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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      Would it kill you to respond a bit more detailed?

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

        You just open the file in a text editor and change the country code in the mentioned line. Simple as that.

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          Which file?

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          • A Former User
            A Former User @Guest last edited by

            @esebm the file that requires editing is called " Local State"
            you'll find it in your Opera profile folder.
            see profile path: opera://about/

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              OK, found it, thanks.
              It's set to US but that doesn't seem to prevent virtually every website I visit to place me into Europe.

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              • sgunhouse
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                Are you using a VPN?

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by

                  Yes, the Opera VPN is always set the Americas.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                    So that's it, the sites are guessing your location wrongly.

                    But it's something for another topic.

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                    • sgunhouse
                      sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                      Well, at least it wasn't the Ukraine this time. If you use the VPN while accessing Google, they know you are using a VPN and will try to guess a country you're "really from". Previously they were sending everyone to the Ukrainian version of Google.

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User last edited by

                        Funny thing is, I never access anything Google. I avoid it like the plague.

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                        • awik32
                          awik32 last edited by

                          After editing the file, do you have to restart Opera before the changes will take effect? I already tried editing the file with Opera running, and there was no effect.

                          -Albert.

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                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @awik32 last edited by

                            You need to edit the file with Opera closed.

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