Is there a way to force Opera (or any/all apps) to close on shutdown automatically? I need to use more than one browser (gasp! Safari doesn't suffice??!!? lol) but for some reason Opera has now decided that when I do a shutdown it doesn't want to close.
Mac mini, macOS 11.3
See the section about Automator in this link: https://appletoolbox.com/quit-all-apps-at-the-same-time-mac/ It explains how to set up a mini-app in your dock to quickly shut down all open apps with a click.
However this is basically what your Mac tries to do when it shuts down. So if Opera is not quitting in a well-behaved way, it may also misbehave with the Automator script, you can try it to see. The issue may be a conflict between something in Opera or an extension installed in Opera and something else in the MacOS. This can be tricky to track down but a start would be to remove all Opera extensions and see if the misbehavior goes away. If it does, reinstall each extension and test again until you find the culprit.
If you have no extensions, then you may want to report this issue to Opera, they track and fix bugs.
NOTE: Based on past experience I know I'll see replies about "just close Opera before you do a shutdown". That's not answering my question. If I don't realize Opera is running because it's bg'd, I wont know it's open. I'm even wondering if I need to add a pre-shutdown script that kills Opera if it's running when I tell the system to power off.
Due Diligence on the part of the User to know what applications are open and what applications require being shutdown to avoid such a thing happening.
Your Mac hasn't shut down because Opera failed to quit.
