I can't stop Safari from opening at login (right-click Icon in Dock). I used to have this checked and then tried to uncheck. It would work (uncheck) but then later on it would revert to checked and open at login. Now it seems to be stuck (will not uncheck). No idea what's going on lately with this iMac & macOS Mojave. Lots of strange, slow-motion, behavior with each update.
iMac 27", macOS 10.14
Update:
Issue has been resolved somehow... Safari has stopped opening at login. Not sure if it was a recent update or after I noticed it was listed twice under System Prefers./User & Groups/User/Login Items and removed both.
Now if I could only figure out why apps do not stay on the desktop they are assigned to or why the desktop order changes and why COMMAND+TAB and selecting app icon no longer takes you to that app's desktop.
Update:
Issue has been resolved somehow... Safari has stopped opening at login. Not sure if it was a recent update or after I noticed it was listed twice under System Prefers./User & Groups/User/Login Items and removed both.
Now if I could only figure out why apps do not stay on the desktop they are assigned to or why the desktop order changes and why COMMAND+TAB and selecting app icon no longer takes you to that app's desktop.
If you control - click on the Dock icon/Options/Remove from Dock, will the Dock icon remove itself? If so, then try reopening Safari from the Applications folder to create a new Dock icon. See if you can get that one to work correctly.
If you are still having problems, try doing a Dock restart using the following Terminal command:
killall Dock
Log out/in and test. If that doesn’t work, you need to look in your user Library/Application Support/Dock for the .db. Use the Finder “Go To Folder” command. Enter ~/Library/Application Support/Dock. Move the .db to your desktop.
Then try a dock reset.
Applications/Utilities/Terminal enter the command
killall Dock
Log out/in test. If it works okay, delete the .db from the desktop.
If the Dock is the same, return the .db to where you got them from, overwriting the newer ones.
Addendum:
I thought the recent migration to new iMac would resolve this but it did not. Safari still opened after logging in and I could not uncheck Options/Open at Login. Why only Safari and not Mail or other apps?
Also, both Safari & Mail will switch Desktops sometimes with Assign To/This Desktop (assigned to Desktop 4 and then switches to Desktop 3).
Yes. No change.
I also tried this and moved two .db files from Dock folder. Sometimes Options/Open at Login will uncheck and other times it will not. Still opens at login regardless.
defaults delete com.apple.dock; killall Dock
I also reset Launchpad:
defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock
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I was skeptical macOS was breached and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary as far as apps and Safari Preferences.
This is weird, but not surprising.
With regards to what, the Desktop apps are assigned to?
As I mentioned, they don't stay assigned to the associated Desktop and COMMAND + TAB no longer takes me to that apps Desktop as it used to. I'm not sure why the Desktop order changes and why when I move it back to the place it was before, then the apps open in a different Desktop. It always ends up changing somehow.
For example; if I click on a link from an app that opens Safari, it'll move the Desktop that Safari is assigned to next to the one I'm on (i.e. I'm using AutoCAD on Desktop 1 and it'll move Desktop 5 w/ Safari to Desktop 2 position, then I move that Desktop 2 w/ Safari back to Desktop position 5 and then later on close/open Safari it won't open on Desktop 5 even though it is assigned to it).
Safari icon does not remove itself from Dock after unchecking Options/Keep in Dock. Only after quitting Safari. No change with unchecking Open at Login.
I will try other suggestions later...
Thanks
Did you try the Dock reset posted above?
Have you checked your settings in System Preferences/Mission Control?
In System Preferences/Notifications, do you have the 2 top boxes unchecked?
For Safari? All boxes are checked.
Safari Will Not Stop Opening at Login (Options>Open at Login Will Not Uncheck)
