The Checking for updates doesn't work topic
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jeremynwest last edited by
This week, I decided to try out Opera and see what all the buzz is all about. I am loving Opera!
When I go to the Check for Updates page, it tries to check for updates, but it always says "An error occurred while checking for updates"
I have tried restarting Opera, I have tried doing the recovery thing, and I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling it! But to no avail.
Could someone please help?
Thanks,
jeremynwest
Opera browser fanaticWarm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@jeremynwest Already tried to run the installer as suggested many times?
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jeremynwest last edited by
I am confused as to what you mean.
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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jeremynwest last edited by
Also, just a quick question, how do I sync browser extensions in Opera?
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@jeremynwest As rule number one should already have told you, there isn't extension sync in Opera.
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jeremynwest last edited by
@leocg Oh.
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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jeremynwest last edited by
I tried running the installer but it didn't do anything.
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@jeremynwest What do you mean? It didn't download and install the latest version? It didn't help fixing the issue?
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jeremynwest last edited by
@leocg Both
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@jeremynwest What about the offline installer? Does it works?
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jeremynwest last edited by
It only does this on one laptop. On the other one it works perfectly fine.
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
Download https://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/71.0.3770.198/win/Opera_71.0.3770.198_Setup_x64.exe, launch it, click "options", set "install path" to a folder named "Opera Test" on your desktop (use the "make new folder" button to create "Opera Test" on your desktop and then select it), set "install for" to "standalone installation", uncheck "import data from default browser", and install. Once that Opera launches, goto the URL
opera://about, wait a tad bit and click "check for updates".Does it work there at least?
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jeremynwest last edited by
@burnout426 No, that did not work, but thanks for trying to help!
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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jeremynwest last edited by jeremynwest
Should the recovery thing work? But before I do it, I want to know what I'll lose if I do it. Will I lose any experimental features from opera://flags? Will I lose all my extensions? Will I lose all my custom search engines? Will I lose anything else that is not synced on the cloud by Opera? Also, what does it mean by "clear temporary data, like cookies".
The recovery option I'm planning to use is "Keep my data and only reset Opera settings", so I don't lose absolutely everything. If this won't fix the problem, then I'll reset my data too, but how do I back up my history, bookmarks, settings, etc.?
Thanks,
jeremynwestWarm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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jeremynwest last edited by
@jeremynwest Okay, I know how to back up the necessary files, but how do I add them to the recovered Opera browser?
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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jeremynwest last edited by
@leocg Never mind. I recovered the browser. It did not fix the problem.
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@jeremynwest That means some security software (anti-virus or firewall etc.) is interfering. Either that or you have malware on your system.
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jeremynwest last edited by
@burnout426 That might be the reason. It works on my personal computer but the computer I'm talking about is managed by my school. Any ideas to fix it?
Warm regards,
Jeremy West
jeremynwestNOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.
