community toolbar error message on safari

That toolbar/ct plugin seems to cause problems for all who install it!

If you are running Tiger or Leopard:

Close Safari, then locate and delete the following files and it should be gone:

/Library/Application Support/Conduit

/Library/InputManagers/CTLoader

/Library/Receipts/ctloader.pkg

/Library/Receipts/<Toolbar name>.pkg

/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/CT2285220.bundle

/Users/<User name>/Library/Application Support/Conduit

where / is the root library on your Hard Disk.

If you are running Snow Leopard you should also look here:

Library/launchAgents/com.conduit.loader.agent.plist

Library/Application support/conduit plugins

Also, as mentioned by Gilli2000:

Library/Receipts - If you read it, it has information in it at the bottom referring extensively to "CT" and "community toolbar".

Maybe it is harmless, but trash those items anyway!

If you are running Lion:

From the Finder Menu bar, select Go ▹ Go to Folder, and in the box that opens write:

~/Library/Application Support/Conduit

Delete the second item if it is there.

Now select Go to Folder again and enter /Library

From the folder that opens, delete the following items if they are there (you may need your login password):

Application Support/Conduit

InputManagers/CTLoader

LaunchAgents/com.conduit.loader.agent.plist

ScriptingAdditions/ct_scripting.osax

then close the folder. Now select Go to Folder again and write: /Applications/Toolbars

Delete that item and close the Finder windows you opened. Log out then log back in, and you should be rid of it.

Note: Safari does not support any third-party toolbars except those supplied as an extension to Safari via the Extension Gallery.

I don't have any files in the locations you listed. Any other thoughts? I tried redownloading the toolbar to go through the uninstall that way but it doesn't support Safari 6. I tried to remove Safari to download an older version but Lion won't let me remove Safari.

Try draging the internet plug-ins located at your HD Library to your desktop then restart.

Location:

Macintosh HD/Library/Internet Plug-ins

Also try dragging the com.safari.plist and lockfile on the desktop.

Location:

Macintosh HD/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist

I removed the plugins (after copying to my desktop) and that appears to fix the issue. Can't believe it was that simple. I could not find the com.apple.Safari.plist in my Preferences folder.

My next steps is I'll go back through the plugins, add them back in and see if I can figure out which one is causing the problem. Will post back what I find.

Fantastic! For the plugins you can anytime download flash etc, if the machine ask for it.

Sorry for the Safari mybad. Its on /Macintosh HD/Users/(your User)/Library/Preferences. No need to reset it though.

Interesting. I ended up adding all plugins back in and the error still won't pop up anymore. SWEEET!!!!!

Now I just need to figure out why my icloud bookmarks aren't showing up on my mac (separate issue).

Thanks for the help!!!!

Hi, I just want to say thank you Klaus1, I had this problem too for a while, it was really annoying me.

I googled it and I'm so glad I found your advice.

I found your instructions very clear (I'm not good with computers)

I deleted the stuff as instructed (some I didn't have) and now the problem has gone!

Amazing! Thank you again!

Hi I need some help. This used to do this on my old iMac (like snow leopard, bought in 2010 old) all the time and I never bothered fixing it. The iMac died in its sleep two nights ago, and I'm now running yosemite on a new mac mini. I had a time machine backup from January (luckeeeee) and just brought the whole back up over. But the safari toolbar issue has followed us to the new OS. I went to remove those library files...and I cannot find that directory. searching library on my harddrive brings up at least ten folders, and they all have addresses that I just don't recognise. Is there something else I should be doing on Yosemite? Any help would be awesome, thank you. 😀

i'm just writing to say thank you, as i took your advice and for the frist time in 2 years i'm free of that pain in the *** notice

Good to hear - thanks for the feedback! 🙂

Thanks for information. I started to remove the plug ins one at a time, until the error message went away. I just had to remove two. The information above does work.

Thanks Klaus1, you ROCK!!! I removed the first plugin and now Safari is Community Toolbar error free! 😀

Thanks for the feedback! 🙂

Thank you Klaus for your help. Had to look at this silly message everytime I clicked on Safari and never did anything about it - thank you!

All these many many months later after your original reply ... I thank you profusely! Excellent instructions that worked perfectly. 🙂