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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

      @0p3ra-us3r Couldn't reproduce it here.

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      • 0P3RA-US3R
        0P3RA-US3R last edited by

        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.

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        • burnout426
          burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

          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?

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          • 0P3RA-US3R
            0P3RA-US3R @burnout426 last edited by

            @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

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            • burnout426
              burnout426 Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

              @0p3ra-us3r Hmm, strange.

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              • donq
                donq @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

                @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.

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                • 0P3RA-US3R
                  0P3RA-US3R @donq last edited by

                  @donq

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

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                  • 0P3RA-US3R
                    0P3RA-US3R last edited by

                    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.

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                    • burnout426
                      burnout426 Volunteer @0P3RA-US3R last edited by

                      @0p3ra-us3r Opera was able to confirm this and bug DNA-98138 was filed for this. Thanks.

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                      • 0P3RA-US3R
                        0P3RA-US3R @burnout426 last edited by

                        @burnout426

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

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