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How to save OPERA Cache, Temp filrs etc to SD Card?

Hi!
Can anyone tell me how to force Opera 8.6 to save all Cache, Temp files etc. on SD Card?
Thanks

Hi, explained by myself there...
http://www.planete-htc.com/index.php?mod=forum&ac=voir&cat=31&id=5514

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Let me guess
1) make a copy of opera.ini in "\Application Data\opera\opera.ini" to PC
2) Open and edit With pc WORD program
3) add "Cache Directory4=\Storage Card\(your location)" under [User Prefs]
4) Copy back the Edited opera.ini to PPC "\Application\Data\opera\opera.ini"
Taken from another forum. However, 1 problem. I could not find my opera.ini file
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FOSA said:
Let me guess
1) make a copy of opera.ini in "\Application Data\opera\opera.ini" to PC
2) Open and edit With pc WORD program
3) add "Cache Directory4=\Storage Card\(your location)" under [User Prefs]
4) Copy back the Edited opera.ini to PPC "\Application\Data\opera\opera.ini"
Taken from another forum. However, 1 problem. I could not find my opera.ini file
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I think "le répertoire" means "the registry", right?

Read http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=916&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 , it explains EVERYTHING.

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OK, found the opera.ini file. Its actually the opera file
My opera cache is working well on my SD card
Thanks

try search relocate opera, is somewhere in general if I remember

Relocating cache/history/cookies locations in PIE and Opera Mobile

My unit has been freezing up after some use. When that happens, my TenGO input method reverts back to the default tiny keyboard, which of course is unuseable in true VGA mode. I traced the problem to the fact that my browser had stored lots of files within the device and caused the memory availability to fall, depriving it from the programs.
I changed these browser files location to the SD card, and my TenGo input method right away came back by itself. The system also revert back to the normal quick speed.
None of these ideas originated from myself. There are many websites giving these tips.
Changing the IE brower cache, cookies, and history location:
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The IE working files are by default located at :
\windows\profiles\guest\temporory internet files
\windows\profiles\guest\Cookies
\windows\profiles\guest\history
First, use Files Explorer to create these directories at storage card:
\windows\profiles\guest\temporory internet files
\windows\profiles\guest\Cookies
\windows\profiles\guest\history
Then Use a registry edit tool,go to
\HKCU\Software\Microsfot\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders and change the Cache,Cookies, and History value to \Storage Card\Windows\Profiles\Guest\Temporary Internet Files,..... etc
If you prefer not to edit the registry directly youself, you could alternatively, use SKtools (I use version 3.1.5) to do the following:
Start SKTool, then click Tuning
The first tab shows the current location of the above. Change it to the new locations: ie
Storage Card\windows\profiles\guest\temporory internet files
Storage Card\windows\profiles\guest\Cookies
Storage Card\windows\profiles\guest\history
Exit SKtools
Switch off the device for about 20 seconds before doing a reset. It is important that you do not do reset right away else the registry entry may not be effected. The switching off will cause the system to write out the new registry entries.
With that, its done for Internet Explorer.
Changing the Cache, cookies, and history location for Opera Mobile
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Ensure Opera is not running before you begin.
First,create these directories using file explorer:
\Storage Card\Application Data\Opera
\Microdrive\My Documents
Then, copy Cache4, cacheOp Help imgcss skin strtpage style directories to \storage card\Application Data\Opera.
After the copying is verified to be accurate, clean the content in the above directories in the device, but leave the directory structure there (with empty content) just in case.
Then, transfer these files from device to storage card by cutting these file from device and pasting to storage card
-browser
-chartables
-cookies4
-global
-htm40_entities
-opcacrt6
-opera.dir
-operand
-opssl6
-vlink4
Leave these in device directory :
-brwoser
-de
-englihs
-html40.entities
-input
-ja
-nl
-opera.ini
-opera6.adr
-pl
-ru
-zh-cn
-zh-tw Note: I think this list of languages differ from country to country. Notice that I've replicated browser and html40.entities in both location because none of the websites I read mentioned them. I leave them at both location to ensure it will still work, but I'd later on tried removing them from one location at a time to establish where Opera would look for these files.
Make changes to Opera.ini file
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Initially, I tried to use Note application to open Opera.ini, but found out that it can't seem to "see" the file. Same goes for Pocket Word. I could'nt find the solution from other website, so I decided to use the desktop notepad text editor to edit it.
a) Establish activesync, on PC, use explore button to copy from device\Application Data\Opera to say the desktop.
b) Use the desktop notepad to open the Opera.ini file, and make the following changes to these entries:
- Opera Directory=\Storage Card\Application Data\Opera
- Help Directory=\Storage Card\Application Data\Opera\Help
- Button Set=\Storage Card\Application Data\Opera\skin\windows_skin.zip
- Download Directory=\Microdrive\My Documents
- Home URL=\Storage Card\Application Data\Opera\startpage\home.html
c) Then save the document as Opera.ini, and make sure encoding is UTF-8
d) Copy back the edited Opera.ini from desktop to the Device's main memory. i.e \Application Data\Opera
Its done.
I'll continue to monitor the device performance over the next few weeks and see if the freezing still happens.

Isn'teasier just to use the .cabs available for free from MoDaCo?

Confucious said:
Isn'teasier just to use the .cabs available for free from MoDaCo?
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Hi confucious,
I'm not aware of a CAB that automates this. Could you post the link for the CAB?
Anything that makes life simpler is welcome.

PIE in this thread -> http://www.modaco.com/Pauland39s-must-have-FREE-Hermes-software-t243906.html
Opera here -> http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=253909&hl=opera
HTH

How to change size and location of Operas cache?

Anyone know how? It won't let me increase the size beyond 10megs. I would also like to move the storage to my "external storage".

go to \Windows\Opera9\
Copy Opera.ini into ur PC
open it with your Notepad
add "Cache Directory4=\Internal Storage\" without quotes under [User Prefs]
Save it, copy it back to your PDA and overwrite the existing Opera.ini
That should do the trick..

Opera Cache in open:config

Bummer! Was trying to change cache location so I typed in H:\My Documents\etc.
Didn't realise it was supposed to be Removable Disk\etc. or along those lines
Now when I type opera:config to change the cache location it comes up with an error "You tried to access the address opera:config, which is currently unavailable. Please make sure that the web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page.
open failed (0) : ?"
Soft reset doesn't work, help is much appreciated!

Anyone?

i believe by mistake you have disabled opera config in user pref of opera config .....
i came across this option in user pref .......
but i do not have a solution for you
good luck .

Try to install opera again

Go to the following Registry key (Using your favourite Registry Editor) i use PHM..
\HKLM\Software\Opera\Prefs\User Prefs
Change "Cache Directory4" key to fix your path.

Hi, I have the same problem. when i write "opera:config" i receive the same message "open failed (0):?".
Because I tried to move the cache folder to my Storage Card. I also modified in the HKLM register an introduced again the default cache folder .... but the opera:config page i still inaccessible for me.
Is there a possibility to restore the config to default ?
thanks for your help
(I have a HTC-HD2 / Leo)

Sorry to bump an old thread but here is the solution for the above problem if anyone come across such problem again.
Open the registy of your windows mobile. Navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Opera\Prefs\User Prefs (or any other key where you have recently made changes to directory preference e.g. download directory under User Prefs key etc.) then make sure that you have entered the directory path without any quotes. See following example.
Directory path entered must be as: \Storage Card\OperaCache
It must be not as: "\Storage Card\OperaCache" (remove the double quotation marks that is " at the start and end of the line in value entered in registry.)
Now opera:config page should be open up normally. I have solve my problem with above solution. You can also try that.
Thanks and have a nice day.

southie said:
Sorry to bump an old thread but here is the solution for the above problem if anyone come across such problem again.
Open the registy of your windows mobile. Navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Opera\Prefs\User Prefs (or any other key where you have recently made changes to directory preference e.g. download directory under User Prefs key etc.) then make sure that you have entered the directory path without any quotes. See following example.
Directory path entered must be as: \Storage Card\OperaCache
It must be not as: "\Storage Card\OperaCache" (remove the double quotation marks that is " at the start and end of the line in value entered in registry.)
Now opera:config page should be open up normally. I have solve my problem with above solution. You can also try that.
Thanks and have a nice day.
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Great! I fixed it! This is great fix. Thank you very much!

has anyone found the phone slower with cache set on sd card?

thegios said:
has anyone found the phone slower with cache set on sd card?
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yes, i played extensivelywith the opera cache a few months ago and found the cache on the stock card noticeably slowed down opera.
for speed, have a look into using a ram disk and put the cache on it, opera flies.

samsamuel said:
yes, i played extensivelywith the opera cache a few months ago and found the cache on the stock card noticeably slowed down opera.
for speed, have a look into using a ram disk and put the cache on it, opera flies.
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ram disk? can u point me to a thread? thanks

with a little tweaking and setting up, you can move your system temp there and other stuff. theres also a link in that thread to another thread with a ram disk that writes its contents to a file to make it sorta permanent.
if your ring and sounds stop working, its connected to moving the system temp location to the ramdisk, and means you set something up wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647764

opera memory problem

good day
can someone tell me how to move the cahe folder of opera browser from the phone memory to the card memory i have an hd blackston wm 6.1
thanks

Hi there,
you can try the following (sourced from mobilitysite.com):
Move data and cache around to save memory
By default Opera installed a bunch of files and keeps cache in precious application data space (RAM). At least with the WM2003se version. By moving all of these files to a CF Card or SD memory stick you free up valuable RAM.
1) Edit the "Opera.ini" file located in "\Application Data\Opera"
2) Go to the "[User Prefs]" group
3) Change "Opera Directory=\Application Data\Opera" to a location that you would prefer such as "\cf card\opera"
4) Change "Help Directory=\Application Data\Opera\Help" to a location that you would prefer such as "\cf card\opera\help"
5) Move the following files and folders to the location that you specified above:
cach4 (folder)
help (folder)
imgcss (folder)
startpage (folder)
styles (folder)
chartables.bin
cookies4.dat
global.dat
opcacrt6.dat
opera.dir
oprand.dat
opssl6.dat
viger.dat
vlink4.dat
You are left with these files/folders in "\Application Data\Opera"
skin (folder)
opera6.adr
input.ini
opera.ini
english.lng

Mastoid said:
Hi there,
you can try the following (sourced from mobilitysite.com):
Move data and cache around to save memory
By default Opera installed a bunch of files and keeps cache in precious application data space (RAM). At least with the WM2003se version. By moving all of these files to a CF Card or SD memory stick you free up valuable RAM.
1) Edit the "Opera.ini" file located in "\Application Data\Opera"
2) Go to the "[User Prefs]" group
3) Change "Opera Directory=\Application Data\Opera" to a location that you would prefer such as "\cf card\opera"
4) Change "Help Directory=\Application Data\Opera\Help" to a location that you would prefer such as "\cf card\opera\help"
5) Move the following files and folders to the location that you specified above:
cach4 (folder)
help (folder)
imgcss (folder)
startpage (folder)
styles (folder)
chartables.bin
cookies4.dat
global.dat
opcacrt6.dat
opera.dir
oprand.dat
opssl6.dat
viger.dat
vlink4.dat
You are left with these files/folders in "\Application Data\Opera"
skin (folder)
opera6.adr
input.ini
opera.ini
english.lng
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i didnt know what do you mean by edit (opera.ini)) is their any cab file without doing all this? thanks for trying helping me

abiis said:
i didnt know what do you mean by edit (opera.ini)) is their any cab file without doing all this? thanks for trying helping me
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Try connecting via Activesync on your PC to locate the Opera.ini file, not through File Explorer, Resco Explorer, or Total Commander. If you still cannot find the file, on your PC, go to the Control Panel, Folder Options. In Folder Options on the View tab, under Hidden Files and folders, select the Show Hidden Files and Folders radio option, click OK.
1.Connect your phone to your computer, and connect to ActiveSync.
2.Open the ActiveSync window, then click the Explore Device button.
3.Navigate to \Application Data\Opera 9.x.
4.Find the opera.ini file (If you don't have file extensions enabled, it should just show as "opera".)
5.Copy the file to your desktop.
6.Open the file in a text editor, such as Notepad. Immediately do a File>Save as and rename the file to something other than opera.ini. This is your backup, just in case.
7.Now open the original opera.ini file. Scroll down to the [User Prefs] section and insert the following line: Cache Directory4=\Storage Card\operacache\. (Note: "operacache" can be renamed to anything you want.) Save and close the file.
8.Copy the new file back to your device, into the same \Application Data\Opera 9.x.
I'm not aware of any other ways to get around this.

mastoid said:
try connecting via activesync on your pc to locate the opera.ini file, not through file explorer, resco explorer, or total commander. If you still cannot find the file, on your pc, go to the control panel, folder options. In folder options on the view tab, under hidden files and folders, select the show hidden files and folders radio option, click ok.
1.connect your phone to your computer, and connect to activesync.
2.open the activesync window, then click the explore device button.
3.navigate to \application data\opera 9.x.
4.find the opera.ini file (if you don't have file extensions enabled, it should just show as "opera".)
5.copy the file to your desktop.
6.open the file in a text editor, such as notepad. Immediately do a file>save as and rename the file to something other than opera.ini. This is your backup, just in case.
7.now open the original opera.ini file. Scroll down to the [user prefs] section and insert the following line: Cache directory4=\storage card\operacache\. (note: "operacache" can be renamed to anything you want.) save and close the file.
8.copy the new file back to your device, into the same \application data\opera 9.x.
I'm not aware of any other ways to get around this.
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hi
one more question plz if i do this steps will opera browser have speed problems thank you for helping me

abiis said:
hi
one more question plz if i do this steps will opera browser have speed problems thank you for helping me
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Hi Abiis,
Yes. Unfortunately, this will affect the speed of your browser. I'm not saying you should try this, all I have done is posted a possible solution in reference to your query. I personally wouldn't recommend putting the cache on the storage card as this will result in slowing down the browser and possibly make it crash more often.
It is entirely up to you whether you try this but if you do not want a slow and laggy browser, then I would suggest you avoid doing this.
Good luck

Mastoid said:
Hi Abiis,
Yes. Unfortunately, this will affect the speed of your browser. I'm not saying you should try this, all I have done is posted a possible solution in reference to your query. I personally wouldn't recommend putting the cache on the storage card as this will result in slowing down the browser and possibly make it crash more often.
It is entirely up to you whether you try this but if you do not want a slow and laggy browser, then I would suggest you avoid doing this.
Good luck
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HI Mastoid
thank you for your help thats what i want to know and thanks for your time you helped me a lot thanx bro
good day

abiis said:
HI Mastoid
thank you for your help thats what i want to know and thanks for your time you helped me a lot thanx bro
good day
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No problem man, anytime

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