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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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                                • george2014
                                  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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                                  • docentyt
                                    docentyt last edited by

                                    This bug no longer occurs for me in LVL 5 (core: 107.0.5045.37).

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                                    • george2014
                                      george2014 @docentyt 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

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