Can't download anything

Hi pete,

The first thing to try is switching to a new user account. To do this, go to System Preferences > Accounts and create a new account. Then, choose "Log out" from the Apple menu. At the login window, log in to your newly created account and see if the problem persists.

Come back and let us know what you discover.

Hi Pete,

Yep. Log back into the account where you're having trouble. Go to your home folder. Then, go to: Library > Safari. Delete everything in that folder except the "bookmarks.plist" file. Do this while Safari is NOT running.

Next, go to your home folder and then Library > Preferences. File the file called "com.apple.Safari.plist" and trash that as well.

Once you've done that, open Safari. You'll notice that it's reverted back to default settings. You'll need to go back and set all your preferences again, but hopefully this will solve the downloading problem.

Hi Pete,

Did you make sure Safari was not running when you trashed the files? In other words, there was no light below the safari icon on the dock, correct? The app wasn't running the background, even though its window was closed?