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    how to remove "Customize your Speed Dials" from the startup screen

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    • burnout426
      burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

      Similar issue here:

      https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/cx3439/been_trying_to_permanently_remove_this_thing_for/

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      • wyntrerose
        wyntrerose @burnout426 last edited by

        @burnout426
        Thats the sidebar although i dont
        know how you got it at the top of the page

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        • wyntrerose
          wyntrerose @burnout426 last edited by

          @burnout426
          Settings..sidebar manage sidebar and it will give you the option of hiding it

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          • marctoofan
            marctoofan last edited by

            I unchecked everything under the sidebar tab, but it still shows up.

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            • wyntrerose
              wyntrerose @marctoofan last edited by

              @marctoofan

              How strange as if you have turned the show sidebar slide control to off it should have disappeared but then again i still have the customise your speed dial still flashing on when i start up so maybe its opera not us

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              • burnout426
                burnout426 Volunteer @wyntrerose last edited by burnout426

                @wyntrerose said in how to remove "Customize your Speed Dials" from the startup screen:

                @burnout426
                Thats the sidebar although i dont
                know how you got it at the top of the page

                I don't see anything in the pic I linked to that looks like the sidebar. I see the bookmarks bar. What I see on the speed dial page is something a new user might get that looks like part of https://www.opera.com/client/welcome where once you see it, you can click the x and you won't see it anymore. I suspect the OP here is experiencing the same issue but with the "customize speed dial" tutorial at the top of the speed dial page.

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                • marctoofan
                  marctoofan last edited by

                  These are the setting that I have under the sidebar tab. I have opera on 2 other desktops and 1 other laptop (the browser was installed approximately 1 year ago on the other devices). The first picture is from my desktop where nothing shows up other than the small "+add a site" icon. Is the large message that now shows up the replacement for the small "+add a site" that was used in the past? ScreenHunter_270 Aug. 30 05.58.jpg ScreenHunter 03.png

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    Ya and it happened just after you updated Opera. I updated mine two days ago and there are all kinds of changes, like the one you mentioned.
                    I also noticed like Chrome, they took away my bolded fonts on the menu bar and replaced all my fonts with ones you can barely read.

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                    • burnout426
                      burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                      Goto the URL opera://about and take note of the profile path. Then, use JSONedit to open the "Local State" and "Preferences" files in the profile path while Opera is closed.

                      In the Locate State file, you can try deleting the ab_testing object and rich_hints objects. In the Preferences file, you can look at the "hints" object. There are some things like "startpage configuration" that you can delete to see if that helps. There's an ab test object under "startpage". There might be something under "UI" that you can delete. Backup the files first though.

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                      • wyntrerose
                        wyntrerose @leocg last edited by

                        @leocg
                        I got rid of that customise pop up by deleting all of opera browser including user details and info and started from scratch 😞

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          Just totally uninstall Opera and then re install it.

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                          • wyntrerose
                            wyntrerose @Guest last edited by

                            @holecrap
                            You have to make sure (with your heart in your mouth) that you dont save your user profile or details when you uninstall it

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                            • wyntrerose
                              wyntrerose @marctoofan last edited by

                              @marctoofan
                              we think we have the answer. You have to uninstall opera but dont save user profile or details when it asks which way to uninstall. Start from scratch. It worked for me

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

                                @wyntrerose
                                Actually you dont. I uninstalled then downloaded it again and the banner was gone but all my bookmarks and settings were where I left them. Go figure

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                                • wyntrerose
                                  wyntrerose @Guest last edited by

                                  @holecrap
                                  Thats even better. Long may it last

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