cmd f in safari not working

I'm having a similar issue. When I hit COMMAND+F, I can perform a search, but the search comes up as "Not found" if I search for a string that is halfway through a word.

For example:

1. I want to search for the word "Mavericks" on a web page. (let's say this string exists on the web page)
2. If I search for "avericks", the search will come up nil.
3. If I search for "Mavericks", the search returns "1 match".

Startup your Mac in Safe Mode

A Safe Mode boot takes much longer than a normal boot so be patient.

Once you are in Safe Mode, click Restart from the Apple () menu.

Then launch Safari and try Command + F

Safe Mode deletes some system caches that may help.

Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder

Type or copy paste the following:

~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db

Click Go then move the Cache.db file to the Trash.

Quit and relaunch Safari to test.

Hello-

I am having the same exact problem as Munnichs.. after upgrading to Mavericks, command + F in Safari is not working for me either. I followed the same instructions (deleting the Safari Cache.db file, rebooting my laptop, and booting in Safe Mode- where command + F worked fine, but then did not work after rebooting normally).

Anymore suggestions?

Same Problem - Different Solution:

Went to Library/Internet-Plugins --- Then deleted the Adobe pdf extensions (several were there probably from earlier computers).

Now FIND in Safari (command F - and from Edit menu) works like it used too.

Hope this works for others.

I uninstalled Glims and this seemed to resolve the issue:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5469519

The good news is does work ...

Try restarting your Mac then try again.

I'm having the same issues.

yes !

I directly trashed /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/GlimsAdditions.webplugin and voilà 🙂

Additional info related to my last post.

In addition after downloading other PDF's I noticed that this approach also solved a jerky scrolling problem I had with PDF's.

This was the first solution I found and it worked - accurate and complete. One and done! Thank you!