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    [Solved]Can't block "Allow Gmail To Open All Email Links?" Pop-Up

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    • sporty78
      sporty78 last edited by leocg

      I am using the latest version of Opera.

      After signing into Gmail last week, a pop-up asked if I wanted to allow Gmail to open all email links.

      I know what this means and clicked ‘Block’ but the pop-up was displayed again this morning and I clicked ‘Block’ again.

      I figured clicking 'Block' once would be sufficient but the pop-up still appears.

      Does a Gmail setting, an Opera setting or both need to be changed in order to stop receiving these pop-ups and what are the steps?

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

        @sporty78 What opera://settings/handlers shows? Is Gmail listed as blocked?

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        • sporty78
          sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

          @leocg

          Mail.google.com is listed as blocked.

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          • burnout426
            burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

            Goto opera://settings/handlers and delete mail.google.com from the list.

            Goto opera://settings/siteData, type google.com in the search field and remove all shown.

            Close Opera, open it and goto mail.google.com.

            Click through different messages and back etc. till you get the pop-up. Then, block it again. Also, confirm that it's in opera://settings/handlers again.

            If that still doesn't do the trick, I wonder if an extension or adblocker is interfering with something.

            I tested myself in Opera and with it blocked, I don't see the pop-up anymore.

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            • sporty78
              sporty78 last edited by

              @burnout426

              Thank you for replying to my post.

              I went to opera://settings/handlers and all that is listed is the 'Privacy and Security' section with 'Allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols (recommended) and it is set on 'On.'

              'Mail.google.com' was already removed from the list.

              I went to opera://settings/siteData and login.live.com (6 cookies) and mg.mail.yahoo.com (File System) have trash can icons beside them.

              Please advise.

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              • sporty78
                sporty78 last edited by sporty78

                By the way, the pop-up is only displayed when signing into Gmail. It is not displayed again during the email session or if I sign out and sign back in using the same tab.

                However, it is displayed if I close the window and open a new window and sign in.

                Yes, I do have an adblocker in Opera (as I do with all my browsers) and would prefer to leave it turned on.

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                • burnout426
                  burnout426 Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                  @sporty78 said in Can't block "Allow Gmail To Open All Email Links?" Pop-Up:

                  I went to opera://settings/siteData and login.live.com (6 cookies) and mg.mail.yahoo.com (File System) have trash can icons beside them

                  Type google.com in the search field there and choose "remove all shown".

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                  • burnout426
                    burnout426 Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                    @sporty78 said in Can't block "Allow Gmail To Open All Email Links?" Pop-Up:

                    By the way, the pop-up is only displayed when signing into Gmail.

                    Hmm, interesting.

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                    • sporty78
                      sporty78 @burnout426 last edited by sporty78

                      @burnout426
                      I went to opera://settings/handlers and deleted mail.google.com.

                      I went to opera://settings/siteData and typed google.com in the search field but it stated 'no search results found.'

                      I signed into Gmail and the pop-up came up before an email was even opened.

                      The pop-up is only displayed when signing into Gmail after opening a new Opera window. It. is not displayed in Opera or Firefox when signing into Hotmail or Yahoo.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                        @sporty78 Hotmail and Yahoo probably aren't asking to be mailto handlers.

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                        • sporty78
                          sporty78 @leocg last edited by

                          @leocg

                          After going to opera://settings/handlers and deleting mail.google.com and going toopera://settings/siteData and typing google.com in the search field but it stating 'no search results found,' I signed into Gmail and the pop-up came up before an email was even opened.

                          I am stumped.

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                            @sporty78 Can you take a screenshot of the pop-up?

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                            • sporty78
                              sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

                              @leocg

                              'mail.google.com wants to open email links: Allow or Block' in the top left corner after signing into Gmail using Opera.

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                                @sporty78 The problem happens with a clean Opera profile?

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                                • sporty78
                                  sporty78 @leocg last edited by

                                  @leocg

                                  The pop-up only appears when signing into Gmail using Opera (I do not even get as far an opening an email) using a new window.

                                  The the pop-up does not re-appear if I sign out of Opera and sign in again using the same tab,

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                                    @sporty78 A broken profile may be causing the problem, that's why you need to check with a clean profile.

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                                    • sporty78
                                      sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

                                      @leocg

                                      How do I check/clean the Opera profile?

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                                        @sporty78 See https://forums.opera.com/post/138783

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                                        • sporty78
                                          sporty78 @leocg last edited by sporty78

                                          @leocg

                                          The link was unhelpful.

                                          All it states is '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.'

                                          Is this the link you intended to paste: https://forums.opera.com/topic/25420/how-to-create-a-clean-profile-directory?

                                          If so, what should the 'Opera Stable' directory be renamed and does the computer need to be rebooted for the change to take effect?

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @sporty78 last edited by

                                            @sporty78 The link wasn't unhelpful, it's clear enough on how to create a clean profile. And also says how to find the path to the profile folder.

                                            Just rename it and no, the computer doesn't need to be rebooted.

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