Process Detail
What is OperaPortable.exe ?
OperaPortable.exe is known as Opera Portable, it also has the following name Opera, Portable Edition or Opera 11 Portable or Opera, Portable Edition Legacy and it is developed by PortableAppZ.blogspot.com , it is also developed by PortableApps.com Punsh.at.ua (Vladimir aka punsh). We have seen about 100 different instances of OperaPortable.exe in different location. So far we haven't seen any alert about this product. If you think there is a virus or malware with this product, please submit your feedback at the bottom.Something wrong with OperaPortable.exe ?
Is OperaPortable.exe using too much CPU or memory ? It's probably your file has been infected with a virus. Let try the program named DriverIdentifier to see if it helps.How to remove OperaPortable.exe
If you encounter difficulties with OperaPortable.exe , you can uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programsWhat can you do to fix OperaPortable.exe ?
Let try to run a system scan with Speed Up My PC to see any error, then you can do some other troubleshooting steps.If you think this is a driver issue, please try DriverDouble.com
Where do we see OperaPortable.exe ?
Here is the list of instances that we see for the process: OperaPortable.exe| Path | Product Name | Vendor | Version | Size | MD5 | |
| 1 | J:\Opera 11.11 Build 2109 Final PortableAppZ\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\Opera Next\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 3 | D:\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 13962 | 9C496C57B783A03BE98E283063E250D0 |
| 4 | F:\Internet\Opera_11.52.1100_Final_Portable_Plugins_Antibanner\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 5 | C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera Next\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 6 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Ðàáî÷èé ñòîë\Opera_Portable_9.62.10469_MultiLang\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 1.7.1.1 | 6553 | C90A8BB9ECAC0A8F41E9A8E692AFDFA6 |
| 7 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\Opera_12.00.1155a_Portable_Plugins_Antibanner\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7358 | 3C9494C03374DC8DBA54E1313178CBE0 |
| 9 | C:\Portable Programs\Opera_Plugins_Antibanner\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7385 | F827A2AE61475B1DE99E132CBC6567B8 |
| 10 | H:\Programmi\OPERA_PORTABLE\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 13962 | 9C496C57B783A03BE98E283063E250D0 |
| 11 | C:\Portable soft 1.2.3.6\Internet\Internet browsers\Opera 11.00.1156 Final\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 12 | F:\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 13 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Downloads\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 14 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\Opera_12.02.1578_Final_Portable_Plugins\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 8066 | 17D3257BA7CEC2E89CDAE8FE8EDF05DC |
| 15 | C:\soft\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 16 | F:\Program Files\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 15145 | 4DB4819972AF4ECE9C92DCB3A8EE589C |
| 17 | C:\PortableApps.com\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 18 | C:\Programms\Net\Browser\Opera_Portable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7385 | F827A2AE61475B1DE99E132CBC6567B8 |
| 19 | C:\Program Files\Lidwa Pusaka\op\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.1.0 | 13944 | 70AD1AA523D43E571D42169DEA3DA317 |
| 20 | C:\Users\username\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 15145 | 4DB4819972AF4ECE9C92DCB3A8EE589C |
| 21 | D:\FIX\Disayn\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7358 | 3C9494C03374DC8DBA54E1313178CBE0 |
| 22 | D:\PROGRAMAS\NAVEGADORES\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26832 | A7E31634F4375255F2DD2AACBBC84038 |
| 23 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 24 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Bureau\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 25 | C:\Program Files\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7358 | 3C9494C03374DC8DBA54E1313178CBE0 |
| 26 | D:\New Folder\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 27 | D:\LOGICIELS\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 28 | D:\PORTABLES FROM C\Opera slim\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 29 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 30 | C:\Program Files\Opera_Portable_10.10.1857_Multilingual\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7358 | 3C9494C03374DC8DBA54E1313178CBE0 |
| 31 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\pa\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 32 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Total Commander\Soft\Opera\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7358 | 3C9494C03374DC8DBA54E1313178CBE0 |
| 33 | d:\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7385 | F827A2AE61475B1DE99E132CBC6567B8 |
| 34 | G:\usb ready\browser\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 35 | D:\leo\Opera 11\OperaPortable.exe | Opera 11 Portable | Punsh.at.ua (Vladimir aka punsh) | 2012.05.12.0 | 20616 | A3512E0895BC55B4DDD6B65CC372EF69 |
| 36 | F:\äèñòðèá\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 37 | D:\APPS\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 25928 | 3642C4034846DBFFD5D59FF576ECB7F6 |
| 38 | E:\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7358 | 3C9494C03374DC8DBA54E1313178CBE0 |
| 39 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Mis documentos\MIS PROGRAMAS\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 40 | D:\Soft\Opera 11portable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera 11 Portable | Punsh.at.ua (Vladimir aka punsh) | 2012.05.12.0 | 20616 | A3512E0895BC55B4DDD6B65CC372EF69 |
| 41 | J:\Opera_12.02.1578_Final_Portable_Plugins\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 8066 | 17D3257BA7CEC2E89CDAE8FE8EDF05DC |
| 42 | D:\Programlar\internet\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 43 | D:\Software\portable apps\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 44 | Q:\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 45 | D:\lapi\D Drive\Software\portable Software Don't delete\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 15374 | 51DCEE6873EB832FD09453581D348576 |
| 46 | C:\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 47 | C:\Programy\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.1.0 | 25505 | F9E711B8CEFD671C751758F17BEF60EB |
| 48 | C:\Portable\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 49 | D:\Programme\OperaPortable 12.18\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition Legacy | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26756 | 409CA8BBFBC29B8FA102E6D1EE6FD2BC |
| 50 | D:\Downloads\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 51 | C:\Program Files\Total Commander\Soft\Opera\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7925 | 0B9B86F26A0E5AE640DD43338868D47B |
| 52 | C:\Program Files\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 53 | D:\SOFT\Opera_Portable_10.00.1750_Final_Rus\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7937 | 9497FBA074279A79F1E98E42132A77B0 |
| 54 | D:\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7358 | 3C9494C03374DC8DBA54E1313178CBE0 |
| 55 | D:\Mano\Poligon\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 56 | F:\portable apps\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 57 | E:\pulpit\sterowniki porteble na pulpit\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 25928 | 3642C4034846DBFFD5D59FF576ECB7F6 |
| 58 | C:\portable\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7385 | F827A2AE61475B1DE99E132CBC6567B8 |
| 59 | D:\Program Files\Total Commander\Soft\Opera\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7925 | 0B9B86F26A0E5AE640DD43338868D47B |
| 60 | D:\progs\internet\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 61 | F:\LiberKey\MyApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 62 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\portableapps.com\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 63 | D:\PROGR\Opera\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 15374 | 51DCEE6873EB832FD09453581D348576 |
| 64 | H:\Distribution\Portable\Opera 12.12 Build 1707 Final Portable by PortableAppZ\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 8079 | C7176071D7D028B1D119E442A0171123 |
| 65 | C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Petersen\Desktop\Portable\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 66 | D:\Portable_LiberKey_5.7.0620\LiberKey\MyApps\Portable Opera 11.62\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 15374 | 51DCEE6873EB832FD09453581D348576 |
| 67 | D:\Users\username\Desktop\Portableapps\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 68 | C:\Program Files\Total Commander\Soft\Opera\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7358 | 3C9494C03374DC8DBA54E1313178CBE0 |
| 69 | Y:\Alkalmazások\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 70 | C:\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 71 | D:\PROGRAM FILES - D\OperaPortable 11.64 PL\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 15378 | BAED305C58DD196C910FE837A5994E3A |
| 72 | G:\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 73 | D:\Software\03.[ Network Tools ]\OperaPortable 11.62.1347\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7385 | F827A2AE61475B1DE99E132CBC6567B8 |
| 74 | E:\PORT...PROGRAMM\Opera_12.00.1191_Portable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 75 | C:\autorun.inf\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 15145 | 4DB4819972AF4ECE9C92DCB3A8EE589C |
| 76 | C:\Program Files\Total Commander\Soft\Opera\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7399 | C7D6D1A7BE86B90113CB967C23E4ACC4 |
| 77 | C:\Portables\Opera\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 78 | C:\Portable\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 79 | D:\portable\opera12\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 25928 | 3642C4034846DBFFD5D59FF576ECB7F6 |
| 80 | F:\_tools\Network\Opera\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 81 | C:\Program Files\Total Commander\Soft\Opera\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 8574 | 72F24E38346734A3807A9C0320168A2D |
| 82 | P:\PortableApps\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 83 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Escritorio\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 84 | C:\Program Files\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 8066 | 17D3257BA7CEC2E89CDAE8FE8EDF05DC |
| 85 | D:\Opera.12.01.1532.Portable\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 8066 | 17D3257BA7CEC2E89CDAE8FE8EDF05DC |
| 86 | D:\Soft\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.1.0 | 25505 | C3C3B38488E65F633D9AFDD8A78841BF |
| 87 | D:\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 88 | E:\RECOVERC\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.0.80.2 | 13308 | 0221D635540381C3E7177DB0F19AE604 |
| 89 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\Opera\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 90 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\Desktop_4.01.2013\Varie\operausb11\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 91 | C:\RocketDock\Internet\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 7385 | F827A2AE61475B1DE99E132CBC6567B8 |
| 92 | C:\Documents and Settings\username\Escritorio\PP\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 93 | D:\DELL win7\1\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 94 | C:\Programmi\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.1.2.0 | 15145 | 4DB4819972AF4ECE9C92DCB3A8EE589C |
| 95 | D:\P.MEM\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 96 | D:\Programs\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 97 | F:\Opera_12.15.1748_Final_Portable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera Portable | PortableAppZ.blogspot.com | 0.0.0.0 | 8079 | C7176071D7D028B1D119E442A0171123 |
| 98 | C:\Users\username\Downloads\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
| 99 | D:\INSTALL\Internet browsery\Opera\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 25995 | DEA11A7212683E1AF40BB07275D289C3 |
| 100 | C:\Users\username\Desktop\app portables\OperaPortable\OperaPortable.exe | Opera, Portable Edition | PortableApps.com | 2.2.0.0 | 26040 | 4C75BA0FD170D57EDB065832896815B4 |
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