Safari Not Showing Web Address in Address Bar after Lion Update

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Safari Not Showing Web Address in Address Bar after Lion Update

Sometimes the address bar is blank (save the "Go to this address" message.) Other times, it reads only the hompage address for a site I visit. For example, if I'm reading CNN.com, it will only show "www.cnn.com" no matter what page within cnn.com I go. So, for example, if I want to copy the address of a certain article, I cannot copy it from the address bar as that will only give me "http://www.cnn.com."

Other times, if I visit cnn.com, for example, and then create a new tab and go to apple.com, the new tab will not show apple's web address, but remain as cnn.com's address. If I decide I need to reload apple's website, it will reload CNN's as that is what's in the address bar.

Does anyone have a fix to this?

Posted on Sep 30, 2011 8:15 AM

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airgun

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Oct 1, 2011 6:04 AM in response to PJSullivan

this happened to me too. for one reason or another, the url address disappeared and i kept getting "go to this address". but found this to work:

1. minimize your screen

2. under the "view" menu, click "show toolbar".

3. when you maximize your screen, the url address should now be there.

hope it works.

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PJSullivan Author

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Oct 1, 2011 8:20 AM in response to PJSullivan

Worked perfectly! Thanks Airgun.

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