Why won't Safari Open?

HI,

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 you can launch Safari and reset your Preferences then move that .plist file to the Trash.

If that doesn't help, Go here for trouble shooting 3rd party plugins or input managers which might be causing the problem. Safari: Add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues

Web pages now include a small icon or 'favicon' which is visible in the address bar and next to bookmarks. These icons take up disk space and slow Safari down. It is possible to erase the icons from your computer and start fresh. *To delete Safari's icon cache using the Finder, open your user folder, navigate to ~/Library/Safari/ and move this file "webpageIcons.db to the Trash.* Relaunch Safari.

Might want to empty the Safari cache too. From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache.



















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If you really are running 10.5.6 you must update to 10.5.8 which is the minimum requirement for the latest version of Safari 4.0.5.

EmeryX --

If you are opening Safari up from the Dock, try the original Safari.
It's in your Applications folder.
If you open from there, is it any better?

HI,

There aren't any Mac viruses so that eliminates that.

Could you have a third party plugin that could be causing this?

Go here for trouble shooting 3rd party plugins or input managers which might be causing the problem. Safari: Add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues







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i don't even have a Safari folder or the plist you refered to in your first post.

Make sure you are looking in the correct place for that .plist file.

There's MacintoshHD/LibraryPreferences

Then there's MacintoshHD/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences

You want last path.

If you need help finding .plist files go here and view the video I created.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYZxgYaKeh0








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but Under users there are 6 different folders with my name.

So when you open a Finder window, you select your Home Folder on the left in the Sidebar, what do you see on the right using the column view?

I'm not sure about the Java part yet.





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Hi,

I noticed on a previous post your profile read: Power Mac Book & G5 Power PC

Now you have a MacBookPro?

If you used the Migration Assistant to copy files over from the MacBook to the MBPro, that could be the problem.








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I'm glad to hear that. That eliminates any potential for files from another Mac and incompatibility issues.

but Under users there are 6 different folders with my name.

Did you create these folders yourself? I'm trying to point you towards your Home Folder. It's the house icon in the Sidebar on the left side of any Finder window.









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You're welcome.



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