If Opera crashes, a dialog displays and asks if you want to send a report about the problem. This way we can help others that may experience the same problem. Even if the steps here help you, sending Opera a crashlog report, including details of what you were doing when Opera froze, helps us fix future browsers. There are a few steps you can take to help restore your Opera browser to working order. Your autofill and other data imported from IE7Ī storage area for your extensions’ rules that need to be persistedĪ storage area for your extension’s states that need to be persistedĭata associated with sites you visit that use Mozilla’s IndexedDB API, a structured database indexing systemĪ storage area where your installed extensions can store local dataĪ storage area where sites you visit, your extensions, and Opera can store local dataĪ storage area for synchronized browsing data (sync services should still work if deleted, but your Opera account may become unstable)Ī storage area where sites you visit can store local dataĪ storage area for your downloaded or manually-installed themes The location of links you’ve already visited, used by Opera to display them as visited Your current browsing preferences and information about your profile Your saved, encrypted passwords, readable only on the machine that created them Your internal browser preferences, such as the last-seen version number and download location Your cookies (may not be essential, but you’ll need to sign back in to web services if deleted)ĭata about your current browsing session including open tabs, location on the page, form data, etc.Ĭookies associated with your installed extensions, such as location data for a weather extensionįavicons associated with pages added to your bookmarks bar Your bookmarks’ associated thumbnail images Your bookmarks’ metadata, such as name and location Not all files and folders listed below will be relevant for all users. Go to About Opera, or go to opera:about/ to find the exact paths for your profile and data folders. Opera recommends backing up your files before upgrading as well. It is recommended that you regularly back up your most important Opera files. Crashes and issues Back up your Opera files