Crash When Dragging Tabs to New Windows

[Romeshwar]

Romeshwar last edited by leocg

I am experiencing a bug in Opera One where the browser crashes when I try to drag a tab outside the window to create a new window. This does not happen with all sites, but it happens often enough to be a problem.

https://www.veed.io/view/a7fad0e9-eb43-41a4-85cc-7acf3a10d937?panel=share

[JVariance]

JVariance last edited by

The crash happens to me if I try to move a tab from one window to another.

[JVariance]

JVariance last edited by leocg

If I try to move a tab from one window into another, Opera crashes.

[hartkor]

hartkor last edited by

The same thing happened when I tried to move a tab from one browser instance to another.

[n21lv]

n21lv last edited by

Also happens to me on v.100.0.4815.2, regardless of where I am moving the tab. Once I noticed an error message saying something about folder permissions being incorrect or something after a crash, but forgot to take a screenshot of it before closing.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by A Former User

This happens to me too on version 100.0.4815.30
I get no error message. It just crashes and restarts, but all my opened tabs are lost.
This is very frustrating.

[pkt01]

pkt01 @n21lv last edited by

@n21lv same thing. I figured it's better not to move tabs between tab islands or turn off the islands feature in the settings - up until developers fix this problem.

[A Former User]

A Former User @pkt01 last edited by A Former User

@pkt01 I didn't even know this was related to the islands. And to be honest, I never needed this feature.
This should end my frustration with this new version, at least for now. Thanks for the tip.

[nerverean]

nerverean last edited by

Same for me - often crashes when I drag tab and try to create new window. Last updates are very bad, consider to move to the new browser,
Any ideas how to fix it?

[A Former User]

A Former User @nerverean last edited by

@nerverean sadly it hasn't gone away, as I previously thought.
I'm also considering switching to another browser.

[seanbintleythrive]

seanbintleythrive last edited by

also finding this once reliable browser now crashes too often. especially in this scenario described. it also sometimes just crashes when just opening a new tab

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I just switched to Vivaldi. Seems to be as reliable as Opera once was, but it's also highly customizable.
I'll be staying on it until further notice.

[aaraa22]

aaraa22 last edited by

I came here for this issue that I've been having for months and I found out that multiple people have been having it since 2023 and nothing has been done about it. It's 2024 now and I'm still having Opera crash when moving tabs in the same window or to a different window. It's not about any specific site either, it happens at any moment with any tab. Most of the time I can move them, but every now and then it crashes. Just tonight it happened 3 times. Sad to see what this browser has become now...

[SebastianSchulz]

SebastianSchulz last edited by

This bug seems to have just been fixed with the rollout of the latest version of Opera.

I was just recording a video of the bug occuring on Opera 111.0.5168.25, but the browser just updated to version 111.0.5168.43. Now i can no longer reconstruct the bug. The tabs seem to respond way faster now, too, and drag & drop of tabs doesn't cause the browser to stutter any longer.

My method of reconstructing the error in 111.0.5168.25 was:
Open a new instance of Opera (e.g. private surfing mode).
Open a few Opera tabs with different sites, just so they load content from other websites.
Open new, empty tabs and move them in the bar, until the crash occures.

[DeborahNicholson]

DeborahNicholson @SebastianSchulz last edited by

@SebastianSchulz I have a later version and it's still crashing for me, just like everyone here has been subscribing. I hope yours is still continuing without issues.

[SebastianSchulz]

SebastianSchulz @DeborahNicholson last edited by

@DeborahNicholson Hello, yes, since the update i never had any Opera One crashes again. Currently running on version 112.0.5197.39 and as of writing this answer the borwser seems to have another update ready (112.0.5197.53).

[DeborahNicholson]

DeborahNicholson @SebastianSchulz last edited by leocg

@SebastianSchulz I have the latest update and mine crashes. however, I discovered if I drag a tab to the left side of the plus sign in the tab bar, Opera doesn't crash. It only crashes for me if I drag a tab to the right side of the plus sign. Hopefully, this may help others who are struggling with this bug. Have a great day, Sebastian and thanks for your reply.

[SebastianSchulz]

SebastianSchulz @DeborahNicholson last edited by

@DeborahNicholson I see, when i take your desciption and pull a tab to the right side of the plus, for the first time in a new browser session, the Opera One browser freezes for a split second, even on the newest version, acting like he runs into a memory leak. I've also seen spikes in RAM usage at that moment, but since my system is already running other applications i can't definately say that those are caused by Opera One itself.

https://app.screencast.com/lythfjmJPR34W

Thank you and i hope this issue gets looked into once more, have a great day aswell, Deborah.

[DCaedus]

DCaedus last edited by

2025 and still having this issue on Opera One latest version
It happens way too often, half the time if not more I try to move a tab from one window to another Opera will crash, it's almost certain it will crash whenever I try to.

[nkgrzegorzewicz]

nkgrzegorzewicz Opera @DCaedus last edited by

@DCaedus Hi! Sorry to hear you're having trouble using Opera. Could you please provide us crash ID? It would help us investigate the issue you're experiencing. You can find it on the opera:crashes page.