GOOGLE DEFAULT BROWSER

have no issues using and changing from firefox to safari.

maybe a unique issue with google as most thing google on macos seem to be, in my humble opinion

nor do I have any issue changing from yahoo to google as search engine

this setup is the same for all 3 machine in my stable of machines, 2 with ventura 13.1 and 1 on high sierra

Kurt Lang wrote:

Partially fixed in 13.2. .weblock files now open in the default browser, but .webarchive files do not.

FWIW, .webarchive files are and have always been a Safari proprietary format. At least for as long as I can remember.

You didn't ask for my opinion but I'll answer anyway. 😎

You can create .webloc files by dragging the URL from Safari to the Desktop. Since .webloc files have been fixed in Ventura 13.2, dbl-clicking them will open your default browser.

For whatever reason, I could've sworn they would both open in the default browser by double clicking the item. As far as I could test (Mojave), .webarchive files always open by default in Safari, when double clicked.

.webarchive files do open in Firefox or other browsers further back, such as in Mojave. But now in Ventura, right clicking gives you no option but Safari.

If I drag and drop a .webarchive into an open Firefox window under Ventura, it asks me if I want to open the file in Safari, or save it. I tried save, but have no idea what that did. Firefox just came back to the blank page with no notice as to what it saved, or where. If I change the open with choice of Safari to Firefox, FF opens a new tab for the .webarchive, but displays nothing. Whatever Apple has done with .webarchive files since Mojave, they now only work in Safari. Couldn't tell you when they became exclusive to Safari.

So anyway, by fixing .weblock files to open in the default browser, everything is back to the way it last was.

Kurt Lang wrote:

.webarchive files do open in Firefox or other browsers further back, such as in Mojave.

Sorry but they didn't. We still have one Mac running High Sierra and only Safari will open .webarchive files. As I mentioned, .webarchive files are a Safari proprietary format.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webarchive

Kurt Lang wrote:

Sorry, but they do. I just did it earlier today. I had no issue at all opening .weblock or .webarchive files in Firefox.

Just to add, this was you that stated…

"If I drag and drop a .webarchive into an open Firefox window under Ventura, it asks me if I want to open the file in Safari, or save it.", which is exactly what Firefox will do when trying to open a .webarchive file in any version of macOS/OS X.

FWIW, if you are referring to the problem with .webloc files, Ventura 13.2 should be released shortly. You can see if it's fixed after you update.

Google is not a browser, it's a search engine.

If you mean you want Chrome to be the default browser, choose it in System Settings > Desktop & Dock.

You're welcome.

Partially fixed in 13.2. .weblock files now open in the default browser, but .webarchive files do not.

Sorry, but they do. I just did it earlier today. I had no issue at all opening .weblock or .webarchive files in Firefox.

.webloc files open in any browser.

Yes, in Ventura, as stated in the quoted text.

However, I'm back in Mojave at the moment double checking, and no, Firefox will NOT open a .webarchive file. Just too tired today to concentrate.