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Why has the sidebar suddenly shown up open as the default, every time I open the Top Sites page? And how do I stop this, without having to manually hide it, every time I open the page?
iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13
Sometimes, this works for me. Open another tab and log into any web site. If the Sidebar shows there, close it. Close that tab. Then go to the Top Sites tab and reload the page to see if the Sidebar is closed.
Sometimes, this works for me. Open another tab and log into any web site. If the Sidebar shows there, close it. Close that tab. Then go to the Top Sites tab and reload the page to see if the Sidebar is closed.
You are welcome. It may be a waste of time, but try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups 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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Eric, thanks, but it didn't work for me, mainly because the Sidebar only shows up on the Top Sites tab, not on any others. It's curious, because it never did that before, then suddenly began popping, no matter how many times I click on hide sidebar, on the Top Sites tab...
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