Frequently Asked Questions
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by leocg 12 Jan 2018, 03:11 15 Nov 2017, 21:53
This is a tentative of keeping together answers for the most frequently asked questions about Opera for desktops.
This topic will be updates as more questions arrive in the forums.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by leocg 18 Nov 2018, 17:54 12 Jan 2018, 03:11
What is Opera's profile directory and where can I find it?
The profile folder is where Opera stores its (basically yours) data such as history, passwords, extensions, settings and so on.
To find the path to the profile directory go to Menu > Help > About Opera or typeopera://about
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 12 Jan 2018, 03:14
Where can I find old versions of Opera?
You can find them at Opera's FTP
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 1 Feb 2018, 21:35
How to create a clean profile directory
Take note of the path to the profile directory (see above), then go there using your OS file explorer and rename the directory so Opera will create a new one on next start.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by leocg 15 Dec 2018, 21:47 3 Jun 2018, 17:15
What files and folders should I back up?
The best thing to do is to backup the entire profile folder. If you want to backup something specific, please refer to https://help.opera.com/en/latest/crashes-and-issues/#backup
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by leocg 24 Feb 2023, 21:49 19 Aug 2018, 15:47
I've enabled sync but my Speed Dial isn't synced
You can find your Speed Dials from other devices and/or installations under 'Other Speed Dials' in the bookmarks page (opera://bookmarks)
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 25 Aug 2018, 02:59
Some sites say that I'm in a different place than the one selected on the VPN
We're aware of this problem. This is caused by how Google assign country to particular IP. If you'll be routed to VPN server used mostly e.g. by Ukrainian people and Google classified such IP as Ukraine then you'll be hit by this issue where google.com is redirected to google.com.ua.
Replace Google by any site. Basically the site is guessing your location wrongly.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 3 Nov 2018, 16:05
I'm seeing several instances of Opera in task manager
Opera is based on Chromium, that is multi-process. So it uses different process for each different thing like the browser itself, tabs, extensions and so on.
In Opera's task manager, you can see each one of those processes.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 1 Dec 2018, 01:48
How to change the search engine in start page
You can't change it but you can hide it in settings.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by leocg 8 Oct 2020, 17:25 5 Dec 2018, 02:08
How can I disable Auto-Update?
- Windows
In Opera's installation folder (Menu > Help > About Opera for the path), find the folder with the current build and rename the auto updater executable file inside it.
Open the task scheduler, go to the library and remove any Opera entry.- Mac
Type the following into a terminal:
defaults write com.operasoftware.Opera OPDisableAutoUpdate true
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by 2 Jan 2020, 21:17
How Can I Disable Desktop Notifications?
Go to opera://settings/content/notifications and put the toggle on the left. This will block all notifications.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by leocg 6 Apr 2020, 19:51 6 Apr 2020, 19:50
I've added a search engine but can't make it the default one
Only the pre-defined search engines - those that already come with Opera - can be set up as the default one.
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