[Solved]unable to clean/remove an unfinished download
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A Former User last edited by leocg 17 Feb 2020, 03:29 13 Feb 2020, 09:57
i can't manage to delete an unfinished download from my 'downloads', it says it crashed and the page i downloaded it from no longer exists; every time i remove it manually, it reappears after re-opening opera, any help?
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sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by 14 Feb 2020, 07:55
You can clear all downloads from the list at once by clicking the Downloads icon in the address bar, then Clear.
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A Former User last edited by 14 Feb 2020, 22:17
thank you for the reply, of course i've had already tried that
after re-opening opera it's still there. -
burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 16 Feb 2020, 18:41
You might have to delete history for all time via
opera://settings/clearBrowserData.Or, goto the URL
opera://aboutand take note of the "profile" path. Then, close Opera. In Windows Explorer, goto that profile folder and delete the "History" and "History-journal" files.Or, close Opera and edit the "History" file with an SQLite viewer/editor. Downloads are stored in the 'downloads' and 'downloads_url_chains' tables i guess.
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A Former User last edited by 16 Feb 2020, 22:37
@burnout426 thank you for the reply, i tried to first one, it's still there ..
idk how to delete the history files off using explorer
also, how do i get 'opera' to the SQLite viewer?
i'm not a skilled PC person as you can see.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426 16 Feb 2020, 22:52 16 Feb 2020, 22:51
@frozen99 said in unable to clean/remove an unfinished download:
idk how to delete the history files off using explorer
Try this instead:
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Close Opera.
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Open up a command prompt. To do so, on your keyboard, press the Windows key and r at the same time to open the run dialog, type
cmdin the run dialog and press enter. -
In the command prompt, type:
del "%APPDATA%\Opera Software\Opera Stable\History"
and press Enter. Then, close the command prompt.
Then, start Opera and see if the download is gone.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 16 Feb 2020, 22:54
If that doesn't work, goto the URL
opera://settings/clearBrowserDataand delete "cached images and files" for "all time". -
A Former User last edited by 16 Feb 2020, 23:52
@burnout426 neither has worked
@burnout426 said in unable to clean/remove an unfinished download:
Try this instead:
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Close Opera.
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Open up a command prompt. To do so, on your keyboard, press the Windows key and r at the same time to open the run dialog, type
cmdin the run dialog and press enter. -
In the command prompt, type:
del "%APPDATA%\Opera Software\Opera Stable\History"
and press Enter. Then, close the command prompt.
Then, start Opera and see if the download is gone.
hasn't worked, nothing had happened after i pressed enter, maybe because i'm using opera developer?
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426 17 Feb 2020, 00:00 16 Feb 2020, 23:59
@frozen99 said in unable to clean/remove an unfinished download:
because i'm using opera developer?
Yes. Then it'd be:
del "%APPDATA%\Opera Software\Opera Developer\History"You need to goto the URL
opera://aboutand take note of the profile path and adjust the command accordingly. -
A Former User last edited by 17 Feb 2020, 00:04
@burnout426 said in unable to clean/remove an unfinished download:
opera://about
this is the profile path: C:\Users\Froze_000\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Developer
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Feb 2020, 00:09
@frozen99
Then:
del "%APPDATA%\Opera Software\Opera Developer\History"and
del "C:\Users\Froze_000\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Developer\History"should both work to delete the History file in Opera Developer's profile directory.
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A Former User last edited by 17 Feb 2020, 00:19
@burnout426 now it says it couldn't have found either of those addresses ..
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426 17 Feb 2020, 00:20 17 Feb 2020, 00:20
@frozen99 said in unable to clean/remove an unfinished download:
idk how to delete the history files off using explorer
In the run dialog or the command prompt, you can type
explorerand press enter. Then, you can browse to the profile folder as seen inopera://about. Then, you can right-click on the "History" file and choose to delete it. In explorer, just make sure to click the "view" menu and check "hidden items" (or view -> folder options depending on your version of Windows). -
A Former User last edited by 17 Feb 2020, 00:23
@burnout426 when i type 'explorer' in either of those, My Computer opens
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Feb 2020, 00:28
@frozen99 said in unable to clean/remove an unfinished download:
My Computer opens
Yes. You then goto the c: drive, then Users, then your username, then appdata, then Roaming, then Opera Software, then Opera Developer.
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A Former User last edited by 17 Feb 2020, 00:35
@burnout426 oh, alright, i did that and that seems to be the problem, after AppData, there's 'Local' file, 'Microsoft', 'Windows' and then two empty files 'INetCache' and INetCookies' and nothing else
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Feb 2020, 00:35
@frozen99 said in unable to clean/remove an unfinished download:
after AppData, there's 'Local'
There should be "roaming" too.
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A Former User last edited by 17 Feb 2020, 00:44
@burnout426 yes found it! it was hidden and didn't appear before ..
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A Former User last edited by A Former User 17 Feb 2020, 00:46 17 Feb 2020, 00:45
@burnout426 deleted all, history/history provider cache/history-journal and it's still freaking there
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by 17 Feb 2020, 00:52
Delete the "appdata/local/Opera Software/Opera Developer/cache" folder and see if that does it.
