Search results: cookies
Desktop / Privacy and Security
In addition to not tracking you, Vivaldi can protect your browsing experience from web trackers and ads. Tracker blocker Tracker blocker prevents ubiquitous web trackers from following you around the web and from gathering personal data about you. When the feature is enabled, trackers are blocked by relying on lists of well-known tracker URLs and […]
Desktop / Privacy and Security
Permissions in Vivaldi Only a few are allowed by default, some are blocked outright, and as for the rest, your permission will be asked every time a new site wants access to any of the options listed above. Changing website permissions globally To review and update websites permissions for all websites: Changing website permissions per […]
Desktop / Privacy and Security
Vivaldi’s privacy and security settings give you solid control to safeguard your private data. By default, each setting has either been enabled or disabled based on what we believe is in our users best interest, but you’ll of course have the option to toggle each setting in Settings > Privacy and Security. Google Phishing and […]
User profiles allow multiple “users” to share one Vivaldi installation, without requiring you to log in to a different operating system user account, or maintain multiple Standalone installations. Each profile can have a different set of Extensions, Bookmarks, Speed Dials, Cookies, History, etc. In addition, each profile can have its own look and configuration (Keyboard Shortcuts, […]
Browsing in Guest Profile means that searches, sites visited, cookies, and temporary files won’t be stored by Vivaldi. The Guest Profile will have Vivaldi’s default look and settings and the Guest won’t be able to change any of your browser settings or access your data from the Guest Profile. If all you want is to […]
Vivaldi browser’s Address Bar is home to a lot more than just the URL field and basic navigation buttons. Continue reading to get to know all the available options that help you navigate the web. What’s on the Address Bar? History back and forward Click on the arrow pointing left to return to the previous […]
Private browsing mode is intended to protect your privacy from other users of your computer. When you browse using a Private Window, Vivaldi will minimize what is stored locally on your computer so that very few traces are left of what you were browsing once you close all private browsing windows. To open a Private […]
“Decryption Failed: Risk of Data Loss” error dialog on startup
Desktop / Troubleshooting and reporting issues
In this article, we’ll explain what are the causes, and what to do when encountering a “Decryption Failed: Risk of Data Loss” dialog. Vivaldi may show a dialog on startup when it fails to decrypt an encrypted user profile. Your user profile contains your Settings, History, Bookmarks, Cookies, and more. To protect the data in […]
The History tool in Vivaldi is somewhat different than in a typical browser – instead, Vivaldi’s History is a detailed overview backed by statistics and presented in a fresh, visual way. It was built to give users a powerful and useful tool to explore their browsing patterns and to make finding previously visited sites easier than […]
Desktop / Installing and Updating
In this article we’ll show you how to backup your data and fully reset the Vivaldi browser. IMPORTANT This article is for advanced users. Following the steps described here will result in losing all your Vivaldi data (Notes, Bookmarks, Web Panels, etc.) and settings, such as cache, history, themes and so on. If you want to […]