Top sites ...how to disable

Open Safari preferences>General tab>New tabs open with& choose

No, I think he wants to remove the Top Sites button in the bookmarks bar. Me too.

Removing the button from the bar is available on View / Customize Toolbar...

Oops. Removing the top sites button is in the Bookmarks panel of Safari/Preferences

Wayne,

In the final version of Safari 4 it is impossible to disable Top Sites. Like you, I also hate Top Sites. To easily go back to Safari 3.2.3 check out this thread:

http://tinyurl.com/modugt

Philip

Hi Wayne

To remove Top Sites Icon from the Bookmarks Bar, go to Safari Preferences>Bookmarks and uncheck the Top Sites option.

To stop Safari from amassing large files in the cache and Web Image Previews (images from Top Sites and Cover Flow), follow the suggestions outlined in this post.

Message was edited by: Hawaiian_Starman

This seemd to work for me. I'd like to hear more about it, since I'm not nearly as experienced as some of you.

First open Top Sites and delete them all

Then go to User>Library>Safari>TopSites.plist

Highlight TopSites.plist, Get Info, and Lock It

For me, it now shows a black screen with nothing in it. Not a perfect solution, but better than nothing.

It also seems to work with the History plist in the same location and, I believe, keeps CoverFlow empty, too.

In addition, I have now followed the instructions in the link above, just to be sure.

Isn't it easier just to not press the button for top sites, not difficult, hardly worth all this frustration on something you don't have to use.

You can disable the auto open in new tab, so what is the problem.

Hawaiian_Starman said it best "To stop Safari from amassing large files in the cache and Web Image Previews (images from Top Sites and Cover Flow),"

In my case, It's a feature I don't want and won't use. I think it's a gimmick that will eat up space I don't want to give it, so I'd like to be able to customize Safari on my computer and get rid of it, along with other changes I'd like to make. Being allowed to open Private Browsing by default is another.

Hi Roger

Being allowed to open Private Browsing by default is another.

Have a look at this MacWorld article for creating a script to auto open Private Browsing.

Starman:

For private browsing I use Safari PB. It launches Safari and turns on Private Browsing at the same time:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/28977

To manage cookies, another Safari shortcoming, I use Safari Cookies:

http://www.sweetpproductions.com/safaricookies/index.htm

I find myself using Camino more and more. It’s cleaner than Safari and, as far as I can see, faster. These days I use Safari for those sites that won’t support Camino. It’s too bad Apple seems so unresponsive to many Safari users.

I cannot stand it either. I do not want this feature at all.

It is driving me crazy for it changes switches to the Top Sites window randomly when
I sometimes barely touch the trackpad (randomly again) and I lose whatever info I have been
working with online when I click the Back button.

Does anyone know how to disable it?

Please help!

Does anyone know how to disable it?

If you take the time to read this thread you'll discover my 6/25 post provides a link for disabling Top Sites.

I did what you suggested; i.e.

+To remove Top Sites Icon from the Bookmarks Bar, go to Safari Preferences>Bookmarks and uncheck the Top Sites optio+n.

But that doesn't disable it. It just removes the button. The problem I have is that it switches to the Top Sites page randomly while I am working online on a page (barely touching the trackpad) and then I lose the info. clicking "Back" to go back. It is utmost annoying.

Am I missing your suggestion here?

Am I missing your suggestion here?

Yes. Here's the link in the 6/25 post:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9707693&#9707693