manually.
  • Path to shortcut should end with .lnk as shown in screenshot.

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Comments

ZAHEK 23. December 2008, 12:49

You are crazy :smile: Thanks.

Tamil 23. December 2008, 12:53

remcolanting 23. December 2008, 15:45

Opera on linux has a command line shortcut for it already:

opera -pd /path/to/new/profile/dir

Tobbi 23. December 2008, 18:08

Thx a lot.

LZ2SDC 23. December 2008, 23:31

On my computer always working with two users of Opera, I do it manually, (copy and rename folder Opera), but this is pretty easy. Thank You Tamil!

rseiler 24. December 2008, 03:59

I'm afraid I don't follow the meaning of the "Opera Profile Creator was created to make it easier using AutoHotkey" sentence. Is a word missing perhaps? What does the macro-recording program AutoHotkey have to do with Opera Profile Creator, exactly?

Tamil 24. December 2008, 08:01

Originally posted by remcolanting:

Opera on linux has a command line shortcut for it already

Thanks.

Originally posted by Chas4:

Is there anything similar for Macs?

I don't know.

Originally posted by rseiler:

What does the macro-recording program AutoHotkey have to do with Opera Profile Creator, exactly?

I forget to rearrange words. Homer: Doh!

lvloh3nn 24. December 2008, 17:56

tnx
it was the best thing that can be made for me!!!!!
i always had 2 opera installed. and now i can do my job with just one opera
tnx a lot

Anonymous 22. January 2009, 17:30

Chenara sur writes:

I like opra...And shakila

AOTEAROAnz 17. February 2009, 23:06

:D
OPC..:zipped!: Thankyou Tamil. :up:

Anonymous 30. June 2009, 17:42

Anonymous writes:

Does not work for Opera 10

Tamil 30. June 2009, 22:30

I already updated and :wait: for bug fix in Opera 10.

Anonymous 1. July 2009, 09:13

Anonymous writes:

OK!

dantesoft 13. July 2009, 05:55

Seems to work here in build #1631.

Tamil 13. July 2009, 09:34

:yes: but... :frown:

capitanqueso 13. July 2009, 13:04

Thanks Tamil this is great stuff!! Could you make something to recover file extensions from cache??? (*.MP3,*.FLV,*.WMV,*.GIF,*.JPG,*.HTML) they are missing since Opera 9.27.
If it can be created with real name too, It will be awesome.

Tamil 13. July 2009, 15:10

Try OperaCacheView

capitanqueso 17. July 2009, 23:03

Originally posted by Tamil:

Try OperaCacheView


Thanks a lot,:yes: it works until they fix this awful mistake. :irked:

Tamil 18. July 2009, 03:51

Originally posted by capitanqueso:

awful mistake

It is not a mistake or bug.

Anonymous 11. November 2009, 23:04

Anonymous writes:

Well i see 100% of user are happy i'll download now,,

but i hav a Q..
if i make the profile on my windows admi acc, a then logout and login
as Windows Guest acc, i'll hav the opt
to use whatever prof i want to..
or ill need to make'it on every windows account?

thank in advance Tamil

Tamil 11. November 2009, 23:26

It will work if there is no permission issues.

HrGomez 12. November 2009, 07:33

ok, work.. now how can i password protect those profiles,,? because i create 4 profile for 4 different user..
i don't want every body jump in everybody bookmark

Thank again nice and needeble program!! haha

Tamil 12. November 2009, 09:03

You have to use third party programs like Blowfish Advanced CS or TrueCrypt.

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