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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

      @thegeneral Auto update folder in downloads or browser assistant?

      I've done the following and, so far, no signs of browser assistant or auto update folder in downloads:

      • Removed all Opera and Opera Browser Assisnta related tasks from task scheduler
      • Removed auto update folder from Downloads folder
      • Uninstalled Opera (developer 68 in my case) keeping my data
      • Installed Opera developer using the offline installer downloaded from get.opera.com

      No Browser Assistant listed in the Task Manager nor in the Opera's installation folder. Alos no auto update folder in the downloads folder.

      Let's see what happens in the next update.

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

        @leocg i deleted all the files from task scheduler etc it hasn't shown back up since then ,it was auto update folders in downloads i also deleted the assistant folder from opera /program files folder

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          Hello, recently after a few minutes of using the opera browser, I started to see the autoupdate folders in the downloads folder, reinstall did not help, urgent help please!

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

            @adrianeq55474 There is nothing urgent in it. Take a look above for some possible solutions.

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            • halexisterra
              halexisterra @Guest last edited by

              @adrianeq55474 You should probably have two versions of opera installed on the PC, probably a portable version plugged in or installed on another partition on the HD and which is out of date and causing conflict in autoupdate generating a Crash Reports folder in the downloads folder.

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                I've just noticed that auto update folder has returned to show up in Downloads here.

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                • burnout426
                  burnout426 Volunteer @leocg last edited by

                  @leocg Is/was it named Opera.Updatexxxxx something or "Opera Autoupdate"?

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @burnout426 last edited by

                    @burnout426 Just opera autoupdate.

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                    • alexswak
                      alexswak last edited by

                      Me too. This is annoying.

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                      • burnout426
                        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                        New instances of this issue are being tracked in DNA-85007. Might take some time to be analyzed and fixed, but watch the changelogs at https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/ for it.

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                        • animals4life
                          animals4life last edited by

                          This folder is in Downloads and is called Autoupdate.

                          Never noticed it was needed before?

                          Also why is this autoupdate running approx. every fifteen minutes and being blocked by the firewall as it adds a number to it's name is therefore constantly asking for permission to get out on the internet.

                          It's driving me insane and I don't understand why this is suddenly happening.

                          I understand update, but how many times a day do you need to autocheck for heavens sakes?

                          I'm seriously thinking about going back to Firefox.

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                          • lesapix
                            lesapix last edited by

                            I am having the same problem since a few weeks.

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                            • animals4life
                              animals4life @burnout426 last edited by

                              @burnout426 said in 'opera autoupdate' folder keeps showing up in Downloads folder:

                              @parpaluck said in 'opera autoupdate' folder keeps showing up in Downloads folder:

                              I have the same headache.

                              Did you check the Windows Task Scheduler to make sure you only have one Opera scheduled task? If you have more than one for a single release channel of Opera, that's your problem and you need to delete one. Or, delete both and then reinstall Opera.

                              Automatic update is an idiotic idea. I can disable such feature in just about every app — but NOT in Opera.

                              Close down Opera and make sure no Opera autoupdate process is shown in the Windows Task Manager. Then, in Opera's program files folder in the latest version folder, delete opera_autoupdate.exe. You can also delete the Opera scheduled task after that if you want too (not necessary though).

                              Repeat after any time you manually update Opera.

                              Once you have the autoupdate disabled, clear the autoupdate folder in the downloads folder and it won't come back. But, just for good measure, also delete all files and folders in "C:\Windows\temp" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\temp" to get rid of any old, Opera installer files and folders.

                              Not the best solution, but it'll solve the problem for you.

                              I can't actually find Opera in either program files folder on my 64bit Windows 10 machine. Where is it hiding?

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                              • animals4life
                                animals4life @burnout426 last edited by

                                @burnout426 said in 'opera autoupdate' folder keeps showing up in Downloads folder:

                                New instances of this issue are being tracked in DNA-85007. Might take some time to be analyzed and fixed, but watch the changelogs at https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/ for it.

                                What exactly is DNA-85007?

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                                • leocg
                                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @animals4life last edited by

                                  @animals4life Menu > Help > About Opera will show you where Opera is installed.

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @animals4life last edited by

                                    @animals4life A bug ID in Opera's bug tracking system.

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                                    • burnout426
                                      burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                                      Who here is using Kaspersky?

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                                      • animals4life
                                        animals4life @leocg last edited by animals4life

                                        @leocg said in 'opera autoupdate' folder keeps showing up in Downloads folder:

                                        @animals4life Menu > Help > About Opera will show you where Opera is installed.

                                        Paths
                                        Install: C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera

                                        Profile: C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable

                                        Cache: C:\Users\mypc\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable

                                        Is what it says on that page, I have changed the name of my pc, it isn't really called mypc.

                                        I can't find any updater.exe files in any of those places.

                                        However in Local/Programs/Opera I've got one folder called 67.0.3575.79 and one folder called 67.0.3575.97 dated four days apart. Should these both be there?

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                                        • animals4life
                                          animals4life @burnout426 last edited by animals4life

                                          @burnout426 said in 'opera autoupdate' folder keeps showing up in Downloads folder:

                                          Who here is using Kaspersky?

                                          Not me.

                                          Windows Defender and Windows Firewall with Windows 10 Firewall control.

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                                          • andrew84
                                            andrew84 @burnout426 last edited by

                                            @burnout426 said in 'opera autoupdate' folder keeps showing up in Downloads folder:

                                            Who here is using Kaspersky?

                                            I'm using.

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