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User profile for user: Carolyn Samit
Carolyn Samit
User level: Level 10
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Help for troubleshooting the Safari .plist (preferences)

by:  Carolyn Samit
Last modified: Mar 25, 2012 1:27 PM
1 33909 Last modified Mar 25, 2012 1:27 PM

If you are having proboems with Safari, corrupted preferences can sometimes prevent Safari from functioning as it should. Try this user tip...



Quit Safari.


Go to ~/Library/Preferences


Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop.


Relaunch Safari. If that helped, move the.plist file to the Trash. If not, move it back to the Preferences folder.



~ (Tilde) character represents the Home folder


For Lion v10.7x: To find the Home folder in OS X Lion, open the Finder, hold the Option key, and choose Go > Library

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