Opera creates debug.log files again and again...
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burnout426 Volunteer 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
systempropertiesadvancedand 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. -
burnout426 Volunteer 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 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:\WindowsResult 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 -
burnout426 Volunteer 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 Volunteer 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 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 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 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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george2014 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 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.
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@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 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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george2014 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 last edited by
This is an issue with chromium crashpad.
In file Explorer, open:
%appdata%\..\RoamingSearch for "crashpad" , select and delete ALL results (if prompt says file in use, then skip), restart windows.
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george2014 last edited by george2014
debug,log is generated by C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports folder (probably settings.dat file) , you cannot do anything about this, only opera devs can fix it, deleting folder don't fix this problem, it will create another folder after restarting opera and debul.log will be there once again, standard opera build don't have this problem, only operagx, probably something to do with crash report service, if you block either Crash Reports folder or opera_crashreporter.exe debug.log will have just different log :
AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports\settings.dat: Access is denied. (0x5) or crashpad_client_win.cc(543)] CreateProcess: The system cannot find the file specified. (0x2) if you delete opera_crashreporter.exe probably it is unfixable, only devs can remove this log file -
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george2014 last edited by
yes they fixed it globally, i don't see this bug any other applications as well, sometimes uttorent and few other apps had this debug.log files as well, now they all gone, last one i had was 24 february using operagx
