<![CDATA[Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data]]>Hi all,

I've been recently using Opera GX as a daily driver and been loving it but have become increasingly frustrated with it signing me out on exit everytime. To the point where I'm going to uninstall it and go back to Edge or Firefox.

Yes, the clear cookies on exit is unchecked
Yes, I've reinstalled the browser entirely including removal of any backend relations to the app.
Yes, I've tried Opera Sync both on and off
Yes, I've reinstalled and tried without importing from other browsers
No, I do not have cCleaner installed nor any other programs that would clear this sort of data on exit
No, I do not have this issue with any other browser.
Yes, my user account on my mac is Sudo

Normally at this point, I'd put the browser in the bin but from what I've used and seen, I love it. But I really need a hand looking for a fix for this.

This is on my MAC M1 running macOS Ventura 13.1

If it is relevant, I've also noticed that Opera GX also clears the favicons on links in my bookmarks bar on restart also, assuming another Cookie issue.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/60401/opera-gx-on-mac-is-not-keeping-dataRSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 11:07:59 GMTThu, 16 Feb 2023 05:47:38 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:45:10 GMT]]>@sendoza See opera://settings/cookies. Next time you can just search for cookies on settings page.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/314805https://forums.opera.com/post/314805Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:45:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:04:38 GMT]]>@leocg Hey, may I ask if you know how to uncheck the "clear cookies after exit" or where to find it?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/314802https://forums.opera.com/post/314802Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:04:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:33:33 GMT]]>@mrwhitby how do you uncheck the "clear cookies on exit"?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/314799https://forums.opera.com/post/314799Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:33:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:09:05 GMT]]>@burnout426 said in Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data:

@itimelezz I'm guessing you'll have to do this yourself and no update will do it automatically.

Yeah already done this, as I previously wrote, it worked. But the devs should be able to fix such a issue

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/302165https://forums.opera.com/post/302165Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:09:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:55:09 GMT]]>@itimelezz I'm guessing you'll have to do this yourself and no update will do it automatically.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/302164https://forums.opera.com/post/302164Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:55:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:28:31 GMT]]>Solution also working for me. But is this the official way, or will the devs implement a update?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/302162https://forums.opera.com/post/302162Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:28:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:22:16 GMT]]>@burnout426 solution worked, thanks a lot!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/302161https://forums.opera.com/post/302161Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:22:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:08:49 GMT]]>See https://forums.opera.com/post/302140 for a solution.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/302155https://forums.opera.com/post/302155Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:08:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:10:17 GMT]]>@zenixco we all have same issue, it's about MacOS only, both Linux and Windows Opera versions work fine, problem is about 1 month old and still there is no fix to it. Unfortunately, browser now is unusable on MacOS till further notice. When will this notice be - only Odin and developers know...

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/302127https://forums.opera.com/post/302127Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:10:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:28:51 GMT]]>I've had the same issue is it on mac or all devices? because this is so annoying if you ever find an answer please ping me here!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/302122https://forums.opera.com/post/302122Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:28:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:57:33 GMT]]>I did a little research and ran Opera GX in debug mode, the following errors were written out when closing:

[60588:35075:0222/114603.524404:ERROR:partner_bookmarks_utils.cc(263)] Unable to read partner speeddials file.
objc[60595]: Class WebSwapCGLLayer is implemented in both /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/libANGLE-shared.dylib (0x23d3eaf88) and /Applications/Opera GX.app/Contents/Frameworks/Opera Framework.framework/Versions/95.0.4635.54/Libraries/libGLESv2.dylib (0x108ec3b30). One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
[60588:137251:0222/114610.598918:ERROR:gcm_store_impl.cc(953)] Failed to restore security token.
[60588:259:0222/114610.926165:ERROR:CONSOLE(22)] "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export'", source: chrome://resources/js/assert.js (22)
[60588:259:0222/114610.926190:ERROR:CONSOLE(5)] "Uncaught SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module", source: chrome://resources/js/util.js (5)
[60588:259:0222/114610.971285:ERROR:named_platform_channel_mac.cc(69)] bootstrap_look_up /Users/*/Library/Application Support/com.operasoftware.OperaGX/oauc_pipe_r: Unknown service name (1102)
[60636:259:0222/114610.995833:1019555219393:ERROR:icu_util.cc(181)] icudtl.dat not found in bundle
[60636:259:0222/114610.996203:1019555223266:ERROR:icu_util.cc(243)] Invalid file descriptor to ICU data received.
[60636:9219:0222/114611.755288:1019573441635:ERROR:named_platform_channel_mac.cc(44)] bootstrap_check_in /Users/*/Library/Application Support/com.operasoftware.OperaGX/oauc_pipe_r: Service is already active (1103)
[60636:9219:0222/114611.755433:1019573444975:ERROR:ipc_thread_impl.cc(99)] Unable to create IPC as server!Pipe name used: /Users/*/Library/Application Support/com.operasoftware.OperaGX/oauc_pipe_r
[60588:259:0222/114634.104928:ERROR:fallback_task_provider.cc(124)] Every renderer should have at least one task provided by a primary task provider. If a "Renderer" fallback task is shown, it is a bug. If you have repro steps, please file a new bug and tag it as a dependency of crbug.com/739782.
sysctlbyname for kern.hv_vmm_present failed with status -1[60595:259:0222/114642.466232:ERROR:shared_image_manager.cc(251)] SharedImageManager::ProduceOverlay: Trying to Produce a Overlay representation from a non-existent mailbox.
[60595:259:0222/114642.466257:ERROR:skia_output_device_buffer_queue.cc(332)] Invalid mailbox.
[60688:259:0222/114653.250123:1020569328091:ERROR:icu_util.cc(181)] icudtl.dat not found in bundle
[60688:259:0222/114653.251891:1020569363532:ERROR:icu_util.cc(243)] Invalid file descriptor to ICU data received.

Among other things, I noticed the point "Failed to restore security token" here, which means: "This error suggests that the browser was not able to restore a security token, which can cause issues with accessing certain websites."

Which could be a possible mistake, which is why Opera has no way to store such things as registrations, But that's just a guess, at least this seems to be a general Mac problem, as older versions such as 89.0.4447.98 are also affected

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301585https://forums.opera.com/post/301585Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:57:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:25:01 GMT]]>@josephhuang01 Check the topic above

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301449https://forums.opera.com/post/301449Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:25:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 06:00:34 GMT]]>Hi, I just got my computer changed to M1 Macbook Air and I had problems trying to import the passwords from a CSV file but somehow it does not work. Whenever I imported the passwords it showed that the passwords are imported. Then I realized that the browser didn't even save my passwords even though I have "Offer to save passwords" on.

I've tried reinstalling the browser and deleting the entire directory of in my computer but it still wouldn't let me import the passwords. Can anyone help?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301423https://forums.opera.com/post/301423Tue, 21 Feb 2023 06:00:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:52:50 GMT]]>Installed GX on Macbook M1 and faced this really annoying bug today. It really makes browser unusable. GX even don't remember my opera account in its settings. Btw, don't have this problem on Linux and windows, thou. Hope devs can fix this mess ASAP...

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301345https://forums.opera.com/post/301345Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:52:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:20:50 GMT]]>@mrwhitby They know about the issue, I just don't know if they were able to reproduce it already.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301320https://forums.opera.com/post/301320Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:20:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:29:19 GMT]]>Devs, any updates on this or at least acknowledgement of the issue?!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301318https://forums.opera.com/post/301318Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:29:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Sat, 18 Feb 2023 15:47:53 GMT]]>I have recently switched form Google Chrome to Opera GX and I have signed in to almost all of the websites i use but it keeps signing me out every time i restart my MacBook. I even put in the option to allow all cookies but it still doesn't work. What do i do?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301131https://forums.opera.com/post/301131Sat, 18 Feb 2023 15:47:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Sat, 18 Feb 2023 11:03:02 GMT]]>Hello Opera Forums,

As a new member of this forum, I would like to welcome everyone first.

Now to my problem:

I downloaded for my Macbook M1 Max Opera GX and wanted to try it as an alternative to my current daily browser Safari.

However, I have the feeling that it doesn't really want to work on Mac OS.

Every time I finish Opera GX, I have to log in to the Opera account in the browser myself, and all logged-in pages as an example Youtube, do not save my login data.

I have seen that several have already had this problem, but for them the checkbox "Throw away cookies on exit" was activated, for me this setting is deactivated at every start.

I'm starting to be really unquestionable why, since such an error must be noticed in the development of testing, I have set up a VM for testing purposes and have exactly the same problem there, says it is definitely a browser problem, I hope to advance the topic through this forum and provide an update.

Perhaps necessary information:

MacOS where I tested it:

M1 Max - Ventura 13.1
MacOS VM - Big Sur 11.7.3

Opera GX Versions that I tested:

94.0.4606.107

I hope someone may have a temporary solution, otherwise this browser will be removed directly for me, which would be a pity without giving it a chance

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301118https://forums.opera.com/post/301118Sat, 18 Feb 2023 11:03:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Sat, 18 Feb 2023 10:25:36 GMT]]>Hello, I cannot seem to make opera gx save my passwords. I have tried a clean profile aswell as a full reinstall and it still does not work. It used to work perfectly until i had to reset my mac and reinstall opera and now it doesnt work. I feel like i have tried everything. Any suggestions are apprecitated!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301117https://forums.opera.com/post/301117Sat, 18 Feb 2023 10:25:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:24:03 GMT]]>Experiencing the same thing.

Super annoying.

All it takes is closing Opera completely with ⌘Q and poof everything is gone.

Logging on to everything especially things that use 2FA all the time is not something i Feel like doing.

If this continues I might just migrate to another browser.

Been using Opera and Opera GX for a while now and had no quals besides that damn sidebar showing up after every singe update.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/301042https://forums.opera.com/post/301042Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:24:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera GX on Mac is not keeping data on Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:37:26 GMT]]>@mrwhitby I have same issue and this is really annoying, as well double checked if setting "clear cookies on exit" is disabled.
Same machine and macOS version

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/300969https://forums.opera.com/post/300969Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:37:26 GMT