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    Error Initializing Opera Mail Reading index.ini failed v12.17

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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

      Not sure if it will help but you can try deleting the files in the sessions folder in Opera's profile folder.

      Are you able to change settings in Opera and keep them changed after closing Opera?

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      • Deleted User
        Deleted User last edited by

        Tried deleting sessions folder, no fix.
        Yes, settings can be changed and kept after closing Opera

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

          Yes, settings can be changed and kept after closing Opera

          Ok, so it doesn't seems to be a problem of reading/writing in the profile folder.

          Could you try the following?

          • Open opera:config and look for "Mail Root Directory"
          • Change the path (add a letter or number after Mail)
          • Close Opera
          • Copy the contents of the original mail folder to the new one
          • Restart Opera
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          • Deleted User
            Deleted User last edited by

            "Could you try the following? Open opera:config and look for "Mail Root Directory"
            Change the path (add a letter or number after Mail) Close Opera
            Copy the contents of the original mail folder to the new one Restart Opera"

            Yes. Thanks. Tried that...

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              Tried that...

              And what was the result?

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              • Deleted User
                Deleted User last edited by

                No fix but new error (sorry forgot to put new error message...):

                Error While Initializing Mail

                There was a problem initializing Opera Mail.

                The following file appears to be in use by another application:
                [C:...(the Path to mail folder and)...\omailbase.dat]

                To retry, please close the application that uses that file or restart your system.

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                So not sure why that error.
                I also have Opera 21 installed. But the previous error problem existed
                before installing Opera 21 (which is installed in another folder in program files).
                I am willing to uninstall Opera 21 if that may be the conflict corresponding with that error.

                However, I noticed new quirk that after closing Opera 12.17...sometimes it seems like
                unfinished closing processes (invisible in background) continue for a decent amount of time,
                because after clicking Opera 12.17 to start again after recent closure, a prompt came up
                asking if I wanted to "force start" Opera because it was not finished "closing"...hmm...
                Thanks for your ongoing patience and ideas.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  I noticed new quirk that after closing Opera 12.17...sometimes it seems like
                  unfinished closing processes (invisible in background) continue for a decent amount of time

                  Opera needs to save/update some stuff and it's usually done after Opera is closed. However it should not take so long.

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                  • Deleted User
                    Deleted User last edited by

                    Right, it should not take so long.
                    I thought this happened after about 30-45 seconds or so give or take...
                    I was not counting because I was not expecting that message to pop up.

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                    • Deleted User
                      Deleted User last edited by

                      So about that prompt asking to choose to "force start" Opera
                      because it was not finished "closing"...
                      That message now seems to occur after minutes and or
                      an hour after closing, so finally I force start in order to open browser.

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                      • burnout426
                        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                        Sometimes problems with operaprefs.ini can cause these mail errors too. While Opera is closed, you could rename operaprefs.ini in the profile folder (and put the mail folder back to where it's supposed to be).

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