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    Problems with Magnet Links

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    • freddie2014
      freddie2014 last edited by

      Hi cbentley

      Its really simple just go to
      C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\
      and open your "Local State" file with e.g. notepad and add: "magnet": false, to the "excluded_schemes" section
      Be sure to flag: false ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Like this:
      "protocol_handler": {
      "excluded_schemes": {
      "afp": true,
      "magnet": false,
      "data": true,
      "disk": true,
      "disks": true,

      tested and wrking on opera 18 and 19
      Hope it works for ya

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      • lukasmilan
        lukasmilan last edited by

        Thanks Freddie...

        Suprisingly Iยดve managed it myself by your manual. And it works!!! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
        Windows 8.1 (64bit), Opera 19.0.

        Finally I can rid of Mozilla...

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        • kaidrazer
          kaidrazer last edited by

          Hi there,

          I have the same problem like akagi211 and i have modified the local state file as you described but now when i click on the magnet link nothing happens. There is no response at all.

          What should i do?

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          • kaidrazer
            kaidrazer last edited by

            I'm using Opera 64bit v.28.0.1750.51

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              I'm using Opera 64bit v.28.0.1750.51

              There's no Opera 64 bits.

              I don't think there is a way to fix it atm. Associating magnet links with a program may help.

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              • kaidrazer
                kaidrazer last edited by

                When I try to associate the magnet links with a program I get a blank window with no options.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  When I try to associate the magnet links with a program I get a blank window with no options.

                  So you don't have any program that can handle those links?

                  If you have, can you do the association from inside the program?

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                  • kaidrazer
                    kaidrazer last edited by

                    I did the association from BitTorrent and it works now. Thank you!

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                    • einherjar101
                      einherjar101 last edited by

                      Ok I have the same issue but am unable to find the "Local State" file. In C:\Users"username"\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\ I have only 2 folders:Cache and Media Cache.
                      I have hidden files enabled and have Opera 29.0.1795.60 installed.
                      Any advice would be welcome.

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                      • lando242
                        lando242 last edited by

                        Then your install has issues. You should have close to 2 dozen folders and twice that many files in that directory.

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                        • einherjar101
                          einherjar101 last edited by

                          So basically I should do a reinstall of opera?

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