I had to change browsers, and I am PISSED!

[Jilly_in_VA]

I've been using Vivaldi for almost 10 years now, and I like it, but today I had to change back to Safari because Vivaldi went crazy. For any of you not familiar with it, Vivaldi is made by the same outfit as Opera, and it's very fast and not subject to craziness usually. However, today after It seized up and I had to restart my computer, it suddenly refused to have more than one tab, and I couldn't make it do otherwise. I got frustrated and got out of it, started again, and same thing. I finally went back to Safari, which I rarely use unless on vacation, and I'm not happy. I'm especially unhappy with one site, which rejects my password although my saved passwords site says it's correct, rejects my email, which I know is correct, and general is uncooperative. I want to go back to Vivaldi but it's not cooperative either. What to do?

[BootinUp]

1. There is a troubleshooting page for it

https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/troubleshoot/troubleshooting-issues/

Are you confident there is not a hardware problem of some kind?

If you have questions about any of these let us know.

1 Restart the browser
2 Make sure the browser is up to date
3 Test in a different profile
4 Reset settings
5 Disable Extensions
6 Enable (Third-Party) Cookies
7 Disable Tracker and Ad blocker
8 Delete Browsing Data
9 Disable Hardware Acceleration
10 Change the reported User Agent
11 Test in another browser
12 Check your security software
13 Found a bug?

[hlthe2b]

2. Can't help you on that, but ALL of my browsers (MS Edge, Firefox, Chrome) have had

horrible performance, stalled, locked--periodically over the past year and of course, are SLOW. My laptop is not the newest, but I honestly think it is all the internet security, anti-malware, and ad-blocking software I'm using. While they have all operated "nicely" together up until now, some change and some update has caused a problem I can't identify. So, I deal with it--rather than waste days and weeks trying to identify the problem that would likely only recur-- and wait until the day I buy a new computer to "start over."

[mitch96]

3. I wonder if it has anything to do with the recent solar storm. Radio signals have gone wacko..nt

[2naSalit]

5. +1

[Arne]

4. Some updates are better than others

Be assured if they goofed they will fix it.
I have always used Opera and keep the cache cleared and programs updated.
The internet is very complex...

[Jilly_in_VA]

6. And hace I mentioned

just how much I HATE Safari? The bookmarks aren't neat and organized and it doesn't work like Vivaldi. Besides which, I can't get into some of my forums because they tell me my passwords are "incorrect" despite my (exported just now) passwords saying that they are. They also won't let me change them because they say that my e-mail address is incorrect, which I know damn well it isn't. I am furious and pissed off and don't know what to do next. I have asked for help on the Vivaldi forum and so far, crickets. I have looked everywhere on there for how to clean things up and can't find how to do it. I'm about ready to chuck all of this.

[usonian]

7. I have had no problem with safari, opera and firefox

even when people have enormous problems with their browsers. Some ideas:

Check your extensions. Some sites spin the wheel with safari. Might be pop up blocking or who knows what.

Cloudflare is the troll that trips up everyone on the bridge to DU. Unpredictable at best. And we have no say in it.

iCloud private relay kills me with archive.ph and nothing else. I have to turn it off for them. Get a captcha that goes nowhere.

Check browser and OS for updates. And malware. Browsers are the door that lets it in.

HTH

BTW, reader mode on safari is the best. It even kills most nag screens and makes a highly readable page. Sometimes, graphics are lost this way.

Good luck. 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[canetoad]

8. Not trying to be an alarmist but...

It sounds like you are using a Mac. If I saw those symptoms on a Windows PC, I'd be suspecting that some of the RAM had failed.

If you have all your passwords, bookmarks etc from your browser backed up, why not try a total uninstall of Vivaldi, restart your computer and reinstall your browser so that you start off with a new profile. I know it's extreme; it's possible, lacking any other explanation, that your browser user profile has become corrupted.

Please keep up informed on any outcomes.

[Jilly_in_VA]

9. I am using a Mac

but I don't know how to do all the other stuff. I don't know how to back up everything so i can start over and I'm super confused now.

[Jilly_in_VA]

10. Husband got Vivaldi going

but it still won't do tabs, so I am having to do multiple windows, which is hella confusing, and I haven't got ONE REPLY in the user forum. NOT ONE! Plus the little wheelie thing keeps going, which is annoying, and I've cut off everything I know can safely be cut off. AAAARGH!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. I have never heard of Vivaldi or Opera.

What am I missing?

[Jilly_in_VA]

12. A lot!

You are missing two of the fastest browsers in history. Usually when things go wrong with them, people are quick to jump in and help, but not so this time. I have no idea what's wrong and am still not getting any help other than the standard "Clear your history, clear your cache" which has already been done.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Thank you. I may take a look at them.

I've been using Firefox for years now and don't have any trouble with it that I'm aware of.