General Questions About Opera Topic
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@free-style Extensions aren't synced if that's what you mean. In consequence, answer for number 2 is no.
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drkduncan last edited by
I went looking in the latest Opera browser on my Windows 10 system for a way to backup bookmarks. Alas, I found a way to import bookmarks but not a way to make a backup copy. I found an extension to do this but it says that making a backup of bookmarks is now part of Opera. If so, where is that, please?
BTW, my success rate at getting responses to questions here is zero. Please make this the exception.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@drkduncan You backup bookmarks like you backup anything in your computer, you make a copy of the file(s) and/or directory(ies) that contains the data you want to backup.
So if you want to backup your bookmarks, just make a copy of the Bookmarks file located in Opera's profile directory.
By the way, check https://help.opera.com/en/latest/crashes-and-issues/#backup
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Reher last edited by
Is all email providers possible to use synchronizing your account and why is the quick bottoms not exported ?
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EMiles last edited by
@umiedotre9 said in General Questions About Opera Topic:
I'm a Vivaldi user, but I do have some questions about the Opera browser. I switched over from Chrome (and before that, Firefox) so I never really used Opera.
When Opera Neon came out, I gave it a try and I liked it for the most part, but my one qualm was that I didn't like having a smaller page display screen in order to fit stuff on the sides of the screen.
From what I've heard, the features of Neon were implemented into the newer versions of Opera. Is this correct? Also, what changed between this version and the older ones?
I also have some concerns about privacy and protecting personal information as I recall reading somewhere that Opera was sold to a Chinese company. Is that still the case?
It depends what you mean by 'older ones'. If you're comparing against Opera 12, then you're talking about two completely different browsers. The Vivaldi browser would be closer to Opera 12 than the current Opera browser (Vivaldi is for power-users, Opera went in the direction of simplicity
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PleaseOperaWorkForMe last edited by leocg
What is it? It pops up and down in my streaming screen.
and how do I get rid of it?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@pleaseoperaworkforme It's the video pop-out icon. Just disable video pop-out in settings if you don't want to see it
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passenger-chi last edited by passenger-chiI have added a number of search engines in addition to the out of the box defaults. It's pretty much the same drill as for any other Chromium based browser, except ...
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What does "use post" mean. I have ignored that checkbox and all works OK, but I'd like to know for future reference.
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Is is possible to make one of the search engines I added into the default? The option exists on the little drop down menu, but it won't take it when I click.
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Is it possible to delete a default search engine?
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passenger-chi last edited by
I wish to stress that I'm not a N00b when it comes to VPNs in general (on the job), but I never used them for web browsing. So no need to avoid getting technical.
First of all, I just want to say that I really love this feature, but I still have some questions.
- I note that some websites can tell I'm using a VPN. I'm guessing it's due to the Opera IP addresses being well known. Is that correct, or is there some way they tell directly?
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There is this website ==> https://whatismyipaddress.com
It tells your IP address location according to the HQ of your (notional) ISP, and and one click away from the actual server location and other information about your connection. It does both IP4 and IP6, and appears to give correct information when I use it without the VPN.
With the VPN enabled, it gives me locations that do not correlate with the selected virtual location.
- Why is this?
Usually it shows a location Cameroon, and yet Africa is not on the virtual location list.
- Why are Africa and Australia not on the list? Is the reason governmental or technical?
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And finally ..
- Is there any significant difference in Opera VPN behavior when done in a private window?
- I note that some websites can tell I'm using a VPN. I'm guessing it's due to the Opera IP addresses being well known. Is that correct, or is there some way they tell directly?
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@passenger-chi 1 - Both, I guess. Although Opera's VPN IPS may be known, it's not impossible for a site to know that a VPN is being used.
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passenger-chi last edited by
Generically it displays the URL on a colored background, but some well known sites have some sort of avatar or branding graphic.
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Are these stored locally within Opera or do they propagate from the sites (as it might be like favicons)?
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Is there some way to install non-standard ones, particularly for sites that do not have them?
Thank you.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@passenger-chi 2 - Wrong guessing of the location by the sites.
3 - Australia is not a continent and probably the demand for a African location is not that high.
4 - Nope
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@passenger-chi Generally Speed Dials use the image chosen by the user when the page is added.
2 - As said several times, it's not possible to use custom images.
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PleaseOperaWorkForMe last edited by
@leocg I'm no Opera expert but I do know the continents, one of the seven being Australia.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@pleaseoperaworkforme Australia is a country, which is part of the continent of Oceania.
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passenger-chi last edited by
This one I really would like to know and I'm sure has an exact and uncontroversial answer.
When adding new search engines:
- What does "use post" mean?
Thank you.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@passenger-chi As far as I know, it's a method of sending data to pages. You will only check that option when the search engine uses Post method instead of Get one.
