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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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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @ichbinhappy last edited by

                                        @ichbinhappy Sorry, I made a confusion. Speed Dials from other devices can be found in Other Speed Dials in the bookmarks manager page.

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                                        • ichbinhappy
                                          ichbinhappy @leocg last edited by

                                          @leocg Thank you very much for your solution.

                                          It's not quite as convenient as on the Android devices but it works.

                                          Now I am only looking for possibilities

                                          • to integrate the messenger Threema and
                                          • Ecosia.org as the default search engine
                                            as default search engine. I have already set Ecosia as another search engine (start with e in the search).

                                          Many greetings from Germany!

                                          Jan

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @ichbinhappy last edited by

                                            @ichbinhappy said i:

                                            to integrate the messenger Threema

                                            If it has a web version, you can try enabling opera://flags/#sidebar-site-panel and it it yourself. If there isn't a web version, it can't be integrated.

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