Reinstalling Safari

Hi Phoebe and Welcome to Apple Discussions...

You can reintall the Safari application from your Mac install disc(s) or you can download and install Safari 4.0.4 here. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL877

One of the requirements for Safari 4.0.4 and running 10.4.11 is the 2009-002 Security Update. Open System Preferences/Software Updates - Installed Updates. If that security update is not listed there then go here; download and install it. http://support.apple.com/downloads/SecurityUpdate_2009_002__Tiger_Intel

As for Bookmarks, if you can launch Safari as it is now, from the Safari Menu Bar click File/Export Bookmarks and save them to the Desktop. After you reinstall Safari go to the Menu Bar and click File/Import Bookmarks.

If your current version of Safari is just a performance issue and isn't crashing or freezing.. try maintenance instead of reinstalling Safari.

From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...

From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.

Go here for trouble shooting 3rd party plugins or input managers which might be causing the problem.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1594

If Safari crashess, go to the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari/Preferences. Make note of all the preferences under each tab. Quit Safari. Now go to ~/Library/Preferences and move this file com.apple.safari.plist to the Desktop. Relaunch Safari. If it's a successful launch, then that .plist file needs to be moved to the Trash.







Carolyn 🙂

Message was edited by: Carolyn Samit

There's no reason to reinstall Safari, as there's nothing wrong with it. If you're having problems, we need to see the crash report or know the details before we can offer a solution.

Even if you take the ill-advised step of reinstalling Safari, it doesn't do anything with your Bookmarks, so there's no need to back them up.

You're welcome 🙂