Backspace key in Safari no longer goes back a page

I don't know if there is some hidden setting that you can enable, but cmd-left arrow will go back and cmd-right arrow will go forward.

Secrets has an option to re-enable it: http://secrets.blacktree.com

I can't make the defaults command work, but the Secrets prefpane will enable it.

Wow. That was the perfect answer - very cool stuff, this Secrets. Just updated and lost the delete shortcut. I don't know how to thank you or give you points here, so consider this reply as my thanks.

Have just spotted this thread regarding backspacing, and being a newish Macbook Pro users, unsure how to go about using this information.

I couldn't find the dialogue box illustrated by Barney.

Any advice please about locating this on my Mac?

Thank you

-francespreston,

After clicking the link in Barney-15E's post, click the link at the top PrefPane 1.0.6 to download. UnZip the file, and open. If your MBP tell you it can't open it because it's an unknown developer, you'll have to go into System Preferences > Security & Privacy and Open Anyway (you should see towards the bottom that you tried to open Secrets). After that, Secrets should open itself. Find Safari on the left, scroll down under Safari 6, click the NO for backspace thingie, and change it to YES. Relaunch Safari, and it works!

Thank you for your reply.

I clicked the PrefPane link and the file landed in Downloads. Do you open the file by double clicking as nothing seems to happen?

I looked at System Preferences, and don't see a download under any of the tabs.

Can you advise what I have done wrong?

New to Macs, aving been used to PCs previously.

Following your instructions, have now downloaded and installed Secrets, and located the 'backspace' line.

Do I just type YES to replace the NO which is already stated?

Thank you

Have changed NO to YES, and backspace now works!

Thanks very much for advice and instructions.