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Jane

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Nov 9, 2009, 6:29:20 PM11/9/09
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I tested version 10 and I like it. I don't rush to new releases but
at last it's time for me to migrate my old settings to version 10.

As usual I've missed all the discussion!

Is there a migration guide which says which config files I can copy
from version 9.

Any pitfalls to watch out for.

Aaron W. Hsu

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Nov 9, 2009, 6:34:29 PM11/9/09
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On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:29:20 -0500, Jane <ja...@invalid.com> wrote:

> Is there a migration guide which says which config files I can copy
> from version 9.

Assuming you have backed everything up, is there a reason you would not
try to just do the upgrade?

Aaron W. Hsu

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victims may be the most oppressive. -- C. S. Lewis

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Nov 10, 2009, 3:54:20 PM11/10/09
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On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:22:33 GMT
Jane <ja...@invalid.com> wrote:

> >> Is there a migration guide which says which config files I can
> >> copy from version 9.
> >
> > Assuming you have backed everything up, is there a reason you
> > would not try to just do the upgrade?
> >
> > Aaron W. Hsu
>

> I think upgrading an old version of Opera can retain old problems.
> Was told to use a new version of Opera as a chance to clean up.
>
> Also I vaguely recall something about version 9 can't be
> automatically upgraded to v10 without losing many settings.

The latter statement is correct. However, with a backup and screenshot
of v9, along with recording any changes the user made to Preferences
and opera:config settings, most of that can be overcome. I made the
switch with the original 10 alpha, so it's been awhile, but my
recollection is that the current skin can be copied over and chosen
under Tools > Appearance. Likewise, wand, keyboard, menu and
toolbar.ini's can be copied over or recreated without much difficulty.

Gene

Aaron W. Hsu

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Nov 10, 2009, 8:11:12 PM11/10/09
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On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:22:33 -0500, Jane <ja...@invalid.com> wrote:

> I think upgrading an old version of Opera can retain old problems.
> Was told to use a new version of Opera as a chance to clean up.

If the goal is to start fresh, then you don't want to copy over config
files. Instead, you will want to track everything personal to your system,
and make a back-up of your system as well. Export out all the data you
want into an easily imported form, like email, news, addresses, bookmarks,
and the like. Once all these settings are recorded and tracked, you can
manually enter them all back and re-import the data without keeping the
potentially hairy and crufty config files around from version to version.
Otherwise, you risk keeping the same problems around anyways.

Jane

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Nov 20, 2009, 4:27:21 AM11/20/09
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Is there a checklist of the files in version 9 which can be
copied to version 10?

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