Stop new tabs opening on startup

[jarodsafehouse71]

jarodsafehouse71 last edited by

Not sure why it is doing this, but Opera is opening extra tabs that weren't open when I finished my last session.

It loads a new home tab and a tab to login to my password manager.

How do I stop this?

Thank you!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @jarodsafehouse71 last edited by

@jarodsafehouse71 The new start page/speed dial is expected you can change its behavior in settings page

[spikenard]

spikenard @leocg last edited by

@leocg The solution might possibly be within settings, But can you kindly provide the details as I have been unable to find it for weeks now.
Thank you

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @spikenard last edited by

@spikenard Check the On Startup section

[spikenard]

spikenard @leocg last edited by

@leocg Yes, within On Startup:
"Begin fresh with start page" unselected
"Retain tabs from previous session: selected
"Display the start page first" slider is off
As far as I can see, my Opera browser should not open a start page when I open it. But it does every time.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @spikenard last edited by

@spikenard Sessions file may be corrupted, try removing the content of the Session folder in the profile directory.

[spikenard]

spikenard @leocg last edited by

@leocg Sessions isn't something that I've dealt with previously. Can you provide a path?

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @spikenard last edited by

@spikenard The "profile" path is shown at the URL opera://about. Close Opera and delete the "Sessions" folder in the profile folder.

[spikenard]

spikenard @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Thank you for the path. I gave it a go, and when I reopened Opera I nearly had a heart attack! I currently have 5 workspaces and multiple tabs within each ... and they were all gone! I typically permanent delete, but this time thought I wouldn't so I've restored the sessions and all is good again. I guess I'll just have to continue to close the start page every day. I appreciate everyone's help.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @spikenard last edited by

@spikenard Sorry about that. Assume you knew that would happen. I should have explicitly mentioned that you'd lose all opened windows and tabs and the recently-closed tabs list would be cleared.