How do I get back to the old Opera?
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Bobyell last edited by
Agree with you on the Opera One update. I have tried everything to stop the update, deleted the updater, created a shortcut with the --disable-update. Nothing seems to work permanently, after a week or so Opera sneaks in an update which then creates new launcher and my shortcut is missing the --disable-update switch. Opera was a great light weight browser that provided a great web experience. I've used it for years without many major issues or bugs.
Now It looks like they are driven by revenue or investors, but not the customers / users.
It really irritates me they not only force me to accept Opera One , but then even when I use the method they provide me with to disable the updates / upgrade, they bypass that too! I'll have to find another browser to replace Opera.
I really liked the quick book marks , but they broke that from 99.0.4788.9 to One 100.0.4815.20 all of my quick links were half populated and a generic icon was in place of the original as in version 99. The work around is launch the old version , export all your shortcuts and book marks , then import into the new One. Not ,, lol I ended up with duplicates of the mess I started with. So I cleared all my shortcuts and bookmarks . Then one by one manually returned to the site bookmarked it. Then I ran across the bug that it doesn't populate the "icon" for that website like it was in version 99.
Bob
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Ferrator last edited by
@bobyell It goes to show that the devs have never been to Ireland.
The Irish have it right,, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"I have been trying everything I know to retreive me speed dials, no joy. I love the speed dial function!!
Well, ,it looks like I move on. Vivaldi is looking like a viable option. I like having different and discreet work spaces.
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Bobyell last edited by leocg
I'm so done with Opera at this point!
I have tried everything to block Opera from updating to Opera One.No idea how or even WHY they secretly upgrade from "99.0.4788.88_0" to the latest 102.0.4880.56 without even a popup or something even saying its up dating .
I do know while your using your browser the latest will get installed , then your shortcut gets redirected to the "new" installed launcher pointing to the new folder! The only way I realize I've been updated again , is the Icon for the speed dial is missing from the bar.
I have renamed and then just deleted the opera_autoupdate.exe to stop the updates.
Used the switch in the launcher to stop looking for updates with --disable-update like Opera says to do to stop the updates. Going to the settings and checking the updates / version , sure enough it even says the updates ARE disabled!Opera One(version: 102.0.4880.56)
Update checker is disabledEven when I go check the properties of the "current" browser file which is a shortcut to 99.0.4788.88_0 version , and when you go to the 99.0.4788.88_0 folder and look at the version information , it still displays 99.0.4788.88_0 as the Opera.exe file version. But when you launch that application , its really 102.0.4880.56!
So I'm completely done fighting this application. Sucks as I really liked Opera and have been using it for a very long time.
I'll use my Avast browser for now until I can find another browser I like. No idea why they keep pulling this crap. I don't like or want Opera One.Bob
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lily11 Banned last edited by@tenorlove said in How do I get back to the old Opera?:
How do I get back to the old Opera? The new one has deleted my Password Manager, bookmarks, and speed dial.
To go back to the old Opera browser because the new version deleted your data:
- Back up your bookmarks and passwords.
- Uninstall the current Opera version.
- Download and install an older version.
- Import your saved data.
- Consider reaching out to Opera support if you face issues.
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Bobyell last edited by leocg
@lily11
I have reached out , and followed instructions. I don't think I have ever run into a group of developers that code like this. Most companies / developers will at least inform you that an upgrade is required and is underway . To me this company is just being underhanded and deceitful at this point by performing an upgrade even when upgrades are disabled by the user as instructed by the company! To me , I think its desperation (investors) pressuring a company in a certain direction at all costs.Just an FYI, I have been in SQA ( Software Quality Assurance ) as a QA test engineer for over 20 yrs on MS storage Sans and Hyper-V / Clusters . I started In QA (officially) when Windows 4.0 first supported a 2 node cluster , that was around 1998 or so.
I've been at NEC, Adaptec, Clariion/EMC Dell (QA and Customer Support), EquaLlogic , Stratus, Pfizer . I performed MS WHQL tests for driver signatures , assisted in writing several papers on best practices for iSCSI MPIO in a cluster for and with the MS team.
Performed a ton of testing when MS transitioned from scsiport driver to storport for MPIO. (multi-pathing for storage)My expertise is specifically in enterprise storage (RAID) attach via SCSI , iSCSI , Fibre Channel SAN storage in MS cluster.
Don't take that as boasting or anything like that , but , I'm not a newbie . I've tested a lot of software . Including beta testing MS releases of Windows 2000 server ( clusters), 2003 , ect.
Lastly, before I dump Opera , I am going to try some Wireshark network traces just to see what is happening in the background.
My guess is if the browser is open , eventually it contacts Opera servers to check code base anyway. I say this because I just about never reboot my system nor close my browser. until, it starts acting ODD, like I cant place an order or something. Then I close the browser , reopen and bam I'm on Opera one! -
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LinhTranVietnam2023 last edited by
@dll62 I hate that browser bc all website in spaces are empty went i back. :(( my english not good
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HasoVM last edited by
@danielderstolle said in How do I get back to the old Opera?:
@tenorlove Here you can find older versions: https://get.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/
Be sure to delete/rename the autoupdate file in the opera folder and launch opera installer with the " --launchopera=0" parameter.Mate, thanks!!. After reading how to delete the default, do this and do that...definitely It worked. Lost quite important info with last auto update
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dawgcarter01 last edited by
@tenorlove I'm in the same boat. Lost everything when I opened Opera to find a surprise update with all my settings missing even after I logged into my account. I'm looking at alternatives.
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jwdub12 last edited by
Same thing has just happened to me this morning. Years of data and info gone This is not good.
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Ferrator last edited by Ferrator
Have Opera themselves weighed in on this matter?
Do they know?
Do they care?And is there even a place where they qill pay attention to their alienated users?
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HasoVM last edited by
@danielderstolle where can i find it? I have been checking in Opera software/opera Stable and the only update file i can find it is a notepad, which is blank
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HasoVM last edited by
@mm-sec his solution worked for me. No uninstalling, just updating to the version he linked. Be careful because that is temporary, the auto updater will do it again, you have to disable it. He provides also a solution which i hadn't tried yet, and i have seen more around. Let's see if we are able to disable the updater...
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mm-sec last edited by
Thanks.
I managed to restore it for now - I renamed Default.old in Default and vice versa, and everything showed up, but the folder has already been renamed in Default.old again. -
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