Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache?

[0P3RA-US3R]

0P3RA-US3R last edited by

Hi

I am wondering why you cannot clear cache/cookies etc. while beeing offline.

I noticed that in Opera for Windows and Opera Mobile.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@0p3ra-us3r No problem doing it while offline here.

[0P3RA-US3R]

0P3RA-US3R last edited by

Hi, I just tried again with mobile app.
Please open a site, close the app (completely) and start it again without internet connection.
If you try to clear cache Opera cannot compute the amount of cookie and website data and the delete button is gray.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@0p3ra-us3r This is Opera for Windows forrum, if you have a problem with a mobile version of Opera, please post in the respective forum.

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0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@leocg

As I wrote it is the same problem in Windows and Mobile!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@0p3ra-us3r How are you cleaning the cache?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@0p3ra-us3r Just unplugged the cable, went to Menu > History > Clear Browsing Data > Selected the cache option and it seem to have worked. At least I didn't get any error message.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @leocg last edited by

Same for cookies.

[0P3RA-US3R]

0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@leocg

I clear it under settings, too. "Clear data"

The area "Cookies and site data" cannot calculate the data size without internet. You have to close and start Opera and with no internet you cannot clear it.

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0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@leocg

The problem only occurs with fresh Opera start!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@0p3ra-us3r What data size? I don't have it here.

And I tried just after have opened Opera.

[0P3RA-US3R]

0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@leocg

Next to "Cookies and site data" it shows the size of these data and number of websites

[0P3RA-US3R]

0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@leocg

It's me again. The size information seems only to be in the mobile app. I tried Opera for Windows again and there is a windows where you can select what to delete and which period. When you start Opera without internet connection you can press the button to clear everything but the round "it's running" symbol just spins and nothing happens.

As soon you have internet it works when you press this button.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@0p3ra-us3r Couldn't reproduce it here.

[0P3RA-US3R]

0P3RA-US3R last edited by

That's strange. I tested it on different PCs with different Windows versions and different Opera versions. The problem always occurred.
And of course in the mobile app.

Maybe there is someone else who could try to reproduce it.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Cannot confirm on Win11. Clearing cache or all items works fine if I start Opera without internet.

Does this happen in a standalone installation also?

Opera you using Opera Sync?

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0P3RA-US3R @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426

Hi, I used a portable version of Opera but I installed a completely new copy today in W10 and it had the same problem.

I don't use sync yet.

I tested Opera, Opera Beta, Opera Developer
Systems: Windows 7, Windows 10, Android

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@0p3ra-us3r Hmm, strange.

[donq]

donq @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@0p3ra-us3r
Can this behavior depend on "Help improve Opera by sending feature usage information" check in settings? Most old users have this unchecked, in new installs it is checked by default.

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0P3RA-US3R @donq last edited by

@donq

Hi, it was unchecked. I activated it but nothing changed.