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    Opera Removing Speed Dial Wallpapers

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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @aam2018 last edited by

      @aam2018 The idea of using a new profile would be only to test if the issue happens or not.

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        For the record, my Operas (Developer and Stable) still have their wallpapers. What are they being replaced with?

        On second thought... mine were not local files. On an image from the web Opera will make a zip file for it and put it in Themes, and that is how it gets to appear in Recent wallpapers.

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        • sgunhouse
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          • corsarshah
            corsarshah last edited by

            Opera resets wallpaper occasionally. And it does not depend on restarting the browser or sessions. For example the browser was opened on Speed Dial and I was doing nothing and suddenly it changed the wallpaper to default wallpaper 1.
            This happens only to pictures (static wallpapers), animated wallpapers are not changed.
            I have posted already about it but got no answer, and noticed that many people already have the same problem, but there is no any clear answer from support. Only questions to question.

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            • corsarshah
              corsarshah last edited by

              Really?
              And what about these people?
              https://forums.opera.com/topic/26089/wallpaper-resets-between-sessions
              https://forums.opera.com/topic/22737/wallpaper-resets-between-sessions
              https://forums.opera.com/topic/24393/wallpaper-keeps-disappearing
              https://forums.opera.com/topic/29733/trouble-with-speed-dials-wallpaper
              And many others.
              If you search in google then you'll find out so many questions about Opera wallpapers.
              It's funny, but why Opera team can't make this simple option work as it should?

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              • corsarshah
                corsarshah last edited by

                I forgot to mention, if I install a wallpaper (for example this one https://addons.opera.com/en/wallpapers/details/finding-new-ways-nathan-anderson), after Opera change it to default, I have to install it again and again.Opera Snapshot_2019-06-05_094717_addons.opera.com.png

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                • sgunhouse
                  sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  They're not "randomly", and they aren't the current version. If it resets every time you restart Opera (or "between sessions" as they put it), then that means it either isn't being saved or your profile is being cleared - and most likely the former. But if it works for several restarts and then disappears, we know it was saved, so that's different.

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                  • burnout426
                    burnout426 Volunteer @corsarshah last edited by

                    @corsarshah Can you upload a picture that this happens with so that we can download it, set it as our wallpaper and see if it happens to us also?

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                    • corsarshah
                      corsarshah @burnout426 last edited by

                      @burnout426

                      https://addons.opera.com/en/wallpapers/details/finding-new-ways-nathan-anderson/

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                      • burnout426
                        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                        How long does it usually take for Opera to reset it? A week or so?

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                        • aam2018
                          aam2018 last edited by

                          It's usually only effects local images not the ones built in Opera, it doesn't matter which picture. It's usually gone within a day in my case. I'm beginning to think it's just a bug that Opera has to work on. Again thanks for all the replies.

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                            Similar topics merged.

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                            • corsarshah
                              corsarshah last edited by

                              I unzipped this picture from the theme's zip file, cause I thought the reason is in wrong zip.

                              findingnewways-nathananderson-unsplash.jpg

                              But it doesn't matter. Opera resets ANY picture file to default dark theme wallpaper.
                              Several times a day. But this time took longer. I can't understand the algorithm. )))

                              I think maybe the reason is that the default wallpapers are SVG.
                              "reborn3_dark.svg" in "default_dark_theme.zip"
                              But all other wallpapers that we choose are JPG.

                              Ok. I have an idea. I'll rename one of my favorite pictures to "reborn3_dark", change the type from jpg to svg and will replace the original reborn3_dark.svg in default_dark_theme.zip

                              So if Opera decides to change the picture again, it will change to picture I want.
                              Will it work?

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                              • burnout426
                                burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                                I have the pic loaded locally. I'll see if it gets reset on me. It didn't reset on my when installed from the site in the time I tested. Will see if it does it this way.

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                                • corsarshah
                                  corsarshah last edited by corsarshah

                                  I have a feeling that Opera support hides something.
                                  Please explain me one thing. If all these files are in my Opera Themes folder, why I can't see them in my Opera settings. Is this the folder containing our wallpapers? If I have already these zip files in "themes" folder, how can I use them? Unzip and then set the picture as wallpaper? Doesn't that sound like something stupid?

                                  Untitled-1.jpg

                                  If "themes" folder contains all our wallpapers, so where Opera takes all these awful wallpapers from?

                                  Untitled-2.jpg

                                  These Wallpaper 1, Wallpaper 2... Because I replaced the picture in "default_dark_theme.zip", but this raunchy picture with circles is still set as my wallpaper. And it's still there if I'm offline, so Opera takes it from one of my pc folders.

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                                  • burnout426
                                    burnout426 Volunteer @burnout426 last edited by

                                    @burnout426 said in Opera Removing Speed Dial Wallpapers:

                                    I have the pic loaded locally. I'll see if it gets reset on me. It didn't reset on my when installed from the site in the time I tested. Will see if it does it this way.

                                    Hasn't disappeared/changed on me yet.

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                                    • corsarshah
                                      corsarshah @burnout426 last edited by corsarshah

                                      @burnout426 off course it's not because of one picture. There was no need to check, I mentioned that Opera changes any picture. I set as wallpaper a picture from a folder on desktop, and surprisingly it has changed only once since then. But if I choose a pic from Opera stable folder it will change many times a day. Can't understand the mystique Opera.

                                      So what about the real place of Opera wallpapers? Does anybody know? Is it so secret?

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @corsarshah last edited by leocg

                                        @corsarshah There should be an Themes_backup folder in the profile directory.

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

                                          @leocg I have been following this thread because the same problem has been bothering me. My animated wallpaper will randomly change upon restarts and even when opening a new tab. It always replaces it with circle design. My animated wallpapers are being saved and are located in the profile folder "themes". I can not locate a folder named "wallpaper". Do I need to add it? More advice would be appreciated because this small flaw detrtacts from the Opera experience every time I use it.

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by leocg

                                            @tommycee My bad, Themes_backup is the correct name of the folder.

                                            https://help.opera.com/en/latest/crashes-and-issues/#backup

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