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    • njt145
      njt145 last edited by njt145

      I still have the same issue. When I open a pdf, a debug log is created. It also happens when I run psiphon3.exe (from https://psiphon.ca/psiphon3.exe) at any folder. I think it is about something on settings for debug as default. I can't be the only one that have this issue. Any help for that? I think it may be a settings left on registry, or if not, this could be a common issue.
      For example, I just created a pdf from my google document and when I opened it on Opera, I got a "debug.log" file with content "[0615/180947.800:ERROR:(-1)] Check failed: false. ". What does that mean?

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      • burnout426
        burnout426 Volunteer @njt145 last edited by

        @njt145 said in Opera creates debug.log files again and again...:

        I also got errors while opening Opera with Sandboxie Plus

        Are you running Opera with Sandboxie now?

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        • njt145
          njt145 @burnout426 last edited by

          @burnout426 No. I am running it without any sandbox. Installed from opera's website. and still have this issue.

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          • burnout426
            burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

            Does it happen with a test standalone installation also?

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            • burnout426
              burnout426 Volunteer @njt145 last edited by

              @njt145 said in Opera creates debug.log files again and again...:

              I think this issue is about Opera's autoupdate.

              Uninstall Opera again and delete the install folder and both the profile and cache folders again. Then, delete everything in "C:\Windows\temp" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\temp". Then, open up the Windows Task Scheduler, select "Task Scheduler Library" and make sure all Opera update tasks are gone (just in case the uninstaller missed something).

              Then, download the Opera GX installer, launch it, click "options", adjust everything how you like and install.

              For an existing profile, try deleting just the "crash report" folder in the profile folder.

              However, since it's happening with another program, it may indeed be something outside of Opera. You can hit the Windows key + r to open the run dialog, type systempropertiesadvanced and hit enter, and then click the "Environment Variables" button to see if you can find any user or system environment variables set that have to do with debugging.

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              • burnout426
                burnout426 Volunteer @njt145 last edited by

                @njt145 said in Opera creates debug.log files again and again...:

                psiphon3

                Happens in Opera even when Psiphon is disabled?

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                • njt145
                  njt145 last edited by

                  I didn't use any vpn while I am testing these...
                  For Opera and OperaPortable, there is no "debug.log" file created. With same settings and same files, OperaGX creates "debug.log" file on the installation folder, and on the file folder if I open anything (pdf or html) with OperaGX. During my test, I cleaned temp folders, profile and cache data folders at AppData, and "debug.log" files.
                  Here is my environment variables:

                  Get-ChildItem -Path Env:
                  

                  Result on admin Windows Powershell:

                  Name                           Value
                  ----                           -----
                  ALLUSERSPROFILE                C:\ProgramData
                  APPDATA                        C:\Users\nejat\AppData\Roaming
                  ChocolateyInstall              C:\ProgramData\chocolatey
                  ChocolateyLastPathUpdate       133294321637575906
                  ChocolateyToolsLocation        C:\tools
                  CommonProgramFiles             C:\Program Files\Common Files
                  CommonProgramFiles(x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
                  CommonProgramW6432             C:\Program Files\Common Files
                  COMPUTERNAME                   DESKTOP-B3MKOOG
                  ComSpec                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  DriverData                     C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData
                  GIT_LFS_PATH                   C:\Program Files\Git LFS
                  GRADLE_HOME                    C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gradle\tools\gradle-8.1.1
                  HOMEDRIVE                      C:
                  HOMEPATH                       \Users\nejat
                  JAVA_HOME                      C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-20.0.1
                  JAVA_HOMES                     C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-19.0.2;C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-20;C:\Program Files\...
                  JAVA_PATHS                     C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-19.0.2\bin;C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-20\bin;C:\Progra...
                  LOCALAPPDATA                   C:\Users\nejat\AppData\Local
                  LOGONSERVER                    \\DESKTOP-B3MKOOG
                  NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS           4
                  NVM_HOME                       C:\ProgramData\nvm
                  NVM_SYMLINK                    C:\Program Files\nodejs
                  OneDrive                       C:\Users\nejat\OneDrive
                  OneDriveConsumer               C:\Users\nejat\OneDrive
                  OS                             Windows_NT
                  Path                           C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPo...
                  PATHEXT                        .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.PY;.PYW;.RB;.RBW;.CPL
                  POWERSHELL_DISTRIBUTION_CHA... MSI:Windows 10 Home
                  PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE         AMD64
                  PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER           Intel64 Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
                  PROCESSOR_LEVEL                6
                  PROCESSOR_REVISION             5e03
                  ProgramData                    C:\ProgramData
                  ProgramFiles                   C:\Program Files
                  ProgramFiles(x86)              C:\Program Files (x86)
                  ProgramW6432                   C:\Program Files
                  PSModulePath                   C:\Users\nejat\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell...
                  PUBLIC                         C:\Users\Public
                  PYTHON_HOME                    C:\Program Files\Python311
                  PYTHON_HOMES                   C:\Python27;C:\Program Files\Python39;C:\Program Files\Python311;
                  PYTHON_PATHS                   C:\Python27\Scripts;C:\Python27\;C:\Program Files\Python39\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\...
                  SystemDrive                    C:
                  SystemRoot                     C:\Windows
                  TEMP                           C:\Users\nejat\AppData\Local\Temp
                  TMP                            C:\Users\nejat\AppData\Local\Temp
                  USERDOMAIN                     DESKTOP-B3MKOOG
                  USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE      DESKTOP-B3MKOOG
                  USERNAME                       nejat
                  USERPROFILE                    C:\Users\nejat
                  VBOX_MSI_INSTALL_PATH          F:\_Tools\Oracle\VirtualBox\
                  VK_SDK_PATH                    C:\VulkanSDK\1.3.231.1
                  VULKAN_SDK                     C:\VulkanSDK\1.3.231.1
                  windir                         C:\Windows
                  

                  Result on current user Windows Powershell:

                  Name                           Value
                  ----                           -----
                  ALLUSERSPROFILE                C:\ProgramData
                  APPDATA                        C:\Users\nejat\AppData\Roaming
                  ChocolateyInstall              C:\ProgramData\chocolatey
                  ChocolateyLastPathUpdate       133294321637575906
                  ChocolateyToolsLocation        C:\tools
                  CommonProgramFiles             C:\Program Files\Common Files
                  CommonProgramFiles(x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
                  CommonProgramW6432             C:\Program Files\Common Files
                  COMPUTERNAME                   DESKTOP-B3MKOOG
                  ComSpec                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  DriverData                     C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData
                  GIT_LFS_PATH                   C:\Program Files\Git LFS
                  GRADLE_HOME                    C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\gradle\tools\gradle-8.1.1
                  HOMEDRIVE                      C:
                  HOMEPATH                       \Users\nejat
                  JAVA_HOME                      C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-20.0.1
                  JAVA_HOMES                     C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-19.0.2;C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-20;C:\Program Files\...
                  JAVA_PATHS                     C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-19.0.2\bin;C:\Program Files\OpenJDK\jdk-20\bin;C:\Progra...
                  LOCALAPPDATA                   C:\Users\nejat\AppData\Local
                  LOGONSERVER                    \\DESKTOP-B3MKOOG
                  NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS           4
                  NVM_HOME                       C:\ProgramData\nvm
                  NVM_SYMLINK                    C:\Program Files\nodejs
                  OneDrive                       C:\Users\nejat\OneDrive
                  OneDriveConsumer               C:\Users\nejat\OneDrive
                  OS                             Windows_NT
                  Path                           C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPo...
                  PATHEXT                        .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.PY;.PYW;.RB;.RBW;.CPL
                  POWERSHELL_DISTRIBUTION_CHA... MSI:Windows 10 Home
                  PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE         AMD64
                  PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER           Intel64 Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
                  PROCESSOR_LEVEL                6
                  PROCESSOR_REVISION             5e03
                  ProgramData                    C:\ProgramData
                  ProgramFiles                   C:\Program Files
                  ProgramFiles(x86)              C:\Program Files (x86)
                  ProgramW6432                   C:\Program Files
                  PSModulePath                   C:\Users\nejat\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell...
                  PUBLIC                         C:\Users\Public
                  PYTHON_HOME                    C:\Program Files\Python311
                  PYTHON_HOMES                   C:\Python27;C:\Program Files\Python39;C:\Program Files\Python311;
                  PYTHON_PATHS                   C:\Python27\Scripts;C:\Python27\;C:\Program Files\Python39\Scripts\;C:\Program Files\...
                  SESSIONNAME                    Console
                  SystemDrive                    C:
                  SystemRoot                     C:\Windows
                  TEMP                           C:\Users\nejat\AppData\Local\Temp
                  TMP                            C:\Users\nejat\AppData\Local\Temp
                  USERDOMAIN                     DESKTOP-B3MKOOG
                  USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE      DESKTOP-B3MKOOG
                  USERNAME                       nejat
                  USERPROFILE                    C:\Users\nejat
                  VBOX_MSI_INSTALL_PATH          F:\_Tools\Oracle\VirtualBox\
                  VK_SDK_PATH                    C:\VulkanSDK\1.3.231.1
                  VULKAN_SDK                     C:\VulkanSDK\1.3.231.1
                  windir                         C:\Windows
                  
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                  • burnout426
                    burnout426 Volunteer @njt145 last edited by

                    @njt145 said in Opera creates debug.log files again and again...:

                    OperaPortable

                    Just to make sure, you tested with a portable version of Opera GX too?

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                    • burnout426
                      burnout426 Volunteer @njt145 last edited by

                      @njt145 said in Opera creates debug.log files again and again...:

                      Here is my environment variables:

                      Hmm, don't see anything in there that stands out. But, one other idea for a test (not a solution) is to temporarily create a new Windows users (local only one not tied to a Microsoft account), log into it and see if Opera GX does it there too or not.

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                      • docentyt
                        docentyt last edited by

                        I have the same problem. The debug.log file is created in the directory where I open the pdf, html or any other file in Opera.

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                        • george2014
                          george2014 last edited by

                          well i have same problem, only solution so far is to disable Opera GX scheduled Autoupdate and Opera GX scheduled assistant Autoupdate otherwise it creates new log after opening operagx, error is always same ERROR:(-1)] Check failed: false, this doesn't happen with other browsers including opera stable, beta or dev builds, only opera gx, might be global problem, maybe something to do with new .net, other apps also had same debug.log, for example cpuz and utorrent, also created once in system32 folder, but only in operagx debug.log creation never ends, other solution is to make debug.log read only and then hide, then logs will stop, this started few months ago

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                          • njt145
                            njt145 @burnout426 last edited by

                            @burnout426 Yes, I tested Opera stable install and Opera portable version. It only does it on OperaGX. I will test it with a local user, and tell you what I find.
                            And if there is a way to get details about what does that "Check failed: false." mean and why this is happening, tell me so that I can find a way to solve it. Really, this is annoying and this happens on any pc that I use.

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                            • njt145
                              njt145 @george2014 last edited by

                              @george2014 how can I disable Opera's autoupdate?

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                              • george2014
                                george2014 @njt145 last edited by

                                press run then %windir%\system32\taskschd.msc /s and disable both Opera GX scheduled Autoupdate and Opera GX scheduled assistant Autoupdate, this might break opera automatic updates

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                                • njt145
                                  njt145 @burnout426 last edited by

                                  @burnout426 said in Opera creates debug.log files again and again...:

                                  @njt145 said in Opera creates debug.log files again and again...:

                                  Here is my environment variables:

                                  Hmm, don't see anything in there that stands out. But, one other idea for a test (not a solution) is to temporarily create a new Windows users (local only one not tied to a Microsoft account), log into it and see if Opera GX does it there too or not.

                                  I tested it on a new local user, and still have the same issue.
                                  I will try to disable Opera GX scheduled Autoupdates as @george2014 said.

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                                  • njt145
                                    njt145 @george2014 last edited by

                                    @george2014 said in Opera creates debug.log files again and again...:

                                    well i have same problem, only solution so far is to disable Opera GX scheduled Autoupdate and Opera GX scheduled assistant Autoupdate otherwise it creates new log after opening operagx, error is always same ERROR:(-1)] Check failed: false, this doesn't happen with other browsers including opera stable, beta or dev builds, only opera gx, might be global problem, maybe something to do with new .net, other apps also had same debug.log, for example cpuz and utorrent, also created once in system32 folder, but only in operagx debug.log creation never ends, other solution is to make debug.log read only and then hide, then logs will stop, this started few months ago

                                    I tried this, but it doesn't help. The browser still keeps creating this log.

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                                    • george2014
                                      george2014 @njt145 last edited by

                                      then only way to stop logging to make debug.log file read-only or even hidden in file properties, it will stay in the folder hidden without any new logs in debug,log file, not quite sure what causes this bug, maybe Microsoft.NET or visual studio runtime, since i have in some other app folders also, it is not trojan or virus, some other problem, error is always same in debug.log

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                                      • njt145
                                        njt145 @docentyt last edited by

                                        Anyone that can test this on a Sandbox? And any help from OperaGX developers?

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                                        • george2014
                                          george2014 @njt145 last edited by george2014

                                          it creates debug.log files each time it wants to check new updates, well at least you can put --disable-update in opera shortcut and it stop creating debug.log files during each start, but it wont help in some cases and debug.log will be created anyway, if you block debug.log file, it will create in other folders, for me system32,desktop and some other places, so blocking debug.log file not good idea, maybe it will work better if you disable task scheduler two operagx tasks + put --disable-update in operagx shortcut, other opera versions don't have this problem, only occurs in operagx, so disabling update check completly in operagx might work better, but after manual update it will create new debug.log anyway, there's no permanent fix for the moment

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                                          • Vipperland
                                            Vipperland last edited by

                                            This is an issue with chromium crashpad.

                                            In file Explorer, open:

                                            %appdata%\..\Roaming
                                            

                                            Search for "crashpad" , select and delete ALL results (if prompt says file in use, then skip), restart windows.

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