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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @jeremynwest last edited by

      @jeremynwest Already tried to run the installer as suggested many times?

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      • jeremynwest
        jeremynwest last edited by

        I am confused as to what you mean.

        Warm regards,
        Jeremy West
        jeremynwest

        NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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        • jeremynwest
          jeremynwest last edited by

          Also, just a quick question, how do I sync browser extensions in Opera?

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          Jeremy West
          jeremynwest

          NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer @jeremynwest last edited by

            @jeremynwest Run the installer you used to install Opera.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @jeremynwest last edited by

              @jeremynwest As rule number one should already have told you, there isn't extension sync in Opera.

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              • jeremynwest
                jeremynwest @leocg last edited by

                @leocg Oh.

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                Jeremy West
                jeremynwest

                NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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                • jeremynwest
                  jeremynwest last edited by

                  I tried running the installer but it didn't do anything.

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                  Jeremy West
                  jeremynwest

                  NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @jeremynwest last edited by

                    @jeremynwest What do you mean? It didn't download and install the latest version? It didn't help fixing the issue?

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                    • jeremynwest
                      jeremynwest @leocg last edited by

                      @leocg Both

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                      Jeremy West
                      jeremynwest

                      NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @jeremynwest last edited by

                        @jeremynwest What about the offline installer? Does it works?

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                        • jeremynwest
                          jeremynwest last edited by

                          It only does this on one laptop. On the other one it works perfectly fine.

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                          Jeremy West
                          jeremynwest

                          NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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                          • burnout426
                            burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                            Download https://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/71.0.3770.198/win/Opera_71.0.3770.198_Setup_x64.exe, launch it, click "options", set "install path" to a folder named "Opera Test" on your desktop (use the "make new folder" button to create "Opera Test" on your desktop and then select it), set "install for" to "standalone installation", uncheck "import data from default browser", and install. Once that Opera launches, goto the URL opera://about, wait a tad bit and click "check for updates".

                            Does it work there at least?

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                            • jeremynwest
                              jeremynwest @burnout426 last edited by

                              @burnout426 No, that did not work, but thanks for trying to help!

                              Warm regards,
                              Jeremy West
                              jeremynwest

                              NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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                              • jeremynwest
                                jeremynwest last edited by jeremynwest

                                Should the recovery thing work? But before I do it, I want to know what I'll lose if I do it. Will I lose any experimental features from opera://flags? Will I lose all my extensions? Will I lose all my custom search engines? Will I lose anything else that is not synced on the cloud by Opera? Also, what does it mean by "clear temporary data, like cookies".

                                The recovery option I'm planning to use is "Keep my data and only reset Opera settings", so I don't lose absolutely everything. If this won't fix the problem, then I'll reset my data too, but how do I back up my history, bookmarks, settings, etc.?

                                Thanks,
                                jeremynwest

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                                Jeremy West
                                jeremynwest

                                NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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                                • jeremynwest
                                  jeremynwest @jeremynwest last edited by

                                  @jeremynwest Okay, I know how to back up the necessary files, but how do I add them to the recovered Opera browser?

                                  Warm regards,
                                  Jeremy West
                                  jeremynwest

                                  NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @jeremynwest last edited by

                                    @jeremynwest Depend on what are you talking about.

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                                    • jeremynwest
                                      jeremynwest @leocg last edited by

                                      @leocg Never mind. I recovered the browser. It did not fix the problem.

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                                      Jeremy West
                                      jeremynwest

                                      NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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                                      • burnout426
                                        burnout426 Volunteer @jeremynwest last edited by

                                        @jeremynwest That means some security software (anti-virus or firewall etc.) is interfering. Either that or you have malware on your system.

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                                        • jeremynwest
                                          jeremynwest @burnout426 last edited by

                                          @burnout426 That might be the reason. It works on my personal computer but the computer I'm talking about is managed by my school. Any ideas to fix it?

                                          Warm regards,
                                          Jeremy West
                                          jeremynwest

                                          NOTE: I have switched to Microsoft Edge, but still occasionally use Opera and am happy to provide help to anyone that needs it.

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                                          • burnout426
                                            burnout426 Volunteer @jeremynwest last edited by

                                            @jeremynwest Not sure. I'd just subscribe the RSS feed at https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/ so that you know when a new build of Opera Stable is out. Then, you can just download and run the installer when you want to upgrade.

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