Safari won't connect to internet

Chrome is working too. Do you think that one of the Bookmarks was corrupted or something? I have to admit, I am so used to not having problems with my Mac (vs when I had a PC) that I get extra frustrated when I have a problem. If I have to recreate bookmarks so be it. I had way too many anyway. and if I lose some, it probably means I don't need that website anyway.

Do you think that restoring the plist from Carbonite would cause the problem again? I really don't want to go through this, but I had a lot of bookmarks, like I said too many probably. I'm not sure how I would restore them one by one anyway, and I guess that would be just as time consuming as starting over. Any suggestions? and do you think it makes sense to use a different default brower than Safari to keep this from happening. When I had a pc I used Firefox because IE was always causing me problems. I like Safari because it is pretty easy to use and definitely secure. I don't have any antivirus software now and feel like Safari is very secure.

I think I will try the carbonite restore first. leaving firefox open just in case. I never exported the bookmarks from safari back to firefox when i got the mac so most of them arent there anyway. I guess whether it works or not depends on when the bookmark got corrupted. but i will try and I'll let you know if it works or not. Still I know what file to trash if I have too.

thank you so much.

one more question. when I had the problem with the deleted bookmarks, I made a copy of the bookmark plist (?) which is also in the folder I am about to trash? do I just remove the "copy" from the file and drag it to replace the current plist in the new Safari folder in Finder? It's dated Dec 10 so shouldn't have the corrupted file, right? Does what I am asking make sense?

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Bee,

I am going to just start over. Trash the bad stuff and figure if I don't recreate a bookmark, I didn't need that website anyway.

thank you again.

Laverne's Mom

ps that got me to finally empty my trash. i guess housecleaning is a good thing to do now and then.

have a very good day.

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the same problem just occurred. I would like to know how I can determine which bookmark is causing the problem.

Bee, if you are there, or someone else please help me figure out how I can determine which bookmark is causing this problem to reoccur. I have started a new list and now I am again not connected. Can I eliminate one at a time or do I need to start all over again?

I thought this was solved, but obviously something is causing the problem. But it doesn't seem to happen right away.

I am back on Firefox to get to the internet. and have been deleting bookmark categories and so far nothing seems to make a difference.

and Chrome isn't working either. and I don't have any bookmarks there. so it seems like Firefox is about it. which is kind of scary in a way. at least as internet connections go. Firefox just upgraded itself.

Do you think this has anything to do with why my automatic updates didn't seem to see the latest software update for snow leopard? Or am I confusing issues?



I just trashed the safari folder from Library and it isn't working either. don't know what else to do. and i Tunes isn't working either . can't get to the itunes store. do I need to reinstall Safari? help. i wasn't very many places and had very few bookmarks.
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Thank you. I will do that next time, because I already trashed the Safari folder. And for some reason, after about 1/2 hr or maybe a little longer, both Safari and Chrome started back up. I had just left my computer because I was getting so frustrated, I was sure I would do something to make it worse. When I came back and started them both up they worked. What I thought I would do for now, is add the bookmarks into Chrome until one of them messes it up again. Because iTunes and maybe other Apple applications seem to get messed up when Safari loses contact with the internet, I don't want to risk it for now. What is perplexing to me is why Chrome also lost the internet, because I don't think I had any bookmarks there. And Firefox does have some and it stays connected.

So until it happens again, I guess I won't be able to pinpoint it. I would think it must be something in that Safari folder. But I don't want to make that assumption without knowing for sure. So I am going to try to keep some good notes and gather real information so that when it happens again (and I am pretty sure it will) I will have as much accurate information to give all of you who have been so helpful and responsive.

Laverne's Mom