When I drag a Safari tab to create a new window it remains in the previous window but fades out like it's not active. So in the event, I close the tab out on the original window it closes it on the new window as well. I hope that makes sense. I keep multiple tabs open on Safari and never had this issue until recently.
MacBook Pro
I believe that this was broken in the 12.6 release. I am seeing the same problem in Safari version 16.0 (17614.1.29.9.10). It has been driving me crazy since I routinely move tabs to new windows or between windows. The following screen captures shows the outcome of dragging this tab from the parent to a new window. Both the new window and its shadow in the parent window will update when you toggle between them.
You will see a similar behavior when you drag tabs between windows. The difference in that case is that the tab title is empty in the new window. I am assuming that this is a defect that came out of the tab grouping changes recently introduced.
Tabs do not leave first window entirely a… - Apple Community seems to be the same issue.
Setup M1 Laptop+External screen, Ventura 13.0.1, Safari 16.1:
Having the same issue and also an issue where dragging the tab off 1 window to another freezes the image of the dragged tab (not the entire window or tab contents, just the part you drag between windows) at some random point on the screen.
For example, today, I tried to consolidate a tab from one Safari window to another. The tab image dragged from one window to another, made space in the tab bar of the new window, and when I released it, it did not open in the new window, but rather the dragged tab image just froze onto the screen above the Safari window. The window I was dragging it to remained operational (can be moved, can move between tabs on it, etc.), but the tab image for the dragged tab remained frozen on the screen as a remnant until Safari is completely closed.
Absolutely terrible quality control on Apple's part here. I love the integration of Safari, but my other browsers all work more reliably. Hope 16.2 fixes it.
OMG finally a thread that has the same issue. I have gone back and forth with Apple support, and I was given the answer, wipe your computer to fix it......
I have tried everything, and it drives me insane, I have also noticed large memory leaks in safari. It has been so bad that I have had to use the preview version of the new Safari where this issue appears to be corrected.
I wish apple could speed up bug fixes and stop peddling the classic line of, re-install your OS. It's not an acceptable solution.
It is really annoying.. Also, when I detach the tab from the window, the tab refreshes itself. For example, when I work in online tools such as jsfiddle or codepen, all the code I have written is deleted.
Well...it appears to be broken in a new way now.
It worked fine until the latest update to Ventura. Venture (13.2) with Safari (16.3) MacBook Air (M2). After a day or so, dragging the tab out of the window simply opens a new blank tab. The original tab remains in the old window.
Same behavior if you drag it to it's own window, or try to drop it in another window...you simply get a new blank tab.
Quitting Safari does not clear the behavior. Clearing history does not reset the behavior. I have to reboot the computer.
Frustrating!
Oh good, other people with the same issue! I thought I was going insane. This make Safari completely unusable for me, I hope they fix it fast.
Also, when you attempt to reopen that closed tab, it opens with 2 untitled tabs. Then you attempt to close the tab, and it opens more untitled tabs. More you close - even more of them opens up!
This worked for me. Thank you!
Unfortunately this worked only one day. Today it's again as matthew8706 described it... 🙄
The same issue on my site. `safe mode` helped for 1 day only after that problem came back.
I hope that you did not wipe/reinstall your system. I completely wipe mine but still have the same issue for Safari tabs! The issue reminds even after updating from macOS 12.6 to 13.0 :<
Might be too early to tell but...
I upgraded to Safari 16.1 on macOS 12.6.1. So far, tabs seems to be working correctly again.
-mitchel
But the bug still appears now and then.
I can confirm it is still happening. It seems to be less since I upgraded to Safari 16.1 on macOS 12.6.1. But it is still happening.
-mitchel
Im having the same issue. It went away for a long time after a restart, then suddenly showed up again. Its happening on OS Ventura and the previous OS.
Ok, the problem still exists in Safari 16.1 (18614.2.9.1.12), macOS 13.0.1. It seems the only solution is switching to another browser :<
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