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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @GoultySoul last edited by

      @goultysoul Login to Sync in the new installation.

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      • GoultySoul
        GoultySoul @leocg last edited by

        @leocg When I log in to sync, it syncs my new installation and it replaces the old one. I tried it and I lost all my opened tabs from before the reinstall. I want to retriev the old data not replace it.

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @GoultySoul last edited by

          @goultysoul I understood that you had no data in the new install.

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          • GoultySoul
            GoultySoul @leocg last edited by

            @leocg I can see my synced data when I log in, I just can't retriev it, just overwrite it.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @GoultySoul last edited by

              @goultysoul Can you see them when you click on the tabs icon in sidebar?

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              • GoultySoul
                GoultySoul @leocg last edited by

                @leocg No. I only see them when i log in to opera.com. and there is a menu for "See your syncronized data".

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @GoultySoul last edited by

                  @goultysoul Are you logged in to Sync in the new installation? Not the site but the service.

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                  • GoultySoul
                    GoultySoul @leocg last edited by

                    @leocg Yes. I'm logged in in the browser itself.

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                    • Looking4Help
                      Looking4Help last edited by

                      I'm trying to add various search engines to use as a default search engine. I've added Dogpile, Swisscows, etc, but I cannot find a way to make that the default browser. All I see for options are the biased search engines I want to avoid - Google, Bing, etc. Is there some trick to getting Opera to set a default search engine I actually want to use?

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Looking4Help last edited by

                        @looking4help Only pre-defined search engines can be set as the default one.

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                        • wnlewis
                          wnlewis last edited by

                          This is one of those topics that may have to be approached "from both sides", i.e., from the Opera side and the Startpage side.

                          I am trying to make Startpage my default search engine. I add it to the list of search engines, but, the option to make it default is greyed out.

                          Any thoughts?

                          Latest version of Opera Version:84.0.4316.31 (x86_64).

                          Mac Pro running OS 10.14.6.

                          Thanks.

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @wnlewis last edited by

                            @wnlewis As said, only pre-defined search engines can be set as the default one.

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                            • wnlewis
                              wnlewis last edited by

                              It looks like Opera is not going to be my go to browser. Thanks anyway. Best regards, wnlewis

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                              • A Former User
                                A Former User last edited by

                                For years now every so often I've noticed websites are somehow adding themselves to my speed dial. For instance, just 10 minutes ago I noticed that "Unicef: something, something ukraine" has been added to my speed dial; never visited it before or even googled Ukraine on this computer.

                                What gives? Is there an option somewhere to turn this stuff off? It's become irritating enough that if I can't stop this from happening I'll most likely find a new browser, as much as I enjoy Opera.

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                                • leocg
                                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                  @zeitgeistxxi Those are promoted sites. There are some relate settings that you can turn oiff.

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                                  • kerygma
                                    kerygma last edited by

                                    How do I make Ecosia my default search engine? I've tried adding it under Manage Search engines but it does not seem to want to move up to the suggested engines.

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @kerygma last edited by

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

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                                      • kerygma
                                        kerygma @leocg last edited by

                                        @leocg Thanks. Well, that's very unfortunate. I guess I'll bookmark Ecosia and use it just as I would a popular bookmark. I don't understand why pre-defined engines should be limited but I guess it is what it is. Thanks for the information, Leo.

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                                        • lavanyadeepak 0
                                          lavanyadeepak 0 last edited by leocg

                                          Despite choosing the region as Americas in VPN connect dialog when checking the what is your IP page it shows as from #Turkey

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @lavanyadeepak 0 last edited by

                                            @lavanyadeepak-0 The site is guessing your location wrongly.

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