My father with an antiquated computer says Opera takes ages to load. Since I have a fast computer (24 core with NVME), and have way less stuff on the start page, I've always enjoyed it only taking a second or two to load. But it's getting much slower recently. Is there a way to speed it up? Is it trying to access images to display on the start page thumbnails? Can I disable something to make it quick again? The start page opens instantly if I open a new tab, but it's the initial Opera start that's slow. If I close Opera then open it immediately, it's still slow, so nothing to do with disk access (I have an NVME anyway).

If you do a google search in the address bar, then click one of the links, then press back, Opera goes all the way back to the speed dial instead of the search results.

This seems to happen randomly, although one which always works is: do a search for Peter Hucker. Click the IMDB entry. Now click back.

I'm watching the new Operas on a secondary computer, hoping it gets reverted to the decent old interface, and forcing version 99 to stay on my main computer.

I don't want rounded corners on everything like a Mac, I use a real computer, not a kid's toy. My monitor is LCD, it has square corners. Rounded corners make me think I'm on an 80s CRT TV.

I don't want to have to hover over a tab and then find where the hidden X is.

Is there a way to turn off the new interface changes so I can enjoy any bug fixes etc I'm missing out on?

What is this nonsense you've flung on me without my permission? It's gone all mac like or phone like or something. It doesn't look like a proper browser anymore. There isn't even an X on each tab until I hover over it, and everything's got round corners, what incase I hurt my finger on it? I think I'll choose another browser, goodbye.

@paulrevere

Fixed!

I went into "C:\Users\peter\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable" and emptied all the folders marked cache etc, using treesize to find large folders and folders with many files. Starts up in a tenth of the time now. So just the usual bloat programs don't take care of themselves.

There's no point in these grumbles. Grumble anywhere and your post gets put in here by a moderator without your permission, and they don't even tell you they've done it. It's the cupboard at the end of the hall nobody looks in. The designers have already made their silly design, they won't back down, they worked hard on messing it up. Until one gets fired, Opera is going to be rubbish. Time to leave.

Please add a warning if Opera is closed when multiple tabs are open.

Suddenly this evening, Opera now crashes on every other start. In the task manager I find Opera using one whole CPU core, with no disk access, and no change in the amount of memory in use. I also see "opera crash reporter" running, but nothing is displayed on the screen. If I kill Opera and start it again it works. Then crashes the following time. Is it trying to do an update or something?

EDIT: I've discovered it's actually crashing on EXIT. Hence:

1. Successfull start.
2. Close Opera, I can't see it's still running but crashed.
3. Open Opera, nothing happens.
4. Kill in task manager.
5. Start normally.
6. Goto 2.

EDIT: Version number is 74.0.3911.203
I closed Opera, downloaded it, thinking I might get a newer one that was stuck upgrading, and installed it. No help.
Strangely, when I run Opera, I see "Opera Internet Browser (24)" in the task manager, expanding this, I see the crash reporter running (before it's crashed!) and 23 instances of Opera. Is that normal?

And now Opera 99, which I forced to stop updating to 101, is showing the menu in bright red to annoy me about an update it insists on. This is as bad as Windows Updates.

@burnout426 Thanks!

I don't understand what's going on here. In Opera, the sans-serif font is set to be Verdana. If I type in Verdana in MS Word, and display it at any size, it's perfect. But on Opera (I noticed it in Duckduckgo AI chat, and it's the same on Duckduckgo search results) on some web pages the font does not distinguish between the lowercase i and the lowercase l - the dot is missing off the top of the i. How can this be possible if the font is the same? Admittedly this is a 40" screen at 1920*1080 in dark mode, so perhaps less dots per inch than normal, but if Word can manage it (also in dark mode), why can't Opera? Also the font in this box I'm typing in right now is ok! Does someone know what's causing this?

@burnout426 Opera Mail was never like this until I reinstalled Windows. Everything was kept by copying "c:\users\peter\appdata\local\opera mail", except the password for the mail server. There must have been something stored elsewhere, perhaps including the setting for certificates, or the certificates themselves.

Can I have done anything to it by clicking approve without ticking the box? Have I got them on semi approval or something? Unfortunately they flash up so fast I can't change them. Can I reset it?

I don't have an operaprefs.ini, only an operaprefs_default.ini, both in c:\users\peter\appdata\local\opera mail, and in c:\program files (x86)\opera mail - neither has the above entries.

Can I install Opera 12 without screwing up the current Opera One? Or should I do it on another computer (I have 8)? I assume that's the latest combined browser/mail version - would it create a prefs file with something I could copy over?

@burnout426 said in Opera Mail complains about security certificates:

When a cert dialog pops up, you can switch to the "Security" tab in it, check "Remember my choice for this certificate" and click "Approve". Is that what you've done already?

I didn't notice the security tab. I only clicked approve, which did remember it, but flashed the dialog up briefly for very instance in each email, about 5 with Ebay.

I just tried what you said, but the same thing happened. I never used to have them flash up. I thought I'd found a way to ignore all certificate problems.

Or..... what certificates does it use? It's obviously not using my up to date windows ones - can I update the ones it's using?

@sgunhouse said in Opera Mail complains about security certificates:

@hucker Which version do you have exactly? The final update had a build number (the last number in the complere version number) of 1044. If you don't have that version you'll need to go to the archives and find it.

It's 1044.

@leocg No, it isn't. Since it worked before my windows reinstall.

And since it's the only email client I've ever found with filtering on body, and I don't wish to learn a new one anyway, why would I stop using it?

I have a feeling it's a setting somewhere, perhaps a secret one in a config file. Burnout probably told me how to do it, he is an expert on mail. Is he still around?

Why must Opera keep redesigning and complicating everything? If it ain't broke don't fix it.

And the import function should include itself!!! Basic stuff you've got wrong here.

Opera Mail complains about security certificates for anything with web images in the email - eg. from Ebay about an order. It never used to do this. It started after I reinstalled windows and simply copied the Opera Mail folder to where it was. Is something missing? Do I need to install it? If I accept the certificate, it doesn't ask me next time, but the window pops up briefly which is very annoying, as there's often about 5 warnings per message.

I have now installed it, but it's still not working.

@leocg said in Recently closed is only tabs, not windows.:

@hucker That's expected, I guess, since the last closed window is recovered by default when you start Opera.

Surely that's the first idiotic option to be turned off by everyone? Yes, lets look at the same web pages I did yesterday. What?!?

I am having difficulty with gbnews, eg. https://www.gbnews.com/politics/map-reform-poll-uk-regions

I turned off popups for the site (in opera settings) as it's trying to sell me something, and now it goes grey and I can't scroll. What is it doing to stop scrolling and how do I disable it?

For now I disabled javascript for that site, but does this mean I'm missing out on anything?

P.S. Why does Opera allow any site to grey out the main page and stop scrolling? Certain commands in javascript (which is far too open and full of security problems) have no valid use and should not run.

I don't know what you call it now tabs have actually invaded the title bar (!) But I want Opera to follow the simple instruction from Windows, to have a blue title bar. I can't see where the title bar is! I use dark mode on OS and Opera, and it's black. It blends in with stuff and when I have windows open all over the place it's hard to find. And how am I supposed to know which app is in focus?!!

When I look up how to do it, I find umpteen different ways, clearly showing you regularly reorganise the settings. No wonder there are so many questions in here on how to do basic things.

P.S. how do I underline things in here? There's only bold and italic, and why I press CTRL-U (an OS Standard for underline), I get page source?!?