<![CDATA[Can't adjust settings or preferences, no icons on speed dial, &c]]>Hello, I've been running Opera as my favourite browser ever since I purchased my new M1 Macbook Pro back in the spring. However, at least two months ago, I started having problems which, after several updates, have not improved and honestly the problem is becoming more frequent.

Whenever I click on the "settings" icon in the top right corner, a sidebar comes up saying "page crashed". I can't check the settings, can't access the Preferences menu, can't view my history or downloads, and about half the time I click on a link in my email (especially if there's a download involved) the page will not come up and I get the "page crashed" error. (I cut and paste the link into Safari and it works just fine. I've been using this as a workaround the whole time, thinking it was just a bug and would be fixed, but still nothing.)

Additionally, my Opera speed dial screen is blank. I can't access my bookmarks except through the menu, but all of my most important bookmarks are in Speed Dial and they've been missing for weeks. The browser still remembers that I've bookmarked something (because the heart appears next to bookmarks I keep on Speed Dial when I enter them manually), but this is really a problem because obviously I don't remember what I have bookmarked...which is the point of bookmarks.

Also, I too am having the problem where I have to click a tab twice in order to exit it at all. Admittedly the least important of these gripes--but why is it a problem at all? This one issue has always been an issue with Opera on this new Mac--and wasn't with my previous Macbook. The issues described above however, all began after a particular update a couple of months ago and it's been screwed up ever since. Clearing the browsing data from the drop-down menu did not resolve any issues.

Please help!!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/51596/can-t-adjust-settings-or-preferences-no-icons-on-speed-dial-cRSS for NodeThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:04:50 GMTWed, 22 Sep 2021 19:08:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can't adjust settings or preferences, no icons on speed dial, &c on Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:13:04 GMT]]>@leocg Indeed, opera://about is blank for me. I searched my HD for any files associated with Opera and the only thing coming up is the application itself. I'm not sure how to find anything more.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/265865https://forums.opera.com/post/265865Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:13:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't adjust settings or preferences, no icons on speed dial, &c on Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:56:16 GMT]]>@jetdee The profile directory is where Opera stores your data. The idea of using a new one is to check if the problem isn't being caused by a broken profile.

In opera://about you can see the path to it. If you can't see it due to the issue, try checking in the regular places that MacOS used to store users data. There you look for a directory named Opera Software or just Opera and, probably inside of it, a folder named Opera Stable or just Opera. Rename that folder.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/265860https://forums.opera.com/post/265860Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:56:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't adjust settings or preferences, no icons on speed dial, &c on Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:34:57 GMT]]>@leocg When I click on "Access and Recovery" I get a blank tab just like above.

What's a clean profile directory? How do I do that?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/265856https://forums.opera.com/post/265856Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:34:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't adjust settings or preferences, no icons on speed dial, &c on Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:32:08 GMT]]>@jetdee Did you try a recovery? And what about using a new clean profile directory?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/265855https://forums.opera.com/post/265855Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:32:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't adjust settings or preferences, no icons on speed dial, &c on Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:02:44 GMT]]>@pastorwalt Thanks, but what I'm saying is that when I open Preferences, the screen is blank (or it gives me the "page crashed" error message). There is no way to select "Advanced", or to access anything else. Screen shot:
Screenshot 2021-10-27 at 10.55.29.jpeg

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/265854https://forums.opera.com/post/265854Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:02:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't adjust settings or preferences, no icons on speed dial, &c on Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:48:50 GMT]]>@jetdee try this
Opera
Preferences
Advanced (bottom of easy setup screen)
Start Page

Everything you are looking for is here.

If you need a screen shot I can email it to you because this is not letting me upload the picture

Good luck

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/265838https://forums.opera.com/post/265838Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:48:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't adjust settings or preferences, no icons on speed dial, &c on Wed, 06 Oct 2021 04:52:31 GMT]]>Seriously? No-one from Opera is monitoring this forum at all? How could I be the only person experiencing such a wide variety of complete failures?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/263955https://forums.opera.com/post/263955Wed, 06 Oct 2021 04:52:31 GMT