Backups should be an important part of every computer user’s disaster recovery strategy so that important data can be recovered after hardware crashes, virus attacks or accidentally deletions. Backup tools can be divided into general backup software that backup all files and folders that a user wants to backup and specialized backup programs that backup specific software or files.
Opera Backup is a specific tool as it can be used to backup the Opera 10 web browser. The program interface is in English but the help file and developer website is not which makes it a bit complicated to configure. From what we could gather the backup process is driven by a file called backup.ini which defines what will be backed up and what will be excluded from the backup.
Besides the option to edit the backup.ini directly the different elements can also be selected by clicking in the Items button.
Both the backup and restore backup option are available in the same interface with backup being selected by default. A click on Restore backup will open a file browser to restore a previously created Opera backup.
All installed Opera versions can be selected in the second step. The installed widgets can also be selected for backup. Users with portable Opera browsers can use the define folders option to pick and backup these browsers as well.
Backups are compressed by default as ob, zip or 7z files. The compression ratio can be changed in the file menu at the top of the backup software.
Opera Backup can be downloaded from the developer’s website. It is compatible with Opera 10 only and can be installed on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 computer systems.
An alternative to Opera Backup is the multi-browser backup software FavBackup which can also be used to backup Opera as well as other browsers.
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One great alternative is Stu’s Opera Settings Import & Export Tool:
http://www.pallax.com/~discostu/opera/osie/
Never had problems with it.
Hi, OperaBackup works very well. Is better than FavBackup or OSIE. 100% Recomended.
OperaBackup also compatible with all Opera 10, like 10.2, 10.5, and new snapshots.
OSIE Works in Linux, Opera backup is Windows only, bad.
OperaBackup is easy, faster, and have more powerful features, like encryption, compresion rate, and looks very well!
The last version of OperaBackup looks very nice!
Check it here: http://cjcr.es/ob-features
grettings!
Have you tried Opera Backup 1.0 on http://www.stahuj.centrum.cz/utility_a_ostatni/zalohovani/opera-backup/ ? Don’t worry about Czech description. Software is completetly in English localization..
Here is screen of Opera Backup Professional 1.0.1
http://img718.imageshack.us/i/operabackupprofessional.jpg/