Stop safari from opening new tabs every link click?

I'm having the SAME problem.. I don't think the guy who responded to your post understands what you mean.

Google search: Cowboys game

Click on first link in Google search = a new tab pops up.

Then you click a link, for fun & common sake.. let's say "Players"... then, a new tab (which automatically becomes active) pops up with player info.

You now have THREE active safari tabs open, all for the same search.

How do you enable one-click, one-window; unless I opt for a tab... options?

Here is what I am experiencing.

Randomly Safari additionally opens a new blank window or tab when I click on a link.

I have changed preferences to verify the window or tab and my preferences are for Safari to open blank.

So, a random click will open the link as I have preferenced (in the current window or in a new tab or whatever) AND Safari opens a new blank tab (or window depending on preference setting).

*** Safari? I did not ask for the duplicate opening so something is up. And that something is wrong.

Let the wizards explain.

I know this question is very old but I'm writing this to hopefully help someone with regards to this,

as i have had a hard time fixing this and was driving me mad.

The cause of the problem for me at least was google itself not the browser.

So the easy fix was going into settings -> search settings and unticking the box below "Where results open"

Might not be Safari causing the problem ...

If you are using iCloud to sync Bookmarks between OS X and iOS devices ...

On the Macs, open System Preferences > iCloud

Deselect the box next to Safari then reselect it.

On iOS devices, tap Settings > iCloud

Switch Bookmarks off then back on.

Give iCloud a few minutes to resync the data.

See if that made a difference.

I'm having what I think is the same problem. I click on a link in Apple Mail, say, and Safari opens with that link AND a tab behind showing my Home Page. This seems to slow the loading of the page I clicked on, so I wanted to turn it off.

In Safari, go to menu Safari > Preferences, then click on the Tabs icon. UNcheck the checkbox called "When a new tab or window opens, make it active". That checkbox name is not a very clear description of the results we see, but it will fix it.

May have a fix per Bill;

"I am seeing the same problem in Snow Leopard and Safari 5.1.10 as are many other people with various versions of Safari on several forums.

I've done routine maintenance including emptying caches and clearing out cookies. I've changes tab/window preferences to update Safari's plist all without effect. The blank full-screen window in the background has no code. I've even looked for differences in the HTML and CSS from the originating pages gotten from Chrome and Safari. No differences.

The only thing I can remember changing was a Glims update which dated 11/25/13. Since Glims messes with Tabs it is possible.

This is a pain.

Bill"

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5611006?answerId=23948654022#23948654022

sf340b - that was the trick for me. Although I didn't install the latest update - it somehow still changed my settings in Glims. a BIG thank you.

I also have this problem. And it is recent. No matter which link I click, it will take me to the webpage (which I want) AND open a blank new window in the back (which I don't want). HELP! 🙂