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Safari will not launch--it says safari quit unexpectedly and then will not reopen.

Safari will not launch--it says safari quit unexpectedly then will not reopen. Help

Posted on Oct 3, 2019 4:41 PM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2019 5:32 PM

I had tried booting up in safe mode and updating my os. Didnt work. However with assistance from apple support i cleared the nvram and the reinstalled the os including safari which cured the problem

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Oct 3, 2019 6:55 PM in response to Jeffsusman

Are you running any anti - virus programs? Using a VPN?


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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If it works in the Safe Mode, try running this program when booted normally and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown. If the log won’t post, try posting it in Pastebin and provide a link in a reply. After pasting the report in a PasteBin page, go to the top of the page, and copy the address in the URL bar. Paste that in a new reply.        Pastebin


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Safari will not launch--it says safari quit unexpectedly and then will not reopen.

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