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    • ajelandrop
      ajelandrop last edited by

      Hi I am not a native English speaker so please excuse any mistakes.

      I am having since several updates ago (2) problems with updating the browser, when I click on the option to update and recover the browser does the restart as usual but does not update, the notification of a new update appears again.

      When researching I saw that the most feasible solution was to reinstall the program by downloading the latest version and installing it.

      But when I try to try it, I get this error (it is translated)
      "The execution of the code cannot continue because it was not found. opera_elf.dll This problem can be solved by reinstalling the program." after this error appears I can't open the browser anymore and I have to restart my pc to use it.

      Well, I would do the reinstallation and do it, but I have folders with saved pages that I need for my work. I am afraid of losing all my info in the browser.

      Is there any way to back them up, back up all my browser info before uninstalling?

      Thank you very much 🙂

      Win 11/4070ti/i5 13600k

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      • burnout426
        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

        Uninstall Opera again (but don't choose to delete your data when asked). You can also back up "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software" before-hand just in case.

        Then, delete the Opera install folder. It should be in "C:\Program Files" or "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs" depending on your how you installed Opera.

        Then, delete everything in "C:\Windows\temp" and "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\temp".

        Then, download the Opera installer, launch it, click "options", uncheck "import data from default browser", adjust the other options as you like and install.

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        • ajelandrop
          ajelandrop @burnout426 last edited by ajelandrop

          @burnout426
          Thanks for reply.
          Well, with the surprise that I can't uninstall either. i get an error.
          i searched in this forum and recommend manual uninstallation which is not a recommendation or solution at all, it's a huge problem and a large procress.

          i saw a comment of yours also advising to use the promt comant with
          "C:\Program Files "Opera launcher.exe" /uninstall /runimmediately /deleteuserprofile=0
          but it doesn't work.

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          • burnout426
            burnout426 Volunteer @ajelandrop last edited by

            @ajelandrop Okay. Just manually delete the install folder and clear everything in the 2 temp folders. Then download and install Opera.

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            • ajelandrop
              ajelandrop @burnout426 last edited by

              @burnout426 Hi, I already did the manual uninstall. I saved a back up and deleted everything as you told me. but it was not necessaryt the back up. i just reinstalled and opened the program with everything backed up in it hahaha.

              How could that happen? according to me i deleted everything.

              Im a little bit scare

              Thanks so much again 🙂

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