Opera doesn't download exe files

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Opera doesn't download exe files

Downloading other files works normally. However, when I download any executable files, the download is interrupted and nothing saves.
From firefox everything downloads correctly. Therefore it is not a failure of my firewall or PC settings.
Similar problem was alredy discussed here, but they didn't find a solution.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@jirka005 Did you check your antivírus?

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg
I have no antivirus.
And firefox works normally, so I would search for the mistake only in Opera.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@jirka005 An antivirus can be set up to work only with specific programs, if you don't know that.

Anyway, any extension being used? What about the VPN?

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Thanks. I use approximately 12 extensions. I'll try without them.
Antivirus really is not responsible. I do not have any.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg I tried downloading with a newly installed opera, without extensions and with the original settings. Nothing has changed.
The file will be downloaded almost entirely, but when it should be saved to disk, I see the message: Aborted: Blocked. (I translated the failure message from my language - it might be slightly different.)
However, when I set the type of the file to be saved instead of "executable" on "all files" and delete the exe extension from the file name, the file is saved.
So opera has no system permissions to store executable files.
How would I change that? I use windows 7. I installed opera just like firefox, firefox downloads, not opera.

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

There is nothing inherent in Windows 7 that would do that, some antivirus or security software is doing it. What internet security software do you have?

[A Former User]

A Former User @sgunhouse last edited by

@sgunhouse Unfortunately I checked it first and nothing helped.
I use "PC tools firewall plus". I tried to turn it off completely, nothing changed. Then I deleted and re-set the rules for opera, again without effect.
I don't use another such program.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I keep getting the following error messages "interrupted download error"

I can download files in other browsers such as Vivaldi - in fact used Vivaldi to download the OPERA offline load.

I like OPERA and do not wish to change. my current is 62.03331.116

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

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[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

@leocg said in Opera doesn't download exe files:

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colinb can't download anything. should therefore read the advice in my post. Maybe they would help him.
Unfortunately, my problem is a bit different.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@jirka005 It's basically the same.