Do you want one click option to reset opera to default settings?

Do you want one click option to reset opera to default settings?

As the title says, we sometime may want to reset opera to its default settings. There are ways to do it already like profile reset(deleting configuration setting file).
But here I would like to see this feature built-into opera and with at least two options:
1. Restore opera completely to its default state, just like current profile reset thing. This way, user loose all preference settings and customizations like skins,toolbars etc changed.

2. Reset only the items I choose. For example, Restore all customizations(like skin,toolbar etc) to default settings but do not reset configuration settings.

These are nothing new. All I want is a built-in flexible option anywhere in the default opera setting.

Lets see how you all think of this ? Please show your opinion in the poll and add additional ideas in your post.

Both of them are good options, go with the former so it's integrated faster. I had the flash with no sound bug on my laptop and just did a system restore because nothing else worked, I'm sure this would have saved me the trouble.

Either option would be useful, although I lean towards the second one, being able to select which items I want to reset -- probably because I want to have as much control as possible

This option might open up a can of worms, however, as different users might have different expectations as to how much control of the reset process they should have. For instance, some users might be happy to have all UI customization reset at once, while others would prefer to reset only skins and toolbars but not their keyboard shortcuts. Or, should it be possible to reset all preferences but not the proxy settings? Etc. etc.

So there might be a lot of discussion about what items should appear on the exclude list and in the end the list might get too complicated for inexperienced users to make sense of. Maybe your first option is the better one after all...

Why not just add the options into Delete Private Data window?

You can delete Opera's profile to reset everything to default.
The profile is located at C:\Documents and Settings\<User Account>\Application Data\Opera\Opera, delete/rename this directory then it's done.

Originally posted by Fuzzier:

You can delete Opera's profile to reset everything to default.
The profile is located at C:\Documents and Settings\<User Account>\Application Data\Opera\Opera, delete/rename this directory then it's done.

In case you missed my original post : "There are ways to do it already like profile reset(deleting configuration setting file).
But here I would like to see this feature built-into opera".

You know sometimes new users get tired of doing things manually in opera and they don't want to mess around for setting, ini files, etc.

Originally posted by operafan2006:

You know sometimes new users get tired of doing things manually in opera and they don't want to mess around for setting, ini files, etc.

And not only new users... Experienced users get tired too of doing things manually that a program could just as well do on its own.

Think it's a very good idea - most preferably with ability to choose items. +1

Originally posted by RayGoneFishing:

Originally posted by operafan2006:

You know sometimes new users get tired of doing things manually in opera and they don't want to mess around for setting, ini files, etc.

And not only new users... Experienced users get tired too of doing things manually that a program could just as well do on its own.

I agree.

+1 for either option

I think this feature could be just a new addition or it can be an important extension to opera sync feature. The deafult setup could be kept in opera link site. And user can reverse sync (Not really) his setting to default anytime and of course with option.

Originally posted by operafan2006:

Restore opera completely to its default state

Delete your opera6.ini file?

Originally posted by daroc:

Originally posted by operafan2006:

Restore opera completely to its default state

Delete your opera6.ini file?

yes

Sounds like a silly addition to me. A normal user wouldn't likely have the technical savvy to delete the ini file nor to locate the Restore button in the preferences dialog. An advanced user should be comfortable enough to merely delete the ini file.

If they are going to add some functionality to the application it should provide something which isn't already there, otherwise it's just bloat.

Originally posted by jamesisin:

Sounds like a silly addition to me. A normal user wouldn't likely have the technical savvy to delete the ini file nor to locate the Restore button in the preferences dialog. An advanced user should be comfortable enough to merely delete the ini file.

If they are going to add some functionality to the application it should provide something which isn't already there, otherwise it's just bloat.

How about the other flexibility and options? deleting ini file will not solve it. I am sure having a in-built option to restore things to factory default will be more convenient than deleting ini file. IE has the option for resetting all internet settings too.

Naw, probably not. I can imagine it happening that I'd accidentally reset Opera to its factory settings. Then I'd have to redo all my usual changes.

Either forms in webpages has "reset" button next to "submit" but it's not often used (unless clicked accidentally).
Do you really frequently has to restore default configuration?
I would rather like to have a button to restore single option in preferences instead of resetting all settings.

Look, major point is that having this feature in-built may have many advantages. The troubles that some of you are citing can be easily handled and fine tuned as the feature is implemented. For example, As I mentioned if this is linked with opera sync feature, the settings can be restored back and forth. You can set it to deafult and set back to your last option that is synced by opera link continuously. So, those details can be handled.

Like tools>delete private data, there are options to all or individually. There can be added layer of protection of accidental things. Again, all these are fine tuning of the feature. But First opera need to decide and probably think much benifit this feature may deliver if in-built. In my view,huge. Both technically and marketing point of view, it is a ncie feature to any product like a browser.

Well, I see pretty well how the mechanisms for making these changes might appear to the user (like you mention using Opera Sync). I guess where I fail to see the light is how would this be useful in a real-world situation? This seems like a lot of code to add in--a way to revert every setting within the preferences dialog (beyond the Toolbar and Menu Opera Default settings) back to its factory settings (a complete copy of all of the settings, whether changed or not, and the code for a mechanism for making the switch). What practical usage will the man on the street have for this? Or how about we IT professionals? Developers? Enlighten me.

Originally posted by jamesisin:

What practical usage will the man on the street have for this? Or how about we IT professionals? Developers? Enlighten me.

I guess this will help fix any mess create by the user and reduce troubleshooting time which often requires more technical knowledge.

please try this in some weeklies.

How about merely being able to download a standard setup preferences file ? Would that be sufficient?

And what about also having capabilitie to restore back previous settings of ... my previous version before an upgrade !

In my view, this feature is very important to reduce user skils in troubleshooting.

+1, sometimes getting to crazy and editing every setting, one will want a profile reset. Yes, you can go and delete opera6.ini but that is time consuming. One-click reset.

please consider this for opera 10

+1:eyes:.

Originally posted by jreynav:

+1:eyes:.

+1

-1

Originally posted by OakdaleFTL:

-1

If the option is added, what are the demerits ?

Originally posted by operafan2006:

If the option is added, what are the demerits…?

The inevitable avalanche of "Where did my settings go?" posts, for one. But –if such an option were hidden quite deep in, say, the Advanced Preferences dialog– then I'd change my -1 to ÷0.

That perhaps not a strong logic in my opinion because that can be taken care of by a confirmation dialogue or some other way. Also, the location and visibility of such feature is a secondary debate(most likely it might be in preferences and under tools just as tools>delete private data). Have you considered the amount of posts regarding messed up setup currently in this forum compared to what you are talking about "where the setting go" kind of posts?

Originally posted by OakdaleFTL:

Originally posted by operafan2006:

If the option is added, what are the demerits…?

The inevitable avalanche of "Where did my settings go?" posts, for one. But –if such an option were hidden quite deep in, say, the Advanced Preferences dialog– then I'd change my -1 to ÷0.

with opera sync growing, I think having an option to revert to default setting is something users would want in addition to just backup things.

+1

I want a 3rd option: both your votes, together are good. a button to customizingly reset, and a button to a difinitive reset.

Originally posted by victorxstc2:

I want a 3rd option: both your votes, together are good. a button to customizingly reset, and a button to a difinitive reset.

Fair enough1 As I mentioned in origianl post "Please show your opinion in the poll and add additional ideas in your post.".