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When I try to go back to the previous page either using Twitter, Instagram or Youtube, it opens to the same page I'm currently in before opening to the previous page that I want to go back to. Happens in both current Safari and the Preview version. I don't have this issue on my iPhone 12 Safari.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4
Go step by step and test.
1. Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987
2. Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac.
Quote:
It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.
And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and
the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed
3. Clear History
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/clear-your-browsing-history-sfri47acf5d6/mac
Please read the article before clearing history,
this is like a low level resetting of Safari without affecting passwords and bookmarks.
4. If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204098
5. Safari > Preferences > Search > Search Engine
Uncheck the box beside “Include search Engine Suggestions
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/search-sfria1042d31/mac
Go step by step and test.
1. Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987
2. Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac.
Quote:
It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.
And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and
the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed
3. Clear History
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/clear-your-browsing-history-sfri47acf5d6/mac
Please read the article before clearing history,
this is like a low level resetting of Safari without affecting passwords and bookmarks.
4. If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204098
5. Safari > Preferences > Search > Search Engine
Uncheck the box beside “Include search Engine Suggestions
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/search-sfria1042d31/mac
Unable to instantly go back to previous page in Safari.
