[Fixed] "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

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mahrkpat

Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

Post by mahrkpat »

Very annoying to close this every time to get to my homepage after chrome restart.
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mapx
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Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

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did you try to create a new chrome profile ? then reinstall ABP

http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/an ... wer=142059
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Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

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We are aware of this issue and are currently investigating what's causing it and how we can reproduce it. So any information about your operating system and Chrome version could help us with that.

While some users report that this can be fixed by un- and reinstalling ABP, this doesn't seem to work for everyone. However, you can try to follow these instructions. Please tell us if it works for you or not.

- go to "chrome://extensions"
- check "developer mode" in the upper-right corner
- click on "_generated_background_page.html" in the Adblock Plus entry
- switch to the "Console" tab
- enter

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localStorage.currentVersion
which should output "2.1"
- enter

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localStorage.removeItem("currentVersion")
and restart your browser
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Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

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some users succeeded to get rid of the bug by creating another chrome profile
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Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

Post by sudbug »

That idea by greiner does not work for me, i enter localStorage.currentVersion and it just says undefined. i have uninstalled chrome and adblock plus and installed them again and still the same . i'm trying to get rid of it for a couple of days and no joy.
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Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

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mapx wrote:some users succeeded to get rid of the bug by creating another chrome profile
I don't think that we should suggest users to lose their browsing history and other data and to go through the process of setting up their Chrome profile from scratch again.

Supposedly, something (not yet sure what) on Chrome is interfering with Adblock Plus even though extensions are isolated from the rest of the browser. That would explain why it works on a blank, new profile and also why this only happens to some users and not to all of them.
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Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

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could be something from the old abp versions that interferes with abp 1.3 ?
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Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

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could be enough - for now - deleting the folders of abp extension ?

see also here

forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=11396
JoeRodge

Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

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Yeah, having this same issue, help us! =)
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Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

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JoeRodge wrote:Yeah, having this same issue, help us! =)
did you try something ?

1.greiner indications

or

2.delete completely the abp extension folder and reinstall abp

the extension is marked: cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb
Bozzo

Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

Post by Bozzo »

Oh the irony of adblock. It keeps on popping up with this its updated bs, exactly the reason why I have it in the first place! Hope it gets resolved soon, cos I can't get rid of the bloody thing!
shiner

Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

Post by shiner »

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localStorage.currentVersion
said "2.0.3". Should I proceed with the other command?

Win 7 x64, Chrome 22.0.1229.94 m
papamost

SOLUTION FOR THE PAGE "Adblock Plus has been updated"

Post by papamost »

To remove that tab, or to remove that annoying NOTICE OF Adblock Plus was updated the following steps:

***ENTER TO

C: / USER / (NAME USER) OR ADMINISTRATOR / APP DATA / LOCAL / GOOGLE / CHROME / USER DATA / DEFAULT / EXTENSIONS / cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb / 1.3_0 /

***OK Now Delete two files or folders with the following name:

FIRST RUN



***CLOSE AND READY*** No longer appear TAB "Adblock Plus has been updated"

LUCKY AND COMMENT IF I WAS TO HELP THEM
Wladimir Palant

Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

Post by Wladimir Palant »

@mapx: The issue (settings not being saved) was there before the update to Adblock Plus 1.3 - the new first-run page only made it obvious.

@papamost: Congratulations on curing the symptoms. Your Adblock Plus settings are still not being saved however and Adblock Plus has to redownload its filters on each browser start.
Wladimir Palant

Re: "Adblock Plus has been updated" page won't go away

Post by Wladimir Palant »

@shiner: Does the Inspector window (the one where you typed that command) show any errors other than "Port error"?
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