Opera VPN Not Connecting – Temporary Fix Part 2

By Terry Hollett / 06/14/2017 / 4 Comments / Browser, How-To

Opera VPN

A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article about the Opera VPN not connecting. I posted a temporary fix, just turn it on and off, but after a recent update, it no longer works and the VPN still has problems connecting. That is, until I found another way to make it work again. Here’s what I did:

Turn Off the VPN

Click on the VPN button at the beginning of the URL/Address Bar.
Then click on the Opera Main Menu Icon (top-left corner)
In the drop-down menu, click on History

4. Towards the top-right corner, click on the Clear browsing data… button

5. Then you get a Clear browsing data window. I like to set these options to the beginning of time and check everything else. The choice is yours.

6. Then click on the Clear browsing data button.

7. Now, go back to your VPN options. You may notice the data transfered this month is now reset to 0 B.

This works for now. So is it me? Or Opera?

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About The Author

Terry Hollett

Terry is a self-taught computer aficionado, who after being exposed to Windows 3.1 in the early 1990's devoured every book and magazine on the subject he could get his hands on. A published author with over 20 years' experience building and servicing computers for friends and family he started his first website in 2002 at Hit Any Key.

4 thoughts on “Opera VPN Not Connecting – Temporary Fix Part 2”

Mark
06/17/2017 at 4:54 pm
After reading your previous article, I decided to give Opera a try. I’ve had no problems with the VPN feature at all. I’m using Opera 45 on a Windows 8.1 laptop. Perhaps it could be the ISP?
1. Terry Hollett
  06/17/2017 at 7:04 pm
  I don’t think it’s my ISP. If they where trying to block me I think I would’t be able to fix this at all. If the next upgrade doesn’t clear it out I’ll probably uninstall it and then reinstall it to see if that clears it out. I have it installed on my second Win 7 computer and it connects automatically no problems. So it’s just something on my Acer.
George Price
06/18/2017 at 8:12 am
Terry,
I had the same problems with Opera and switched over to TunnelBear during the downtime of my Opera.
https://www.tunnelbear.com/
What I like about TunnelBear is that I can use any of my Browsers because my computer has been setup as a VPN as opposed to just Opera itself. This way I can use the Browser of my choice.
The downside of TunnelBear is that the “Little Free” is 500MB of free data every month which I used up in a matter of days.
The upside is that I can use my account for TunnelBear on my Android Smartphone and my Apple iPad so I’ve subscribed to Grizzly $4.99 /month $119.88 discounted as a special offer of $59.88 for 12 months, Unlimited data.
I’m very happy with TunnelBear thus far.
1. Terry Hollett
  06/19/2017 at 6:50 am
  I already subscribe to a service called Private Internet Service. It cost me $14.95 every three months. Got no complaints with it so far.

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