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Mac Safari 17.5. Monterey 12.7.5. Two persistent tabs always appear in any new window I open.

If I open a new window (as "start page"), there are 2 website tabs that always appear as tabs in that or any other newly opened window's tab row. This just started a few weeks ago. I see them in the tab row at the top of the window and they appear in "tab overview" as well. It's always the same 2 websites only. I have those 2 websites purposefully open in another window (they are the first two tabs/websites open in a window with about 10 other tabs open)... and if I close either tab in any of the windows (where I don't want them), it will close those tabs in the window where I do want them! So I've just been letting it happen, but it is a bit annoying.


In summary: Any new window I open in Safari always has those 2 tabbed websites in the tab row at the top along with the blank "start page".


Any thoughts?



Posted on Nov 21, 2024 6:03 PM

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Nov 23, 2024 4:33 PM in response to Chametzoo

Hmmm... this is interesting.


When was the last time you rebooted the computer?

If a simple reboot of your Mac doesn’t fix things, see if the problem still happens in safe mode.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support 


Safe mode will often correct weird software behavior by forcing the OS to do disk repair, cache clearing and other housekeeping. When you're in safe boot, the machine won’t be at its best performance, especially with graphics, but that's expected.


Does the same thing happen while in Safe mode?


You can exit safe mode by restarting your Mac normally, then reevaluate the problem.

Mac Safari 17.5. Monterey 12.7.5. Two persistent tabs always appear in any new window I open.

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