Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache?

[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.

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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.

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0P3RA-US3R last edited by

Hello everyone

It seems the problem only occurs when the internal Opera-VPN is enabled.

Before the cache is cleared Opera tries to connect to the VPN. Of course this does not succeed without internet access and therefore clearing the cache does not work.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

@0p3ra-us3r Opera was able to confirm this and bug DNA-98138 was filed for this. Thanks.

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0P3RA-US3R @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426

Great Was some work to find the problem but I'm happy that this is something that will be fixed