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[Adrian43]

Adrian43 last edited by

I would like to change the search engine to Ecosia. However, in the configuration, it only lets me change the search engine between the ones it has by default. He does not let me select any position on my own. What I can do?

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leocg Moderator @Adrian43 last edited by

@Adrian43 Nothing. As you have noticed, only pre-configured search engines can be set as default.

[davallden]

davallden last edited by

I was wondering how to remove the google search bar. I have selected duckduckgo as default but it still shows google over speed dials.

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leocg Moderator @davallden last edited by

@davallden Check the FAQ

[kriz24]

kriz24 last edited by

My PC has been going really slow lately, and when I check in Task Manager there is like 9 instances of Opera running, but I only ever have one Browser open at a time... is this normal?? Seems like they are using a lot of my PC's Memory too, which might be slowing down my PC... help??

OS: Windows 10
Version: Regular Opera for Widows with latest Update

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leocg Moderator @kriz24 last edited by

@kriz24 Yes, that's normal. That is how Chromium based browsers work.

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kriz24 @leocg last edited by

@leocg Ok, but they are still there when I'm not on Opera and they are using a LOT of my Memory... I mean, it fluctuates, but still pretty high even when it's lower.

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leocg Moderator @kriz24 last edited by

@kriz24 If they are still running ater Opera has been closed, then probably had issues closing those processes. Just end them.

[pivou]

pivou last edited by

I can change the search-engine in opera-settings, but google remains on the quickstart page. Also, is the no way to delete searchengines ? I like to get rid of some.

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leocg Moderator @pivou last edited by

@pivou Check the FAQ

And no, you can't remove the pre-defined search engines.

[Kyuur]

Kyuur last edited by

I had to manually create it as a search engine, but I can't seem to find a way to make it my default one for search bar. Any help would be appreciated

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leocg Moderator @Kyuur last edited by

@kyuur Only pre-defined search engines can be set as default.

[bowserb460]

bowserb460 last edited by

New tab--need to be able to specify search other than google. I know people keep asking. Also the start page button needs to open the home start page, not what it does, again with google.

I've searched and searched for fixes for this, saw a reference to FAQ but couldn't find it there (FAQ needs an index). As it is, much has I'd like to make Opera my default html reader, I can't. Back to Firefox for now. I'll try again in a couple months.

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leocg Moderator @bowserb460 last edited by

@bowserb460 if you really had done that, you would see that usually the reference to the FAQ has a link to the part that answers the question.

[terrybass]

terrybass last edited by

How do I get rid of Google in the speed dial search bar? I want to search with duckduckgo not google. I would also like to be able to
delete the search engines don't want from the list of them.

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leocg Moderator @terrybass last edited by

@terrybass Check the rules and the FAQ

[ichbinhappy]

ichbinhappy last edited by

Hello, I use Opera on my Windows PC, an Android mobile phone and an Android tablet.

On all devices I have defined different quick selection favourites due to different purposes.

I use the latest versions, I am logged in with a user account and synchronisation is enabled on all devices.

On the Android devices I can access the speed-dial favourites of the other devices (own speed-dial button to switch to the speed-dial favourites of the other devices).

My question: with Opera on the Windows PC, I cannot access the quick picks of the Android devices. It works the other way round. Where can I set Opera for Windows to show me the speed dial favourites of the other devices?

https://www.sync.opera.com shows the devices, but the speed dials are not accessible (encrypted).

Thank you for your answers and stay healthy

Jan

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leocg Moderator @ichbinhappy last edited by

@ichbinhappy When you click on the tabs icon in sidebar, you don't see them?

[ichbinhappy]

ichbinhappy @leocg last edited by

@leocg Hello, thank you very much for the quick reply. I am glad about it and thank you.

I can reach the quick-dial favourites on the Windows PC. However, only the favourites from the PC are displayed, not the quick-dial areas of the Android devices.

As I said, with Opera on the Android devices, I can access the speed-dial favourites of other devices. On my Windows PC, I only see the Speed Dial buttons from the PC.

Many greetings from Germany! Jan

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