BlackBerry backup file & third-party app data

Q:
1. Does the Desktop Software really back all data up during creation the backup file ?
2. Are there the specific third-party application data – Opera Mini Bookmarks – saved to the IPD backup file ?
3. Is there any possibility to retrieve my Opera Mini Bookmarks from BlackBerry.ipd backup file ?
I did new backup file before upgrading BlackBerry OS. The OS upgrade process restored all applications previously installed but all my Opera bookmarks disappeared.
I tried to recover the applications data from the backup file via BB Desktop Software (Restore > Select device data and settings > RMS Databases) but I couldn’t retrieve my OM bookmarks.
Thanks in advance for any help.
BB Curve 8520 / BB OS v.5.0.0.1113 / BB DS v.6.0.1.18 / Opera Mini v.7.1.3355

Sdgardne,
first of all, thank you for your valuable and kind reply.
As I’m not advanced user of the BB-device, I had tried several times to solve the problem (retrieving the particular, 3rd-party app data - OM Bookmarks) and finally found solution to the issue:
1. Downgrade the Opera Mini v. 7.1 to the Opera Mini 7.0 version
2. Restore the app data&colon; RMS Databases from .ipd (or .bbb) backup file
(for Desktop Software v.6.0.1.18):
Device > Restore > Select backup file (.ipd) / Select Data to restore > Select Device Data and Settings [option] > choose from the list: RMS Databases > OK
P.S., there is something wrong with Opera Mini 7.1, it can not initiate to restore its own data from RMS Databases.
[Edited per request of empan]

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