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How to delete typed-in addresses without affecting history in Opera?

Monday, 4. August 2008, 14:49:54

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To delete all typed-in addresses
You can use "Clear history of visited pages" option in "Delete private data" dialog but it will delete history. To delete typed-in addresses without affecting history, use anyone of the following.

  • Drag & drop Clear Typed-in button to any toolbar.
  • Create new keyboard shortcut in Application section with action Clear typed in history
  • Add "Clear Typed-in" button to "Delete private data" dialog.

Opera Typed-in Addresses
Typed-in addresses

To remove a (mis)typed-in address

  1. Click this & note path to Opera directory.
  2. Close Opera.
  3. Open typed_history.xml in any text editor from Opera directory. (opera.dir for versions below 9.60)
  4. Remove the line containing unwanted entry & save. (For versions below 9.60, don't delete first line as it contains number of typed-in addresses. There is no need to edit first line because Opera will update it automatically.)

opera.dir
To remove digg.com entry, delete digg.com line in opera.dir file using any text editor

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Comments

Luchio 4. August 2008, 18:22

Isn't this supposed to be the same as Preferences -> Advanced -> History -> Clear button?

Tamil 4. August 2008, 18:29

Nope. It will clear both typed-in addresses and history.

Luchio 4. August 2008, 21:05

Hum, I really thought that this was supposed to clear only typed-in adresses since that clear button is just besides the "Adresses" field. But I never tested the impact on history, you must be right (as in most cases). monkey

chuongng 25. August 2008, 15:05

Hello Tamil,

I'm new to Opera, just start to using Opera and really like it. There are two issues I'm trying to customize / resolve with Opera. You are an expert on Opera, hence, you might have answer to the following questions. Thank you for your help.

1. How to automatically clear typed url in the address bar? The only way I can do it right now is to manually do a "clear private data". Is there an automatical way? I tried to set ZERO to "number of website rememberred" in Tools > Preferences > Advanced > History but NOT work.

2. When click on a bookmark, it open in the current tab. Is there a way to customize it so that I can middle click on the bookmark to have it open in a new tab? The default setting of Opera does not do this while Firefox does it and I find it's quite handy. Thanks.

Chuong

chuongng 27. August 2008, 13:34

Hi Tamil,
Just wondering if you had a chance to go over the comment/message I posted a few days ago. Thanks.

Chuong

Tamil 27. August 2008, 14:13

Originally posted by chuongng:

Is there an automatical way?

Set read only access to opera.dir and try.

Originally posted by chuongng:

Is there a way to customize it so that I can middle click on the bookmark to have it open in a new tab?

Not possible but CTRL+F12 → Advanced → → Tabs → Reuse current tab

Originally posted by chuongng:

Just wondering if you had a chance to go over the comment/message I posted a few days ago.

Sorry, I saw it yesterday and forget to reply.

Anonymous 9. October 2008, 02:50

STFU writes:

Look like a great feature to me, mailny for deleting tped adresses but when i replace the dialog file and restrart opera i can't close opera nor go to the preference anymore, a shamelooked great, anyone an idea what's going on

Tamil 9. October 2008, 03:08

You should not replace default dialog.ini file. My file contains only modifications and Opera will read missing items from default dialog.ini file.

Anonymous 9. October 2008, 14:46

STFU writes:

just to get this straigt i was wrong replacing the dialog file in the defaults map, but now i've put the modified-dialog.ini file in
E:\Douments & Settings\Application Data\Opera\Opera 9.52\profile\
and nothing happens, the only time someting happens is when i remove the modified from the filename but then again opera gets stuck. I'm sorry if I am missing somthing but I just don't see it. THNX anyway

Tamil 9. October 2008, 14:53

Did you reinstall Opera to create default dialog.ini file?

Anonymous 9. October 2008, 18:09

STFU writes:

yesterday actually I upgraded 9.52 to 9.60 but i hadn't used 9.52 yet anyway 9.60 just happend to come out one day after I installed the 9.52 version. So the dialog file is as goood as new and didn't do anything with it. Are you saying that your plugin only works if I reinstall opera afer copying the modified dialog into the profile folder?

Tamil 10. October 2008, 11:25

Are you saying that your plugin only works if I reinstall opera afer copying the modified dialog into the profile folder?

Nope. If there is no default dialog.ini file, you will see dialogs modified file and other dialogs won't show.

Enter path to default dialog file in Dialog Configuration and check whether you can see preferences dialog.

If it works then enter path to modified dialog file and check whether you can see preferences dialog.

Anonymous 11. October 2008, 03:55

STFU writes:

I got it now, I checked the show all button and tried to save from there, I guess I just missed the beat on this one, for anyone else who might do so, click the userprefs text then look up the modified.ini file and press the save button, Voilà. Thnx anyway from aall your help.

sorry for the late reaction but I get an error each time I reply here and don't know when the anwer comes through and wehen it doesn't.

Anonymous 30. May 2009, 08:17

Anonymous writes:

Get rip of the typed-in address for good.

Open typed_history.xml in any text editor from Opera directory. (Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile) Delete everything inside, then set the file properties to "Read-only". Opera will no long able to save your typed-in address.

Anonymous 30. May 2009, 12:28

Daniel writes:

I have had so much drama with clearing the URL history in Opera. Even if you clear the private data and the rest of it. When you type in an address it still shows the viewed histroy in the address bar noone can really tell me how to delete it. If anyone can please email the steps please?

danielsydney hotmail com

Anonymous 23. August 2009, 10:02

Anonymous writes:

thanks a lot. I was searching this for long...

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