How do I stop last web pages from auto loading in Safari?

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How do I stop last web pages from auto loading in Safari?

I find the feature of Lion that auto-loads previous web pages (and previous open applications) annoying. I want to stop this function. I see the checked box that asks if I want to re-open applications when logging out but I want the default to be to NOT re-open the apps. I equally dislike the auto-opening of previous web pages in Safari. I know that I can clear my history but what I want is for my homepage to open when I run Safari and not the last page viewed. Any solutions?

Found this for Safari in the forums...

Go to terminal and type in the following:

defaults write com.apple.Safari ApplePersistenceIgnoreState YES

If you decide that you rather have the new resume behavior, execute the above commands but change YES to NO.

You can also do the same for Preview:

defaults write com.apple.Preview ApplePersistenceIgnoreState YES

2010 MBP 15.4 2.53 i5, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 19, 2011 12:52 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 19, 2011 12:55 PM in response to FarmerDave

Shut it off in the General Tab of System Preferences.

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FarmerDave Author

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Aug 19, 2011 1:08 PM in response to donv_the_ghost

Thanks for your response. I saw that in Preferences and had tried it already. On logout, the default still checks the box to re-open apps. That's the default I want to change.

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Aug 19, 2011 1:18 PM in response to FarmerDave

Your are very welcome. I see what you mean. I am not sure how to keep the check box unchecked on shutdown. I'll look around.

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iDrifter

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Dec 29, 2011 7:45 AM in response to FarmerDave

The question is still relevant with Lion. How does one stop this (I find) annoying feature.

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Answer 5

Dec 29, 2011 8:23 AM in response to iDrifter

Hold down the option key when you quit any Lion app (discards the prevous window state at re-launch) or hold down the shift key while you click on any app in the Dock at launch (does the same).

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dunchloe

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Jun 28, 2012 7:53 PM in response to FarmerDave

Terminal entry: com.apple.Preview ApplePersistenceIgnoreState YES

Stopped this annoying behavior. Just open Terminal session (go to Finder - Applications - Utilities - Terminal) and paste the command in. Then close the window and voila! it's done...

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iDrifter

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Jun 29, 2012 5:09 PM in response to dunchloe

I tried the Terminal thing it says "command not found"

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Answer 8

Jul 11, 2012 6:30 AM in response to iDrifter

iDrifter: The full command is:

defaults write com.apple.Preview ApplePersistenceIgnoreState YES

I was having the same problem and this is what I did:

1) Closed Safari

2) Changed the setting (mentioned) above in System Preferences

3) Enter the "defaults write ..." command into Terminal.

Now whever I launch Safari it does not load any pages.

HTH,

RJ

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iDrifter

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Jul 12, 2012 11:18 AM in response to BitTwiddler

I did the System Preferance adjustment and it works to my satisfaction. Thanks.

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Answer 10

Aug 2, 2012 7:17 AM in response to FarmerDave

I also tried the following from the terminal window:

com.apple.Preview ApplePersistenceIgnoreState YES

I received the following error message:

-bash: com.apple.Preview: command not found

Do I need to be in a specific directory to issue this command? I too do NOT like the fact that Safari keeps on launching my previous opened web page. I would rather it just open my home page as it did before I upgraded to Mountain Lion.

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Answer 11

Aug 2, 2012 7:21 AM in response to iluvmymacbookpro

Okay so I'm command challenged. I typed in the correct command

defaults write com.apple.Safari ApplePersistenceIgnoreState YES

and now it works just fine. Problem resolved! Yeah! Thanks all!

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Answer 12

Feb 2, 2016 12:45 AM in response to donv_the_ghost

How do i shut off the general tab?

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