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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

      Using a text editor.

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        Would it kill you to respond a bit more detailed?

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

          You just open the file in a text editor and change the country code in the mentioned line. Simple as that.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            Which file?

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            • A Former User
              A Former User @Guest last edited by

              @esebm the file that requires editing is called " Local State"
              you'll find it in your Opera profile folder.
              see profile path: opera://about/

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                OK, found it, thanks.
                It's set to US but that doesn't seem to prevent virtually every website I visit to place me into Europe.

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                • sgunhouse
                  sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  Are you using a VPN?

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    Yes, the Opera VPN is always set the Americas.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                      So that's it, the sites are guessing your location wrongly.

                      But it's something for another topic.

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                      • sgunhouse
                        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                        Well, at least it wasn't the Ukraine this time. If you use the VPN while accessing Google, they know you are using a VPN and will try to guess a country you're "really from". Previously they were sending everyone to the Ukrainian version of Google.

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          Funny thing is, I never access anything Google. I avoid it like the plague.

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                          • awik32
                            awik32 last edited by

                            After editing the file, do you have to restart Opera before the changes will take effect? I already tried editing the file with Opera running, and there was no effect.

                            -Albert.

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                            • leocg
                              leocg Moderator Volunteer @awik32 last edited by

                              You need to edit the file with Opera closed.

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