<![CDATA[Cannot find a way to update Opera 50.0]]>Hi everyone! Yeah, I'ma dinosaur. I hate updating. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is how I see things. Problem is, Opera 50.0 (which I'm using now) can no longer show the comments section on Youtube and other places. So I guess I may have to update. Two questions though...

  1. How do I update 50.0? I can't find a setting anywhere to update it. I turned off updates long ago, but now I have no idea how to update it. I also see that Opera is on version 66 now? I won't lose bookmarks or anything if I update, is that right? Is there a way to back it up in case I want to go back to version 50?

  2. Version 66 for Opera doesn't do forced updates does it? I've heard on some current browsers you cannot control or stop updates. I have enough problems with idiotic MS Windows 10 forced updates, I don't want my browser also forcing updates on me.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/39620/cannot-find-a-way-to-update-opera-50-0RSS for NodeMon, 10 Aug 2026 18:09:21 GMTMon, 06 Apr 2020 21:07:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Cannot find a way to update Opera 50.0 on Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:21:52 GMT]]>@my-name-is-bob Probably not.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/205560https://forums.opera.com/post/205560Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:21:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cannot find a way to update Opera 50.0 on Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:52:01 GMT]]>@leocg

Ok thanks. I'll download the update and see how it goes. Will it ask to import old settings or anything?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/205559https://forums.opera.com/post/205559Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:52:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cannot find a way to update Opera 50.0 on Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:45:39 GMT]]>@my-name-is-bob Like you backup anything in your system, you copy the directory and its content to a different place.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/205555https://forums.opera.com/post/205555Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:45:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cannot find a way to update Opera 50.0 on Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:38:02 GMT]]>Hmmm. It's not triggering it. So I should just go to the main website and download the latest version? How do I back up my profile directory?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/205550https://forums.opera.com/post/205550Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:38:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cannot find a way to update Opera 50.0 on Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:35:40 GMT]]>@my-name-is-bob Opening the About Opera page automatically triggers the auto-update.

And running the installer should not overwrite you current data. However, since you are using a very old version of Opera, maybe you should backup your profile directory before the update.

You can block auto-updates like you could before, by renaming the auto updater executable.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/205549https://forums.opera.com/post/205549Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:35:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cannot find a way to update Opera 50.0 on Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:30:41 GMT]]>Thanks Leocg! I don't see the option to update listed when I go to Menu>About Opera. There is nothing there to select. So you're saying to go to the website and download the latest version? I don't want it to over-write and clear my data as a new install, or will that simply update it? In Opera 67, can you turn off auto-updates?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/205546https://forums.opera.com/post/205546Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:30:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Cannot find a way to update Opera 50.0 on Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:32:00 GMT]]>@my-name-is-bob

1 ) Go to Menu > About Opera to start the autoupdate. If it doesn't work, download and run Opera installer.

2 ) Opera 67 is the current stable version and it still has auto-update.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/205544https://forums.opera.com/post/205544Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:32:00 GMT