Just within the past week, my MacBook has suddenly not allowed me to download anything from the internet. I'm not receiving any error messages, the file just won't start to download.
I've tried to download files to a different location and that doesn't work. Any ideas?
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.
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.
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.
I tried a few times and restarted my computer but it didn't work. Safari never reverted back to the default settings and it still won't let me download anything on the profile I'm having issues with.
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?