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    • CPMCPM
      CPMCPM last edited by

      Since 2 updates ago the Opera icon on my toolbar turns red after downloading a file. It's not a file of a specific type.
      With every update I hoped the problem would be gone. For me it is disturbing seeing that red icon. I hope there will be a solution soon.
      I read on this forum that the same issue was posted in 2018 and solved, but is is back again.

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      • Gogoseit2020
        Gogoseit2020 last edited by

        This is windows trying to alert you to it being finished. usually, it is supposed to happen if you are on a different window when it finishes, but sometimes it messes up. if you are annoyed by it, please contact windows support to turn it off.

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        • donq
          donq @CPMCPM last edited by

          @cpmcpm Sometimes there is some older invalid/corrupted/unfinished download on downloads list to get red Opera icon. If you just clear downloads list, will next download trigger red icon or not?

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          • CPMCPM
            CPMCPM @Gogoseit2020 last edited by

            @gogoseit2020 The red icon appeared after an update of Opera,, not of Windows. So it seems unlikely to me that Windows should be the problem.

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            • CPMCPM
              CPMCPM last edited by

              @donq
              This solved my problem. Thanks a lot.

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