This is really odd. Occasionally when I open a torrent file, instead of Transmission (default) opening, Opera opens the torrent. How can that be? I don't have Opera. I've never installed Opera. I never thought about installing Opera. The crazy thing about it is it works (it loads up websites) but when I search for it in AppCleaner and in Spotlight, it's nowhere to be found. How is that possible? How can a program that I never installed be working on my computer?
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Why and how does my Mac have Opera?
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next time opera opens, keep it in your dock and close it. Then click it while holding the command
key. It will open a finder window and show you where its hidden.
key. It will open a finder window and show you where its hidden.next time opera opens, keep it in your dock and close it. Then click it while holding the command
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If you have CS3, then check:
If anything, you should be able to set whichever web browser you normally use as the default browser ....
Applications ~> Adobe Bridge CS3 ~> Bridge CS3 ~> Contents ~> MacOS ~> Opera
Opera is installed as part of CS3 and is apparently used by Adobe Bridge.
If anything, you should be able to set whichever web browser you normally use as the default browser ....
next time opera opens, keep it in your dock and close it. Then click it while holding the command
you could also simply double click on the app while in the dock aswell
I think it installs when you install adobe photoshop cs4 extended. i just installed it and i got opera 9.2 and 9.27 which are really old versions. i was freaking out for a minute too.
This.
Adobe Bridge requires it and installs it automatically. Uninstalling can break Bridge.
Ha, that's funny. This reminds me of why I abandoned all of Adobe's bloated products in my Windows days. What's an install of CS4 take these days... 12GB with no less than 30,000 files? What version is Acrobat on...21?
Ok, what was this thread about again?
Ha, that's funny. This reminds me of why I abandoned all of Adobe's bloated products in my Windows days. What's an install of CS4 take these days... 12GB with no less than 30,000 files? What version is Acrobat on...21?
Ok, what was this thread about again?
Unfortunately there isn't a real viable alternative to most of Adobe's products. Nothing stands up to photoshop (gimp the main alternative doesn't even come close).
And Lightroom is just right for non destructive editing.
i don't see why having opera on your system would cause you to freak out or worry... i currently use Opera 10.0 on my mac along with safari and FF depending on what i am doing on the internet... Opera 10.0 is actually pretty fast and clean as a web browser and has been around for a long time... check it out and use it and u might just like it
i don't see why having opera on your system would cause you to freak out or worry... i currently use Opera 10.0 on my mac along with safari and FF depending on what i am doing on the internet... Opera 10.0 is actually pretty fast and clean as a web browser and has been around for a long time... check it out and use it and u might just like it
The problem is that the browser is crammed inside another program with no indication that it is even installed. Not to mention I think there are several versions that are old and Adobe's updater most likely doesn't update them.
The only reason why it's there is apparently to show how webpages would look on mobile browsers when using Device Central. At least they didn't try to reinvent the wheel by making their own hacky effort for a web browser but Opera should never show up anywhere other than where Adobe's programs use it if it has not been installed by the user as a separate browser. It seems this isn't the case.
Adobe should probably change their entire developer teams considering they haven't churned out anything but buggy, ****** programs in the last few years.
