[Compilation]Data Loss After An Update/Upgrade
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marguerid last edited by
There is an extension called Tab Hamster which I strongly recommend. It restores all lost tabs with one click.
Losing all tapes has become sth regular during the last year, but this time it happened two times within 24 h.
Not the only fault. I don`t know what is happening but Opera is getting worse and worse, losing all its former advantages. Been using Opera for decades, so it is hard to leave, but I am looking now for alternatives. -
ledsalesoz last edited by
@marguerid Opera has definitely gone backwards with the latest version, but I've looked around and never found a browser with all the functionality of it, most aren't even close. I use workspaces all the time, that's pretty much a must-have for me and I haven't seen any other browser with that. Some have tab groups etc, but that's a clunky, half-arsed way of doing it, really don't want to have to move to that system.
Anyone got any suggestions for a viable alternative browser?
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ledsalesoz last edited by leocg
Well, Opera One got me today. Closing a tab, it crashed and wiped all my tabs in all workspaces and history. Have gone back to V99 and disabled autoupdate.
I guess I'm looking for an alternative now...
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tinnted last edited by tinnted
yep, this is a big issue. Flow is not working and on top of that it is breaking something and might be causing crashes and stuff, just a guess. But ya, recently losing tabs a lot. So much so that I changed to portable version and then used "restic" backup program to create snapshots daily so that I can go back to one of the previous state. But with portable version you cant have it as default browser which is bummer.
Tried the manual sessions restore by renaming but it did not work.
Partial solution is to use synced tabs(opera://activity/) ( which ironically only sync active tabs/workspaces instead of all tabs). I was able to restore atleast half of the tabs in my workspace but the whole thing just sucks. I wish I used something like tab hamster because it is more reliable than anything Opera has for tab backup.
I heard that Edge has also introduced workspaces in insider preview so once stable version gets workspaces I might switch over. They already have tab groups and their implementation is better as well. closed tab groups stay closed instead of opening up every time I reopen opera.
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ledsalesoz last edited by
@tinnted Hadn't heard they were implementing workspaces in Edge, would be a sad thing to have to go back to an MS product, but if it works, so be it. Opera are really shooting themselves in the foot with this issue.
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ledsalesoz last edited by
@tinnted Ok, just had a look at Edge and seems workspaces is already implemented. It's not quite the same as Opera's system but certainly passable as an alternative.
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tinnted last edited by tinnted
@ledsalesoz I used to use multiple browsers before workspaces was a thing but since opera introduced workspaces I have stick to just opera as main browser and edge as side browser. New edge is very good. I started using it because of bing AI but it is not that bad.
The browser setting sync is better on Edge. But edge tracks a lot of stuff by default.I dont want to list and compare features here but go through all the settings in Edge and you will find lot of new things, bad and good.
Features I will miss from opera will be the Speed Dail and inbuilt VPN. Speed Dail is very easy to manage since it integrates with bookmarks. And I can access different speed dails from mobile as well.
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ledsalesoz last edited by
@tinnted Just trying Vivaldi, it's workspaces work more like Opera, so may end up using that...
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tinnted last edited by tinnted
@ledsalesoz I did not know vivaldi has workspaces, but I do remember liking their side by side tab layout system which was unique and useful. I will try it as well then. Thanks for the remainder
Edit: Found out that vivaldi has support for portable installation along with option to being able to use it as default browser. -
ledsalesoz last edited by
@tinnted Well, after spending quite a bit of time setting up Vivaldi, I'm done with Opera I think. Vivaldi also has a full email client and calendar, notes, etc, and is extremely customisable. Mercedes even uses it as the default browser in some of their cars.
I've been using Opera almost since it was first released, but this latest version has been a total botch and I've got better things to do with my time than rebuild hundreds of tabs across multiple workspaces because of their buggy code...
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ledsalesoz last edited by
@rex20d That's insane, clearly a serious bug. Give Vivaldi a go, bit of a learning curve, but worth it I think.
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tinnted last edited by tinnted
@ledsalesoz ya, vivaldi is sold option. customization is better than opera. Tab groups is better implemented with choice of different layouts. Separate search engine for private browsing is nice. Quick commands menu is cool as well but have to see how useful it is in day to day tasks. "Windows" tab in side panel is useful. Mail client is great feature if you use mail client in the first place but its not for me. Tab tiling is very useful.
What I still miss from Opera is the design. Especially new design is very minimal and clean while being functional. adblock and tracker lacks settings to tweak them in vivaldi. Workspaces on sidebar is way easier to use than to have drop down menu. Opera tab groups collapses to small button which is cool as well.
For now I will also switch over to vivaldi.
Edit: Cant seem to rearrange extension icons which is kind of lame. Side panel is very limited in functionality as well.
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ledsalesoz last edited by
@tinnted Yes, I am missing the workspaces icons on the bar, much easier. The other thing I really miss is being able to highlight a piece of text and a context menu popup to copy, search etc. Especially for units translations, like miles to km etc, that's going to be a real pain to no have that.
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notlocalhorst last edited by
I just needed to restart my system because of on update - again all tabs gone. I was already on the latest version which according to the changelog had some fixes for this as far I can see.
Opera is not reliable at all at the moment as it seems. Post a blog entry that stupid decisions where made, QA was not working (or probably ignored) and roll back the software. Never ever bring the shitty animations or new design back. Think about how to prevent shit like this to happen, whatever you are doing right now is not working and maybe the wrong people are making the decsisions.
That would really help to gain trust again.
Blablabla, another useless rant. Yes, I'm aware of that but it should also show how pissed I am and how important Opera is for me.
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wehy last edited by
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So, on the 100th version of the opera, all the tabs accumulated over 2 years have disappeared. It was not possible to extract from Sessions, the same empty pages. I'm going to another browser. -
A Former User last edited by A Former User
@wehy said
all the tabs accumulated over 2 years have disappeared.
Can’t say I feel sorry for any of you working with hundreds of open tabs – without having them saved as bookmarks.
Those tabs can’t be very important then.
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ledsalesoz last edited by
@vegelund Great attitude. My tabs change constantly, it's totally impractical to keep backing them up as bookmarks every hour or two. The browser is supposed to retain the session, if it has a bug where it wipes both all tabs and all history, then it is a total failure as a browser. Happy using Vivaldi now...
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@ledsalesoz said
@vegelund Great attitude. My tabs change constantly,
Apparently, you are a bunch of advanced users.
How is working continuously with unsaved tabs a good plan?It's not the first time in history that software crashes. You must have thought about that contingency.
From a risk management perspective on workflow, you have failed.
