AOL Desktop Gold
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It should be possible to read mail saved on one's PC without having to sign on to AOL
AOL is engaging in deception by telling users they can save mail on their PC. No, that is not true. If it was, users would be able to read it without signing on, would be able to back it up, and would be able to transfer it to another computer. This appears to be a ploy to force users to continue to pay for the desktop software indefinitely if they want to be able to read "saved" mail. AOL has had 5 months to restore this and other features that were available in older versions, and has failed to…
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make it consistent to connect
aol gold is a genuine pain **********. it routinely won't connect even now that i have reinstalled it into my new HP computer 5th generation with Spectrum 5G internet service. Sometimes it will connect the next day-- who knows why. it is very interrupting to my business. Maybe this is a good time to dump aol service.
I’d like to have one of our Technical Support agents investigate this. Please call our AOL Desktop Gold team at 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone.
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Email is not updating
For the past few days my email is not current. I know there are new mails because they come through on my phone. But Desktop Gold on my computer is not updating. I tried the "refresh mail" but this does nothing. It only updates if I completely shut it down and resign in. HELP!
Please send us a crash report in order for our engineers to look into the issue you are experiencing. To do that, please follow these steps:
1. Open AOL Desktop Gold.
2. Click on Help on the top right, and select Report a Bug from the drop-down menu.
3. Type a short description of the problem, and click Send.For immediate assistance with this issue, please call us at 1-888-265-3733.
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AOL Gold Desktop doesn't recognize my Adobe Flash and PDF programs
Ever since I downloaded and have used the new AOL Gold Desktop, the program does not recognize that I already have Adobe Flash on my computer, no need to download it again for AOL's use. I keep it updated but not through AOL Gold Desktop. It works fine except for the constant "Download Adobe Flash" message. Same is true for PDF files, When I download a PDF file, I cannot read it from AOL Gold Desktop. I have to sign off, go searching for the PDF file, then read it separately. Tired of the error message to download Adobe…
Please give us a call at 1-888-265-3733 to have a technician investigate this for you.
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Since updating to the latest version, I do NOT like having to grant you access to make changes to my computer every time I log on and off!!!
This feature was not in the previous version of AOL. Take it out of the latest version.
Right-Click on the AOL Desktop Gold shortcut, and select Properties, and from the Compatibility tab uncheck “Run this program as an administrator”.
If you still have issues call at 1-888-265-3733.
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When I copy and try to paste a second image, it will paste the first or previous image instead. Please fix this! It's very frustrating!
I have to shut down and restart in order to paste the current image I want to paste. It pastes the previous image instead of the current copied image. I've sent feedback about this problem before, but it has not been fixed. Are you listening, AOL Gold?
I’d like to have one of our Technical Support agents investigate this. Please call our AOL Desktop Gold team at 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone.
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Why did AOL Gold change my settings on my laptop?
When I download AOL Gold it changed my file type associations for .htm and .html to AOL Gold. I never authorized this. What other covert changes did you also do to my computer? I absolutely do not trust AOL at all. If AOL was trustworthy, they would have a delivered a quality product first time.
I’d like to have one of our Technical Support agents to look more into this. Please call at 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone.
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Mike Morris set up a lock up for my wife's computer and wants $299.00 a year to clean it up. This was from your gold set up. WHY?
stop the scams
Let me put you in touch with one of our Technical Support agents to investigate this. Please call our AOL Desktop Gold team at 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone.
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Adg security feature is annoying
I am unable to open different links from some emails because those are recognized to be fishy by Aol Dektop Gold, if I try to go on the web mail and open those links, even thought they a recognized by Malware bytes as being suspicious I can at least open them. since I use adg mostly, it is a very annoying feature, so please allow me to choose if I want to go to a website or not
I’d like to have one of our Technical Support agents look deeply into the issue you encountered with the address book. Please call our AOL Desktop Gold team at 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone. Less
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I have been on hold for 4 hours over a two day period, I can't open my mail and in the process it locks up my computer. WTF
Get rid of desk top Gold, we pay for a system that doesn't work and there is no one in tech support that has a clue how to fix anything. I have to go on Goggle to get to AOL Mail. Can someone PLEASE get to me. If this continues I going to cancel.
We apologize for the long hold time you experienced. Your feedback is valuable to us, as we strive to continually improve our user experience.
If the issue still persists please give us a call at 1-800-827-6364 and one of our technician will assist.
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Just recently
Recently when I delete the messages in my SPAM Folder, they reappear in my RECENTLY DELETED MAIL Folder, so I have to delete them a second time. Please figure out why this is happening because it is annoying. I explained this to AOL Tech Support who took control of my computer but it continues to happen. Thank you. .
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Bug in New Spam Settings
I mistakenly added a word to the list of specific words and phrases (then realized it was a bad idea, as now hundreds of emails are being sent to the Spam Folder). When I try to remove it, I get an error: "We seem to have trouble sending this request. Please try again in 5 minutes. Code: Forbidden." No matter how many times I've tried, the "spam" word I want to delete won't go away! Please fix this!! I can provide a screenshot if you need it.
I’d like to have one of our Technical Support agents investigate this. Please call our AOL Desktop Gold team at 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone.
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web pages, it goes back the AOL search Results every time!!
Ref # 17777832
issue started in 2021, when i try to open a link it got to the AOL search results when i want to click a link in my favorites, e-mails, other web pages it goes back the AOL search Results
please help this !!! you can see in my call history that i have been dealing with this for a a very long time. please consider a Bata Version i was told about or a patch~ -
I am paying for your services and have to read and send mail on IE most of the time because GOLD is currently not able to send mail.
fix AOL Gold.It ruined my computer and nothing works properly.Not to mention that I lost over 100 pieces of important info that did not get transferred. And your search engine does not work most of the time either.Mail can't be read or sent constantly This version of AOL is the worst I have seen in 20 years
I’d like to have one of our Technical Support agents investigate this. Please call our AOL Desktop Gold team at 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone.
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surveys
Change survey from 1 to 10..some computers do not recognize 10 , thinks it's a 1 (giving a poor rating)
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All contacts in my mailbox are getting e-mails from me with something from DROPBOX. My IT tech says AOL was hacked. Please advise.
All contacts in my mailbox are getting e-mails from me with something from DROPBOX. I never sent them out. AOL tech checked my computer and said it wasn't compromised . My IT tech says AOL was hacked, because he is getting calls from his clients who use AOL. The same thing is happening to their address books. Please advise.
We have an article dedicated to identifying suspicious activity and how to protect your account from future attacks. Please refer to the article here: https://help.aol.com/articles/account-management-identifying-suspicious-activity
If you need additional assistance for resetting your password, please call AOL Customer Support Team at 1-800-827-6364 Monday through Friday between 8AM to 1AM ET, and Saturday between 8AM and 10PM ET.
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I cannot download an email attachment or print an email to a PDF printer. I have reported this bug 3 times and no response.
Fix AOL Desktop Gold. I expect to get what I pay for. I have reported this bug 3 times and no response. This problem started within the last 2 weeks. I can go to AOL in a browser and then I can either download an attachment or print to a PDF printer. Why is it not working in AOL Desktop "Gold?" I have been using the same computer, with the same settings, with the same operating system, with the same network, with the same internet provider for at least 7 years. Also, get rid of all of the awful…
I’d like to have one of our Technical Support agents investigate this. Please call our AOL Desktop Gold team at: 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone.
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It seems that forever now, the "email-us" link STILL never is operating
It seems that STILL, forever, the "email-us" link NEVER works, is operational... ALSO, on the software drop-down, "check for updates" still never works...ALSO, the " computer protection plan, which is supposed to have a $750 per year free maintenance, repair, replace benefit(s), is NO longer free...They nowadays CHARGE a $75 fee to replace, repair computers, monitors and such... Just another rip off, and unfair greedy deal... Doctor Dave Bengard.
Let me put you in touch with one of our Technical Support agents to investigate this. Please call our AOL Desktop Gold team at 1-888-265-3733. Our experts are available 24/7 by phone.
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AOL GOLD IS AWFUL!!!
We should not have to pay for this until you get it working right. We all deserve refunds. Every time I go into my email there are email's I already deleted. I try and send an email, especially when there is an attachment and it doesn't send or it takes a very long time. I went in today and there was nothing showing in my in box, when I know for a fact there was. I have to re-start several times. It is so slow to start up. You have the never to keep taking things away from us and…
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