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    • njt145
      njt145 last edited by

      I have a weird issue. When I open a pdf or any url file with opera gx, it creates debug.log file at file's folder. The content of debug.log file is this:

      [0608/015818.442:ERROR:(-1)] Check failed: false.

      There is no chromecast support option on opera settings, so don't say "disable chromecast support".

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        • njt145
          njt145 last edited by njt145

          I tried to reinstall Opera GX and also renamed profile and cache folders. but none helps... I think this issue is about Opera's autoupdate. Because I also got errors while opening Opera with Sandboxie Plus. Opera tries to autoupdate and if it is not possible, a debug log created, I guess.

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          • hassaanahmed
            hassaanahmed @njt145 last edited by

            @njt145 ok

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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 @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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