Copy a link on google image search

I just copied the link and pasted. Google showed the right page.

   If you have not done this already, please try these standard troubleshooting steps.

Go step by step and test.

   1.  If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues

        https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203353

   2. Delete Caches and test.

      Close all windows and quit all applications. 

      Hold "option" key down and click "Go" menu in the Finder menu bar.

      Select "Library" from the dropdown.

      Library > Caches > com.apple.Safari 

      Right click the com.apple.Safari file and select "Move To Trash.

      Close windows and relaunch Safari

  3. Remove Cookies and test.

      Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and other website data:

      Click the “Manage Website Data” button.

      https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471

      It will take a while for cookies and caches to load.

      Remove all cookies except  ones from Apple, your internet service provider and banks.

4. Delete com.apple.Safari.plist file and test.

    Backup the Mac. 

    Empty the Trash.

    Quit all applications.

    Hold the option key down and click the "Go" menu in the Finder menu bar.  

    Select "Library" from the drop down.

    Choose the List view in the toolbar.  

    Library > Preferences >  com.apple.Safari.plist

    Right click on it and select "Move it to Trash".

    Restart.    Relaunch Safari holding the shift key down.

    If this doesn’t help, “Put Back” the com.apple.Safari.plist.

    Right click on  the Trash icon in the Dock and select “Open”.

    Right click on the com.apple.Safari.plist and select “Put Back”.

    When the dialog appears, click the”Replace” button in the dialog.

Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.

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This is a puzzle to be sure.

My guess is that there is a very minor caches, history or .plist corruption.

Try resetting those to the default and test.

Safari > Preferences > Search

Uncheck the box beside "Include search engine suggestions" under Search engine Google and test.

Bernhard Walzl wrote:

You aren't able to get this on your mac?

I have tried this on about ten different machines at work and at home and they all behave the same.

No. I double clicked the link to open it, it opened apple page, not the Google search page.

Copy and paste

Tested by control clicking the link and choosing "Copy Link" from the contextual menu.

Tested by control clicking the link and chose "Copy" from the Edit menu in the menu bar.

When I tried to past in the search bar, "Paste and go" menu option appeared.

Please don't laugh.

I don't use keyboard shortcuts for input or navigation except Force Quit, to get to Recovery HD, Safe Mode,

taking screen shots, esc key and option key sometimes.

Probably I am lazy, that is why I am not able to develop robust muscle memory.

I am sure, when you click the magnifying glass icon it will show the Google search page sometimes.

Best.

When I tested, the images were shown, not the search result page.

You need to right/control click on the image, and select copy link. This will take you to the image, and only the image.