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I'm using Safari 5.0.5 and when I hit command+T or when I right click on a link to open in a new tab, it doesn't open a new tab, it gives me a white page and the URL reads the same page I was previously on. I can't find anything that explains why it might be doing this or how to fix it. I haven't changed any settings recently, nor have have my browsing habits changed. Help?
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Try troubleshooting the Safari .plist file.
Quit Safari. Open a Finder window. Select your Home Folder in the Sidebar on the left. It has a small house icon. Then open the Library folder then the Preferences folder.
Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop. Relaunch Safari, try tabs. If that helped, move the .plist file to the Trash. If not, move the .plist file back to the Preferences folder.
Check Safari / Preferences - Extensions. If you have any installed, turn that off, quit then relaunch Safari to test.
And from the Safari menu bar click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 7 buttons, click Reset.
Try troubleshooting the Safari .plist file.
Quit Safari. Open a Finder window. Select your Home Folder in the Sidebar on the left. It has a small house icon. Then open the Library folder then the Preferences folder.
Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop. Relaunch Safari, try tabs. If that helped, move the .plist file to the Trash. If not, move the .plist file back to the Preferences folder.
Check Safari / Preferences - Extensions. If you have any installed, turn that off, quit then relaunch Safari to test.
And from the Safari menu bar click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 7 buttons, click Reset.
I tried all of these things and it still just shows a white page. However, when I went to close the window, I got the alert saying I had multiple tabs open and was I sure I wanted to close the page. So apparently it's opening the tab, but I can't see them.
Try Safari in another user account. Same problem there, log back into your admin account, launch Disk Utility.
Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left then select the First Aid tab.
Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If the startup disk needs repairing, follow the instructions for Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
I had the same problem on and off for the past couple of weeks. Removing the com.apple.Safari.plist file and relaunching Safari solved the problem which must have been due to a corrupted file.
Thanks for the suggestion.
You're welcome Patrick 🙂
Safari won't open a new tab
