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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      Hello guys,

      how can I choose a custom search engine and set it as default?

      Is it possible, with tweaks, Flags, hosts, edit files, or whatever?

      I want to change my search engine to Qwant and set it as default, but why is Opera not allowing other users to set their search engine and use only their categories (Google, Yahoo!, DuckDuckGo, Amazon, Bing, Wikipedia) only?

      If it is about security reasons, why do not Opera adds a mark, that says, if you click this mark you will take care then or something like that.

      Have a nice day.

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        There are a number of viruses and other malware that change your default search engine, by limiting it to those supplied with the browser they prevent malware from changing to some bad search engine. That's their explanation anyway.

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

          Hi @sgunhouse, can you maybe forward the developer, that they add Qwant as a choosable default search engine?

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          • yaur23
            yaur23 last edited by

            The start page search bar still uses Google even when I changed my default browser.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @yaur23 last edited by

              @yaur23 Check the FAQ

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              • nushie
                nushie last edited by

                new computer. windows 10, opera install. old hard drive connected via usb. how can i copy old opera bookmarks to new computer?
                any help is appreciated.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @nushie last edited by

                  @nushie Already tried rule number one?

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                  • nushie
                    nushie @leocg last edited by

                    @leocg
                    rule number 1?

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @nushie last edited by

                      @nushie Yes. https://forums.opera.com/rules

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                      • nushie
                        nushie @leocg last edited by

                        @leocg sorry... thanks.

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                        • russellhruby
                          russellhruby Banned last edited by

                          Is there any way to transfer bookmarks bar from google chrome to opera?

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @russellhruby last edited by

                            @russellhruby Yes.

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                            • Foxmaster
                              Foxmaster last edited by

                              Why does the main menu appear to me as Google's default search engine if the current one I have in DuckDuckGo?Sin título.png

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @Foxmaster last edited by leocg

                                @Foxmaster Check the FAQ

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                                • russellhruby
                                  russellhruby Banned @russellhruby last edited by This post is deleted!
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                                  • operagem
                                    operagem last edited by

                                    This issue happens to me on any Windows machine I try using Opera on. "Ask where to save each file before downloading" is toggled OFF, but Opera still asks me where to download files each time I go to download a file.

                                    Does anyone know of a way to fix this?

                                    Appreciate the help, thank you!

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @operagem last edited by

                                      @operagem Depending on the file type, the Save As dialog will always show up for security reasons.
                                      Also, that setting is more for when you right click on a link and choose save content as.

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                                      • operagem
                                        operagem @leocg last edited by

                                        @leocg Ah okay, thanks for the info and apologies that you had to move my question to this thread. Thanks and have a good day!

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                                        • Foxmaster
                                          Foxmaster last edited by

                                          @leocg ok xd

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                                          • lvhoang
                                            lvhoang last edited by

                                            How to sync the Speed dials between devices?
                                            I cannot believe that no one has requested it 😊
                                            Or if you can already do that, please show me how.

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