General Questions About Opera Topic

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @Tallus last edited by

@tallus Try right clicking on the entry in the bookmarks bar and see if there is a send to trash option.
You can also use the bookmarks manager page: opera://bookmarks

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @Tallus last edited by

@tallus About Speed Dials: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/start-page/#speedDial

[nunya]

nunya last edited by nunya

So, finally, after all this time, some websites started to not function on 58 - which forced me to update.
At least I can say that some of those hideous traits of the early 60s that made so many of us revert back, some of those have been fixed.

But, this leads me to a couple questions:

First, please note, I am always in incognito mode (except when changing settings).

1. How do I get rid of that ugly purple color. I am always incognito. I don't want to look at this godawful color scheme.

2. Some sites aren't keeping me signed in to multiple portals within the site.
   Wikipedia would be the most well-known site this happens to. I sign into English WP, but it doesn't keep me signed in to Spanish WP or Italian WP.
   What setting do I need to turn on/off for.

3. Again, some sites don't allow- as example, Yahoo (another fairly popular site) does not allow me to even see the comment section of articles. I realize that some articles no longer allow comments, but those say that they don't let comments. The ones that do just have a blank spot where the comment section should be.
   Anything I should turn on/off?

4. Facebook Marketplace - the account/saved item sections is gone. Of course, I don't use FB often, so it could be another FB redesign. But it was there before I upgraded. So, which setting do I need to chage?

5. This damn side bar (which I have just about emptied out). I don't need to see it when I have a webpage open. I only need it when I am on the 'start page' and need to select a link to click. Not to mention I am afraid it will cause screen burn being there all the time no moving. Can I get rid of it for this, while still keeping it on the start page?

6. Why are there so many search boxes.
   6a. Why do I no longer have the choice of search engines even though I clearly see others listed in settings?

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @nunya last edited by This post is deleted!

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @nunya last edited by

@nunya 1 ) Not possible.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @nunya last edited by

@nunya 6 ) There are start page search, that can be hide, and the one next to address bar if you enable it.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @nunya last edited by

@nunya 3 ) Try disabling ads and trackers blockers.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @nunya last edited by

@nunya 5 ) You can't.

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nunya @nunya last edited by

2. Some sites aren't keeping me signed in to multiple portals within the site.
   Wikipedia would be the most well-known site this happens to. I sign into English WP, but it doesn't keep me signed in to Spanish WP or Italian WP.
   What setting do I need to turn on/off for.

3. Again, some sites don't allow- as example, Yahoo (another fairly popular site) does not allow me to even see the comment section of articles. I realize that some articles no longer allow comments, but those say that they don't let comments. The ones that do just have a blank spot where the comment section should be.
   Anything I should turn on/off?

4. Facebook Marketplace - the account/saved item sections is gone. Of course, I don't use FB often, so it could be another FB redesign. But it was there before I upgraded. So, which setting do I need to chage?

2. It is a problem with cookies while incognito in 82. My settings work fine when not incognito. Oddly, I went back to 58, and everything works again.

3. It is a problem with cookies while incognito in 82. My settings work fine when not incognito. Oddly, I went back to 58, and everything works again.

4. Facebook moved it.

[free-style]

free-style last edited by

1. I signed up for Opera,
   I don't see anything in the extensions I added.

2. If I log in after reinstalling Opera later, will the extensions I have added be installed automatically? (Like Google Chrome?)

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @free-style last edited by

@free-style Extensions aren't synced if that's what you mean. In consequence, answer for number 2 is no.

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drkduncan last edited by

I went looking in the latest Opera browser on my Windows 10 system for a way to backup bookmarks. Alas, I found a way to import bookmarks but not a way to make a backup copy. I found an extension to do this but it says that making a backup of bookmarks is now part of Opera. If so, where is that, please?

BTW, my success rate at getting responses to questions here is zero. Please make this the exception.

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @drkduncan last edited by

@drkduncan You backup bookmarks like you backup anything in your computer, you make a copy of the file(s) and/or directory(ies) that contains the data you want to backup.

So if you want to backup your bookmarks, just make a copy of the Bookmarks file located in Opera's profile directory.

By the way, check https://help.opera.com/en/latest/crashes-and-issues/#backup

[Reher]

Reher last edited by

Is all email providers possible to use synchronizing your account and why is the quick bottoms not exported ?

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @Reher last edited by leocg

@reher As far as I know, there aren't any email providers that can't be used to create an Opera account.

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EMiles @umiedotre9 last edited by

@umiedotre9 said in General Questions About Opera Topic:

I'm a Vivaldi user, but I do have some questions about the Opera browser. I switched over from Chrome (and before that, Firefox) so I never really used Opera.

When Opera Neon came out, I gave it a try and I liked it for the most part, but my one qualm was that I didn't like having a smaller page display screen in order to fit stuff on the sides of the screen.

From what I've heard, the features of Neon were implemented into the newer versions of Opera. Is this correct? Also, what changed between this version and the older ones?

I also have some concerns about privacy and protecting personal information as I recall reading somewhere that Opera was sold to a Chinese company. Is that still the case?

It depends what you mean by 'older ones'. If you're comparing against Opera 12, then you're talking about two completely different browsers. The Vivaldi browser would be closer to Opera 12 than the current Opera browser (Vivaldi is for power-users, Opera went in the direction of simplicity

[PleaseOperaWorkForMe]

PleaseOperaWorkForMe last edited by leocg

What is it? It pops up and down in my streaming screen.

and how do I get rid of it?

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leocg Moderator Volunteer @PleaseOperaWorkForMe last edited by

@pleaseoperaworkforme It's the video pop-out icon. Just disable video pop-out in settings if you don't want to see it

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PleaseOperaWorkForMe @leocg last edited by

@leocg Thanks!

[passenger-chi]

passenger-chi last edited by passenger-chi

I have added a number of search engines in addition to the out of the box defaults. It's pretty much the same drill as for any other Chromium based browser, except ...

1. What does "use post" mean. I have ignored that checkbox and all works OK, but I'd like to know for future reference.

2. Is is possible to make one of the search engines I added into the default? The option exists on the little drop down menu, but it won't take it when I click.

3. Is it possible to delete a default search engine?