Removing older versions safely.

[graywoulf]

graywoulf last edited by

I found that I have an older version as well as the newer version installed. The older version is Opera Stable 54.0.2952.51 and the newer version is Opera Stable 57.0.3098.106. Can I safely uninstall the older version using Revo Uninstaller without affecting the newer version? Revo will also remove any leftover files as well is another reason I am asking. Thanks

graywoulf

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @graywoulf last edited by

Probably it will also removed the current one. Just remove the old from the list.

[graywoulf]

graywoulf @leocg last edited by

@leocg I'm not sure what list you are speaking of but I will leave it alone. Seems that if there was an update to Opera, that it would uninstall the old version so that there would not be any conflict possibilities with the new version. Or maybe it is left there in case that the newer version was a bust then the user could revert back to the older version. Thanks.

graywoulf

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @graywoulf last edited by

I thought you were talking about the list of installed programs.

If you are referring to the folders with the old builds numbers in Opera's installation folder, then you can delete them.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @graywoulf last edited by

And yes, the old versions folders are kept to be used in case of problems.

[graywoulf]

graywoulf @leocg last edited by

@leocg Thank you for the information. Yes, it looks like a separate installation of Opera, just a different build number. Maybe I will do a simple uninstall instead of using Revo Uninstaller. That way it won't remove any connected registry files.

graywoulf

[kondorr]

kondorr @leocg last edited by

@leocg Do you mean list of programs showed in Control Panel (W7)?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @kondorr last edited by

Yes.

[graywoulf]

graywoulf @kondorr last edited by

@kondorr Both the older version and the new version are listed in the "Programs and Features" section in the Control Panel. I have not uninstalled the older version as I could not get a definitive answer as to how it would affect the newer version.

I don't see that it is worth the risk of losing all of my bookmarks, Speed Dials and settings as well as the add-ons I have.

graywoulf