<![CDATA[Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache?]]>Hi 🙂

I am wondering why you cannot clear cache/cookies etc. while beeing offline.

I noticed that in Opera for Windows and Opera Mobile.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/53825/why-does-opera-need-internet-for-clearing-cacheRSS for NodeTue, 14 Apr 2026 22:41:53 GMTSun, 23 Jan 2022 06:43:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:42:14 GMT]]>@burnout426

Great 🙂 Was some work to find the problem but I'm happy that this is something that will be fixed 👍🏻🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/275779https://forums.opera.com/post/275779Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:42:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:06:53 GMT]]>@0p3ra-us3r Opera was able to confirm this and bug DNA-98138 was filed for this. Thanks.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/275775https://forums.opera.com/post/275775Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:06:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:57:43 GMT]]>Hello everyone 🙂

It seems the problem only occurs when the internal Opera-VPN is enabled.

Before the cache is cleared Opera tries to connect to the VPN. Of course this does not succeed without internet access and therefore clearing the cache does not work.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/275635https://forums.opera.com/post/275635Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:57:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:31:57 GMT]]>@donq

Hi, it was unchecked. I activated it but nothing changed.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272977https://forums.opera.com/post/272977Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:31:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:46:51 GMT]]>@0p3ra-us3r
Can this behavior depend on "Help improve Opera by sending feature usage information" check in settings? Most old users have this unchecked, in new installs it is checked by default.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272973https://forums.opera.com/post/272973Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:46:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:41:12 GMT]]>@0p3ra-us3r Hmm, strange.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272939https://forums.opera.com/post/272939Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:41:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Mon, 24 Jan 2022 04:10:47 GMT]]>@burnout426

Hi, I used a portable version of Opera but I installed a completely new copy today in W10 and it had the same problem.

I don't use sync yet.

I tested Opera, Opera Beta, Opera Developer
Systems: Windows 7, Windows 10, Android

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272916https://forums.opera.com/post/272916Mon, 24 Jan 2022 04:10:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:54:26 GMT]]>Cannot confirm on Win11. Clearing cache or all items works fine if I start Opera without internet.

Does this happen in a standalone installation also?

Opera you using Opera Sync?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272915https://forums.opera.com/post/272915Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:54:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:16:46 GMT]]>That's strange. I tested it on different PCs with different Windows versions and different Opera versions. The problem always occurred.
And of course in the mobile app.

Maybe there is someone else who could try to reproduce it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272914https://forums.opera.com/post/272914Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:16:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:08:58 GMT]]>@0p3ra-us3r Couldn't reproduce it here.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272905https://forums.opera.com/post/272905Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:08:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 23:16:07 GMT]]>@leocg

It's me again. The size information seems only to be in the mobile app. I tried Opera for Windows again and there is a windows where you can select what to delete and which period. When you start Opera without internet connection you can press the button to clear everything but the round "it's running" symbol just spins and nothing happens.

As soon you have internet it works when you press this button.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272904https://forums.opera.com/post/272904Sun, 23 Jan 2022 23:16:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:54:51 GMT]]>@leocg

Next to "Cookies and site data" it shows the size of these data and number of websites

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272900https://forums.opera.com/post/272900Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:54:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:51:17 GMT]]>@0p3ra-us3r What data size? I don't have it here.

And I tried just after have opened Opera.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272899https://forums.opera.com/post/272899Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:51:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:04:47 GMT]]>@leocg

The problem only occurs with fresh Opera start!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272897https://forums.opera.com/post/272897Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:04:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:00:29 GMT]]>@leocg

I clear it under settings, too. "Clear data"

The area "Cookies and site data" cannot calculate the data size without internet. You have to close and start Opera and with no internet you cannot clear it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272896https://forums.opera.com/post/272896Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:00:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 19:53:20 GMT]]>Same for cookies.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272895https://forums.opera.com/post/272895Sun, 23 Jan 2022 19:53:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 19:51:19 GMT]]>@0p3ra-us3r Just unplugged the cable, went to Menu > History > Clear Browsing Data > Selected the cache option and it seem to have worked. At least I didn't get any error message.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272894https://forums.opera.com/post/272894Sun, 23 Jan 2022 19:51:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 19:46:55 GMT]]>@0p3ra-us3r How are you cleaning the cache?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272893https://forums.opera.com/post/272893Sun, 23 Jan 2022 19:46:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:17:04 GMT]]>@leocg

As I wrote it is the same problem in Windows and Mobile!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272891https://forums.opera.com/post/272891Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:17:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:01:49 GMT]]>@0p3ra-us3r This is Opera for Windows forrum, if you have a problem with a mobile version of Opera, please post in the respective forum.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272889https://forums.opera.com/post/272889Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:01:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:31:35 GMT]]>Hi, I just tried again with mobile app.
Please open a site, close the app (completely) and start it again without internet connection.
If you try to clear cache Opera cannot compute the amount of cookie and website data and the delete button is gray.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272875https://forums.opera.com/post/272875Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:31:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why does Opera need internet for clearing cache? on Sun, 23 Jan 2022 08:17:12 GMT]]>@0p3ra-us3r No problem doing it while offline here.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/272845https://forums.opera.com/post/272845Sun, 23 Jan 2022 08:17:12 GMT