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    • juhurus2
      juhurus2 last edited by

      yeah still the same. I recently reinstalled Opera on all my devices but it is still the same issue. Not useable at this stage.

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      • joezim007
        joezim007 last edited by

        Yeah, this problem is bugging the heck out of me.

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        • berkut3000
          berkut3000 last edited by

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          I think I was able to solve it.

          I:

          • Backed up my passwords
          • Unsynced from all my platforms.
          • Deleted everything (Cookies, Autofill, cache, etc)
          • Logged oout from My PC
          • Looged out from my Phone.
          • Re-logged on My PC
          • Turned d off sync on the PC
          • Re-logged on My phone
          • Turned off Sync on my Phone
          • Turned on Sync on my PC
          • Turned on Sync on my Phone.

          Hope this helps.

          I haven't tried Flow, and I don't think I will, considering the amount of issues it had.

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          • berkut3000
            berkut3000 last edited by berkut3000

            Ok, I also tried flow. Do not use the sidebar to synchronize it.
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            Instead use opera.com/connect.

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            • juhurus2
              juhurus2 @berkut3000 last edited by

              @berkut3000 sounds good, let us know in a few days

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              • tamikonatsu
                tamikonatsu @berkut3000 last edited by

                @berkut3000 any update on the synced tabs and if it's still repeating them.

                If it's finally stopped doing it, I'll back up my passwords/save images of all my speed dials because sod remembering them all.

                If not, then I'll be asking why nothing has been done a year since it was first reported as an issue

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                • joezim007
                  joezim007 @tamikonatsu last edited by

                  @tamikonatsu Nope. Nothing since the last time I checked a couple weeks ago. I recently switched back to Vivaldi, though, so it could have changed in the last couple weeks. This issue is one of the reasons I switched, plus the fact that Bitwarden doesn't work with Opera on my Android, and I absolutely need it to work with my default browser, so I couldn't sync between my Opera desktop and whatever android browser I was using. Now that Vivaldi has workspaces (instead of just the tab groups which didn't offer enough simple separation between groups), I'm happy to use it again.

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                  • juhurus2
                    juhurus2 @berkut3000 last edited by

                    @berkut3000 I followed your instructions but nothing has changed, the TAB list is still showing ~50 old entries.

                    I then reset all devices but no joy.
                    Then I uninstalled and reinstalled on all devices - no joy.

                    I wasted half a weekend for nothing. I think the TABS are attached to the account. I don't have the time to try, but perhaps resetting and then uninstalling on all devices, then deleting the account here https://auth.opera.com/account/edit-profile and then signing up with a different name may fix the issue. Maybe someone can try and let us know.

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                    • peuuuurnoel
                      peuuuurnoel last edited by

                      The problem lies in how Opera devs handle the browser's device ID.
                      Currently, every time you close and reopen your browser, device ID isn't retained and a new one is generated, creating a new device in the tab list.
                      Seems like it's not a priority to fix this for them even though this bug has been there for over a year.

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User @peuuuurnoel last edited by A Former User

                        @peuuuurnoel said

                        Currently, every time you close and reopen your browser, device ID isn't retained and a new one is generated, creating a new device in the tab list.

                        If that was correct, I would have uncountable device listed, as I normally reboot Opera daily. But that is not so.

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @peuuuurnoel last edited by

                          @peuuuurnoel It used to happen here, but it's been a while that devices are no longer accumulated on Sync.

                          Currently it lists only two devices, what is the correct number.

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                          • juhurus2
                            juhurus2 @leocg last edited by

                            @leocg my tab list is long but does not seem to be growing anymore. Because there is no date or time I cannot tell when the last entry was made or if there is a new entry created everyday.

                            It seems that there is only one entry from my Android device in the tab list but multiple entries from both my laptops.

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User @juhurus2 last edited by A Former User

                              @juhurus2

                              Are you sure those are all the devices you have in Sync?

                              I have 36 duplicates in sync.opera.com/tabs
                              While only 17 in opera://activity/

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                              • peuuuurnoel
                                peuuuurnoel @leocg last edited by

                                @leocg @vegelund You are maybe lucky and don't have duplicated tabs, but regarding this topic (and others) I'm not alone.

                                Here is a new video of the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78FZuFzZz7k (previous video of the same problem posted a year ago in a post below)

                                Fresh new Win11 install on 2 VMs and new account created for this demo.
                                Browsers are up to date.
                                Sync never done before, just linked account in browsers.
                                When I start data sync and close/reopen browsers, you can see duplicated tabs in opera://activity and sync.opera.com/tabs.

                                Issue still there.

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                                • leocg
                                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @peuuuurnoel last edited by

                                  @peuuuurnoel At some point I've reset synced data and also created a new profile directory for Opera, maybe it have helped.

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                                  • peuuuurnoel
                                    peuuuurnoel @leocg last edited by

                                    @leocg I've also tried that several times, like: reset passphrase, delete opera appdata (new profile), fresh os install, etc...
                                    Sync is enabled on my 2 PCs and my phone. But duplicated tabs are only on my PCs, no problem on my phone.

                                    To confirm that this issue is present and can be reproduced, I've tested on 2 VMs to show you that. Even with a fresh new OS install, new opera install (so no opera appdata created) and new account (no data synced), duplicated tabs happens. It's not an issue related to previous created data/profile or updates.

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @peuuuurnoel last edited by

                                      @peuuuurnoel Just to clarify, I didn't do it to solve that problem specifically but seems to have helped a bit. Number of opened tabs still not correct.

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                                      • nsx
                                        nsx last edited by

                                        Sync has never worked right for me. My desktop periodically log itself out, need passphrase, or reset. My phone still shows bookmarks from a year ago, and synced tab is completely screwed up.

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                                        • berkut3000
                                          berkut3000 @berkut3000 last edited by berkut3000

                                          @berkut3000 Unfortunately is back to the same BS. Will change to Edge or Mozilla.
                                          This is awful. Such a nice feature butchered up due to utter incompetence.
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                                          • SilverGreen93
                                            SilverGreen93 @berkut3000 last edited by

                                            @berkut3000
                                            If you are used to Opera, give Vivaldi a try. I couldn't be happier switching to Vivaldi after this.

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