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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @Adrian43 last edited by

      @Adrian43 Nothing. As you have noticed, only pre-configured search engines can be set as default.

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      • davallden
        davallden last edited by

        I was wondering how to remove the google search bar. I have selected duckduckgo as default but it still shows google over speed dials.

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @davallden last edited by

          @davallden Check the FAQ

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          • kriz24
            kriz24 Banned last edited by

            My PC has been going really slow lately, and when I check in Task Manager there is like 9 instances of Opera running, but I only ever have one Browser open at a time... is this normal?? Seems like they are using a lot of my PC's Memory too, which might be slowing down my PC... help??

            OS: Windows 10
            Version: Regular Opera for Widows with latest Update

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @kriz24 last edited by

              @kriz24 Yes, that's normal. That is how Chromium based browsers work.

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              • kriz24
                kriz24 Banned @leocg last edited by

                @leocg Ok, but they are still there when I'm not on Opera and they are using a LOT of my Memory... I mean, it fluctuates, but still pretty high even when it's lower.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @kriz24 last edited by

                  @kriz24 If they are still running ater Opera has been closed, then probably had issues closing those processes. Just end them.

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                  • pivou
                    pivou last edited by

                    I can change the search-engine in opera-settings, but google remains on the quickstart page. Also, is the no way to delete searchengines ? I like to get rid of some.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @pivou last edited by

                      @pivou Check the FAQ

                      And no, you can't remove the pre-defined search engines.

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                      • Kyuur
                        Kyuur last edited by

                        I had to manually create it as a search engine, but I can't seem to find a way to make it my default one for search bar. Any help would be appreciated

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Kyuur last edited by

                          @kyuur Only pre-defined search engines can be set as default.

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                          • bowserb460
                            bowserb460 last edited by

                            New tab--need to be able to specify search other than google. I know people keep asking. Also the start page button needs to open the home start page, not what it does, again with google.

                            I've searched and searched for fixes for this, saw a reference to FAQ but couldn't find it there (FAQ needs an index). As it is, much has I'd like to make Opera my default html reader, I can't. Back to Firefox for now. I'll try again in a couple months.

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                            • leocg
                              leocg Moderator Volunteer @bowserb460 last edited by

                              @bowserb460 if you really had done that, you would see that usually the reference to the FAQ has a link to the part that answers the question.

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                              • terrybass
                                terrybass last edited by

                                How do I get rid of Google in the speed dial search bar? I want to search with duckduckgo not google. I would also like to be able to
                                delete the search engines don't want from the list of them.

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                                • leocg
                                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @terrybass last edited by

                                  @terrybass Check the rules and the FAQ

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                                  • ichbinhappy
                                    ichbinhappy last edited by

                                    Hello, I use Opera on my Windows PC, an Android mobile phone and an Android tablet.

                                    On all devices I have defined different quick selection favourites due to different purposes.

                                    I use the latest versions, I am logged in with a user account and synchronisation is enabled on all devices.

                                    On the Android devices I can access the speed-dial favourites of the other devices (own speed-dial button to switch to the speed-dial favourites of the other devices).

                                    My question: with Opera on the Windows PC, I cannot access the quick picks of the Android devices. It works the other way round. Where can I set Opera for Windows to show me the speed dial favourites of the other devices?

                                    https://www.sync.opera.com shows the devices, but the speed dials are not accessible (encrypted).

                                    Thank you for your answers and stay healthy

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @ichbinhappy last edited by

                                      @ichbinhappy When you click on the tabs icon in sidebar, you don't see them?

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                                      • ichbinhappy
                                        ichbinhappy @leocg last edited by

                                        @leocg Hello, thank you very much for the quick reply. I am glad about it and thank you.

                                        I can reach the quick-dial favourites on the Windows PC. However, only the favourites from the PC are displayed, not the quick-dial areas of the Android devices.

                                        As I said, with Opera on the Android devices, I can access the speed-dial favourites of other devices. On my Windows PC, I only see the Speed Dial buttons from the PC.

                                        Many greetings from Germany! Jan

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                                        • ichbinhappy
                                          ichbinhappy @leocg last edited by

                                          @leocg Unbenannt.PNG

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                                          • ichbinhappy
                                            ichbinhappy @leocg last edited by

                                            I miss that button on Opera Windows tho access the speed dials from my other devices

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