I found a download for Opera 30 via Google, so it was just a case of uninstalling Opera 31, reinstalling Opera 30 - and of course blocking Opera's auto update (essential!).

And how do you do this? Last time I checked, I couldn't find how to block auto-update. Or I would have kept a previous version! Thanks in advance for your solution.

Are you people referring to Opera 31? I'm using Opera 30 and I LOVE the speed dial thumbnails - they are beautiful and if you want to change them to thumbnail screenshots of the web site just click on the heart.
Lots of choices for everyone - what's not to love?
Not understanding the complaints...

Well, I WAS also using Opera 30, but suddenly my browser now says "Opera has been updated". If I could go back to 30, I'd not be complaining. I hope that you've found a solution against this very intrusive feature... If you can share your method to stop auto-updating, thanks in advance.

I want to get rid of this "experimental" speed dial. Considering the number of posts here asking for the way to get rid of this ugly white line and so on, I'd say the developers should have concluded that the experiment was not a success. It seems that they are just happy with themselves.

Same questions here.
I'd like to be able to choose if and when updating Opera, and the new Speed Dial is ugly IMNSHO.
I tried Firefox, but the speed dial page is less practical, and the add-on I found for it also auto-updates (and systematically erases my configuration).

Are all developers so convinced that we users are too stupid to be authorized to customize our interfaces?

Thank you for your answer, jm4444.
No direct solution, great.
Got a look at it and I read, "Please note that the Export / Import process ignores nested folders, so any existing nested folders will simply be flattened to regular folders." It means that I'll have to reorganise ALL my subfolders? Everything will be mixed up and scrambled? Greater.
I really have so much free time and I don't have any ideas on the ways to fill it. Thanks Opera devs, you made my day. AND my night.

Hi,
Since this autoupdate "feature" has started I have had trouble using Opera. I'd like to use another browser at least temporarily in order to be able to work normally...

I'm looking for the way to export my bookmarks from Opera 30 but I can't find it anywhere - part of my disappointment with Opera. Things keep moving around without my knowledge. Is it still MY computer or what?

Thanks in advance for your help, as the Opera Help page tells me that my request (export bookmarks) was not clear enough and maybe I should rephrase it...